Thursday, October 4, 2007

How to use RTI

Vishnu Rajgadia
The Right to Information Act has provided us the right to get information from the government. Through this we can now expose corruption and also bring to light those duties that are not being performed by officials. Through all this we can also seek solutions to our problems. We can ask for information about projects and plans. We can inspect files and check for any misappropriations. The government spends a huge amount of money for development work. We can ask for information about the work being done in our area. We can find out the amount of money that is being spent and where.
Information related to tenders, agreements, payments and estimates of engineering work etc. can be obtained with the help of the Right to Information Act. Besides these, information can be sought on the following:
You can demand samples of materials used for the construction of roads, drains and buildings etc.
You can demand an inspection of any social development work, work in progress or information related to any completed work.
You can demand an inspection of government documents, maps for the construction, registers and records.
You can demand information related to the progress made on any complaint filed by you in the recent past.

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