Sunday, August 26, 2018

[rti4empowerment] Destruction by water should tell us that the precious resource of water should be in the Union List

 

I Googled water in the Union List and found 3  news entries in a span of 6 years(2011 to 2017) and we still have not found a solution! Too precious a resource to be left in the hands of squabbling states!


https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/should-water-be-moved-to-concurrent-list/article2113384.ece



https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/water-may-shift-from-state-to-concurrent-list-33406



https://www.livemint.com/Politics/hXIm6t7UEhBYiQ3rBpomNO/Govt-begins-process-to-move-water-to-concurrent-list.html






Regards

Urvi Sukul Singh

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Sunday, August 19, 2018

[rti4empowerment] Do we delight in rejecting good advice?Witness destruction in Kerala and Kodagu

 

"According to environmental scientists, this disaster could have been averted if the recommendations of the Gadgil committee had been implemented. Kerala and Karnataka were among the six states in the Western Ghats that unanimously opposed the recommendations."


https://www.karnataka.com/coorg/could-the-kodagu-flood-have-been-prevented/

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Monday, August 13, 2018

[rti4empowerment] Olive Green Cookies: You too can Help by Eating one

 



 

When we talk of Jammu & Kashmir all that comes to our mind is the strife that is going on there, the agitations, stone pelting, terrorists being shot dead, army men losing lives…….. a population that feels disgruntled, and politicians making their career over this turmoil. But every now and then, there comes a story of goodness, struggle and success that emanates from that soil. One such was the story of Sehmat portrayed beautifully in the recent movie Raazi played by Alia Bhatt or the grit showed by Sepoy Aurangzeb before his death in the hands of terrorists.

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There is another one that caught my attention recently. It is from the Jammu region of Samba. What was one thing common among seven women – 55 year old Biaso Devi & Chanchalo Kumari, 60 year Prakasho Devi, 56 year Sheeshna Kumari, 58 year Parkasho Devi & Gharo Devi and 26 year old Simmi Devi. They all were widows whose husbands had served in the Indian Army. After the death of their husbands, each one of them had a tale to narrate, one of suffering, loneliness and lack of finances. Each one struggled to make ends meet and look after their kids and family.

The Army in the local garrison was already well known for its close interaction with the local population. They had made a mark consistently guided by the Rising Star Corps HQ, Gurj Division and the Mission First Brigade who were well known for their Samba Super 40 academic excellence mission where in the local boys and girls had qualified for central competitive exams. That story is for another day.

The area is well known for walnuts and apples. Who doesn't relish these goodies. While interacting with the locals one day and after listening to the sad stories of the widows, Brigadier Anil Raman hit upon the idea. Why not do something with the local resources and ensure the produce be marketed well so that there is an employment generation opportunity.

Aseem foundation, an NGO from Pune, have great experience of more than 15 years. They know and understand local problems in states like Jammu and Kashmir and the North-Eastern states. Aseem Foundation worked with the Army to establish the Olive Green Bakery at Samba under the aegis of Army Wives Welfare Organisation. The initiative involved a manufacturing point at Samba Military Station for special Apple Walnut Chocolates, Caramel Walnut Chocolates and Walnut Biscuits. All help was provided by the Army under Operation Sadbhavana. With the knowledge imparted by the Aseem Foundation members, the local produce of Apples and Walnuts were made into Apple Walnut Cookies under the brand name Olive Green Cookies.

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These were then marketed all over India. You too can order your cookies. From today, let these cookies give you company along with your cuppa tea. It just costs you Rs 55/- for a box of tasty fresh 10 cookies. And it is delivered to your house through courier.



Four widowed women who were taken in this project work at the Olive 4Green Bakery. Today Simmi Devi proudly pays school fees of her daughter and takes care of her needs. Prakasho Devi is able to pay school fees of her two grand-children and also cater to their daily requirements. Chanchalo Kumari is able to help her son in day to day running of the house.   A week back Biaso Devi filled up admission form worth Rs 2000/- for her daughter Arti Devi from her first salary. These women are now beaming at this God sent opportunity and thank the Army for this new lease of life. A life of purpose, dignity and peace. Three more joined in later hearing about the new lease of respectable life this project has given them.

Great Work Aseem Foundation, Rising Star Corps, Gurj Division and Mission First Brigade and Brigadier Anil Raman, the man behind the idea. Kudos!

This Independence Day, You too can do your bit. Buy your cookies from them. Help these brave widows of Samba to sustain their lives with dignity. Get your first order going here  http://www.aseemfoundation.org/olivegreen.html

Every bite you take goes into making a future for these soldier's widows. Its time for my Cuppa tea with Olive Green Cookies.




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Col Shivraj
National Convenor
Poster Mukt Bharat Abhiyan
210 Munirka Vihar
New Delhi-110067
Phone: 26102999

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Monday, August 6, 2018

[rti4empowerment] Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu opposes RTI Act amendments

 

 
Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu opposes RTI Act amendments
PRISCILLA JEBARAJ, NEW DELHI,  August 05, 2018 22:11 IST 

Corrupt government officials will be able to escape public scrutiny if the Right to Information Act, 2005 is amended according to the recommendations of the Justice Srikrishna committee on data protection, Central Information Commissioner M. Sridhar Acharyulu has warned.
 
In a letter to Chief Information Commissioner R.K. Mathur and his five fellow Commissioners, Professor Acharyulu warned that if the amendments are made, "The Right to Information Act will be rendered absolutely useless in securing access to public records pertaining to public servants."

Terming the amendments as unconstitutional, he noted that the Justice Srikrishna panel had not consulted the Central Information Commission before making its recommendations.
'New threat'
He suggested that the Commissioners meet to "consider this new threat ... and take a stand to oppose it at this stage itself."
The Hindu has seen a copy of the letter, which is dated 2nd August 2018.

When the RTI Amendment Bill was introduced in Parliament last month, Prof. Acharyulu had similarly written to his fellow Commissioners urging them to oppose the Bill, which would "dilute the independence" of the transparency regulator.

The Justice Srikrishna panel's draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 proposes to amend Section 8 of the RTI Act, which allows certain types of information to be exempted from disclosure. This includes "information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest, which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual unless the Central Public Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer or the appellate authority, as the case may be, is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information."

The proposed amendment would instead exempt "information which relates to personal data which is likely to cause harm to a data principal, where such harm outweighs the public interest in accessing such information having due regard to the common good of promoting transparency and accountability in the functioning of the public authority."

If amended, the Section would "expand scope of denial of information with several ambiguous and very wide expressions," warned Prof. Acharyulu, pointing out that the Bill contains no definitions for "common good", "promotion", "transparency", or even "privacy."

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