How to fight against corruption?
Generally, cases of corruption are either dropped on some “technicality” or the progress in these cases is very slow due to some influence. Because of this, corrupt officials go free! You can put an end to this. Use RTI!
You can seek details from the “vigilance wing” of any government department. In case you don’t know, the “vigilance wing” is supposed to keep an eye out and investigate into all malpractices, frauds etc.
You can send an application to the PIO and ask for the following details:
You can seek details from the “vigilance wing” of any government department. In case you don’t know, the “vigilance wing” is supposed to keep an eye out and investigate into all malpractices, frauds etc.
You can send an application to the PIO and ask for the following details:
1. Please give a list of all the officials against whom any complaint of corruption was received from any quarter during the period ________ to _______.
2. Please give copies of all these complaints.
3. Out of the above, which of the cases have been dropped and why? I would like to inspect all these files. Please intimate the date and time when I can come to inspect these files.
4. Please indicate the progress being made in the rest of the cases.
Get your Govt. grievances solved!
If you have a grievance or problem against any Govt. department, you can use the department’s “Grievance Redressal Machinery” to voice your problem so that it may be solved.
Unfortunately, the officers in charge do little about the grievances that they receive. You can change this. Now, you can keep a check on the working of the “grievance redressal machinery” of any department.
Unfortunately, the officers in charge do little about the grievances that they receive. You can change this. Now, you can keep a check on the working of the “grievance redressal machinery” of any department.
Use RTI and ask for the following details:
Please give a list of all the grievances received by all the officers in your department during the period ________ to _______. The list should contain the following details:
1. Name and address of the complainant
2. The circle/district etc to which it pertains
3. Brief description of the grievance
4. Date of receipt of grievance
5. Date of redressal of grievance
6. Nature of redressal
7. If not redressed, reasons for the same
8. As per law, in how many days such a grievance should be redressed
9. Name of the official responsible for the delay
10. Action proposed to be taken against this official for delay
11. Is grievance against an official? If yes, name of the person
12.What action has been taken against that employee?
13.If any inquiry carried out, results of the same
14.If no inquiry carried out, why?
Please give copies of all the complaints and inquiry reports made against the officials alleged to be guilty.
Once investigation into these matters begin, the Govt. department will have to start correcting itself.
Know what the Govt. is doing with your tax money!
Right to Information Act allows any citizen to inspect any government work. You can inspect an old project (which has already been completed) or a current ongoing project. If you inspect ongoing work, you will be able to prevent corruption from taking place in that work.
Most of the corruption takes place in records! For example, only 100 meters of road would be made but the officials would fill up 200 meters and would make payment for 200 meters.
Even if there is a inspection, the officials think that they will be able to bribe their way through it. But if, you file an application under the Right to Information Act before the start of any work, saying that, you want to inspect that work once it is completed, the officials would now know that someone from the public is going to inspect their work!
Now, they will not enter wrong measurements in the records. They will also be careful in using inferior material if you have asked for sample of material.
File an RTI application that asks for the following information:
I would like to inspect the following documents related to the works. These records should be made available to me for inspection when I come for inspection of these works:
a. Measurement Book
b. Details of Estimates
c. Sketches
When you file such an application, you will be given a date, time and venue where you should go for inspection. When you go for inspection, please keep the following in mind:
a. Measurement Book
b. Details of Estimates
c. Sketches
When you file such an application, you will be given a date, time and venue where you should go for inspection. When you go for inspection, please keep the following in mind:
It would be good if you take a technically qualified person along with you. Get him to verify each and every aspect. Make sure that they are using quality material. If you find corruption, report it and file an RTI to check the status of your report.
The Govt. have given to us this great tool that makes us in control of everything that is done around us. Use this tool. Do not let corruption prevail. But, what is more important, let us make sure that the RTI Act remains. Whether you use the act or not, we need your support so that others may use the act and keep a watch over the Govt...
