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Ref. No: 20150510-PR-VDMMRRS/YSS/2015-16 Date :10th May 2015

YAISHWARYAJ Seva Sansthan is a Lucknow based registered society (Registration No. 1074-2011-2012) with its camp office at 101,Narayan Tower,Opposite F Block Idgah ,Rajajipuram , Lucknow-226017,Uttar Pradesh,India. The organization is actively involved in raising and solving Youth-awakening , Agricultural , Industrial & unorganized sector-child-labor ,Social , Health , Women-empowerment , Atmosphere-conservation , Rehabilitation , Yoga-awakening, Anti-Corruption & Judicial Issues with the People ,for the People, Forever.

In the meeting of managing committee of YAISHWARYAJ dated 09-05-2015, It has been decided to seek nominations for 'Vishnu Datt Mishra Memorial RTI Ratna Award 2016'. These awards shall be given to the RTI users who have rendered exemplary contribution towards empowering the transparency regime in India through effective uses of 'RTI act 2005'. The winners shall be decided from amongst the nominees by a jury of three members of YAISHWARYAJ Seva Sansthan, whose names shall be decided by the managing committee of the society.

Award shall carry Certificate, trophy and cash prize ( Cheque ). We shall reward winner of first prize of RTI Ratna with a cash prize ( Cheque ) of Rs. 3000/- ( Rupees three thousands only ), winner of Second prize of RTI Ratna with a cash prize ( Cheque ) of Rs. 2000/- ( Rupees two thousands only ), winner of third prize of RTI Ratna with a cash prize ( Cheque ) of Rs. 1000/- ( Rupees one thousands only ). We shall reimburse to & fro actual sleeper class train/ ordinary bus fare to the three winners of RTI Ratna awards by cheque on production of original one way ticket of journey to lucknow. No taxi/rikshaw/autoriksha /local travel charges shall be reimbursed.

RTI users, desirous of applying, may send their nomination on plain paper providing basic details like name, father's/ mother's name, date of birth, postal address with pin code, mobile no., e-mail id, any other contact details, details of contribution to the society through use of RTI and signature of applicant attaching thereby ID proof and photocopies of RTIs & related news-clips by post at 456, Bari Baman Puri, Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh, India, Pin Code-243003 or through e-mail at rtimahilamanchup@gmail.com mentioning "Application for Vishnu Datt Mishra Memorial RTI Ratna Award 2016" in subject head. All previous winners of RTI Ratna awards are not eligible to apply for the awards. Last date for sending the nominations is 31^st December 2015.

To recognize the bravery of those RTI users who showed exemplary courage in surpassing the odds coming in their way, who continued their quest for empowering the transparency regime in India through uses of 'RTI act 2005' despite being harassed by Public authorities/ Governments/ Information Commissions; we shall reward all such RTI users with 'Vishnu Datt Mishra Memorial RTI Bravery Award 2016'. This category of award shall carry a Certificate and a trophy only.RTI Bravery awards shall be given to 10 best cases of RTI users who shall directly approach YAISHWARYAJ or its office bearers including our helpline nos. +91 8081898081 & +91 9455553838 for help against their harassment/victimization with the aim of continuing their fight for a transparent regime in India. No formal application is required for this category of awards, however, those applying formally for this category, shall also be considered for this category of awards. Cases reported upto 31^st December 2015 shall be eligible for this category.

To recognize exemplary contributions of those RTI veterans who dedicated themselves for empowering the transparency regime in India and brought remarkable changes through effective uses of 'RTI act 2005' in matters concerning larger public interests of the society, we shall honor two veteran RTI activists with 'Vishnu Datt Mishra Memorial RTI Lifetime Achievement Award 2016'. Award shall carry a Certificate, a Memento and an ANGVASTRAM. RTI Lifetime achievement awards shall be given based on recommendations of executive body of YAISHWARYAJ from amongst the leading RTI activists of India, based on widespread inputs available on various modes of media upto 31^st December 2015, without requiring any formal applications from them and shall be announced only after getting formal consents from the awardees. We shall reimburse to & fro III tier AC train/AC Bus fare to the two awardees of RTI lifetime achievement awards on production of original one way ticket of journey to Lucknow.

For outstation awardees of all categories, Yaishwaryaj shall arrange for pick & drop facility by car from Charbagh Lucknow railway station/ Quisarbagh, Lucknow bus stand to the venue of the program upto the opening of the program and from venue of the program to said railway station/ bus stand only after formal closing of the event.

Awards shall be given in a ceremony which shall be held in year 2016 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. All winners shall be intimated at contacts given by them by post,e-mail,sms,telephone etc.

For further queries feel free to contact Urvashi Sharma, Secretary - YAISHWARYAJ Seva Sansthan at mobile nos. 8081898081, 9455553838 or e-mail rtimahilamanchup@gmail.com .