Re: [rti4empowerment] FROM CIC WEBSITE ON VIG-EYE

Dear Mr. Gupta,

 

I have done it. Only drawback is the Constitution of India does not provide any penalty to the Constitutional Authorities for dereliction of duty, disobedience to law, violation of fundamental & human rights of citizens although 

 

The Constitution of India, in its Preamble, states, "WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a 1[SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC] and to secure to all its citizens:

JUSTICE, social, economic and political;

LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;

EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all

FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the 2[unity and integrity of the Nation];

IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twentysixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.

    From this you would agree that the People of India have installed the Constitution of India & the Government therewithin to themselves & to govern them. Hence, in Democracy, the Government is defined as A GOVERNMENT BY A PEOPLE; OF THE PEOPLE & FOR THE PEOPLE.

 

    Hence, the Government & all its functionaries are accountable & answerable to the People of India. Hence, the People of India have a right to question the Government that they have installed within the framework of the Constitution on its acts & omissions. This is otherwise known as the Right to Information.

 

This Right to Information of the People of India is inalienable, axiomatic, fundamental as well as human right . This has been reaffirmed by the Supreme Court of India as a fundamental right forming a facet of Art. 19 (1)(a) of the Constitution of India. 

 

  To access, seek, receive & impart information is a Human Right (HR), as per Article 19 of The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) that was adopted by the General Assembly of The United Nations on the 16^th December 1966, as cardinal principles of Human Right, embodied in The Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 section 2(d) & (f) forming a facet of Art. 21 Part III, Fundamental Right (FR) i.e. Right to life & Liberty, of the Constitution of India.

 

     Freedom of Information lies at the root of the rights discourse. Failure of the State to provide access to information or State suppression of information can lead to the most egregious forms of human rights violations. The Right to Information (RTI) is fundamental to the realisation of rights as well as effective democracy, which requires informed participation by all.

 

All have adopted the best way to thwart RTI application is not to reply & none has ever analysed Information Commissioners role which is being exploited to the ddetriment of RTI.

 

Regards,

WEDS

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From: M.K. Gupta <mkgupta100@yahoo.co.in>
To: rti4empowerment@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sun, 12 December, 2010 15:31:11
Subject: Re: [rti4empowerment] FROM CIC WEBSITE ON VIG-EYE

Dear DSouza ji, Please do not sit quite.  After waiting for one month, please file an RTI to know the status of your again enclosing copy of your complaint again.  U may ask for day today movement of your complaint also and the names of persons who are responsible for delay in response. 

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From: DSouza Wilberious Evanglist <wilevades@yahoo.co.uk>
To: rti4empowerment@googlegroups.com; M.K. Gupta <mkgupta100@yahoo.co.in>
Sent: Sun, 12 December, 2010 3:52:37 AM
Subject: Re: [rti4empowerment] FROM CIC WEBSITE ON VIG-EYE

Dear Mr, Gupta,

I had complained of under valuation of propertis while registering sale * purchase of  immoveable properties, to CVC, CBDT, Prime Minister & Finance Minister. No action initiated yet.

 

WEDS

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From: M.K. Gupta <mkgupta100@yahoo.co.in>
To: rti4empowerment@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sat, 11 December, 2010 19:31:16
Subject: [rti4empowerment] FROM CIC WEBSITE ON VIG-EYE

Upload videos, audios to expose corruption on CVC's 'Vig-Eye' New Delhi, Dec 9, (PTI): In a unique move, the Central Vigilance Commission today launched an exclusive website for people to upload videos, audios and lodge complaints exposing acts of corruption in government departments. According to an anti-corruption watchdog official, Vig-Eye (an acronym for vigilance eye), provides a more user-friendly platform for interface between the CVC and the citizens who may have suffered at the hands of corrupt officials and who want to disclose information about such illegal activities. "The advantage of Vig-Eye includes simplified process of filing complaints and it will provide authentic identity of the complainant. Vig-Eye would be completely digitised and it will give online access to vigilance information," Central Vigilance Commission P J Thomas said while inaugurating the web portal. "Efforts at modernising the vigilance framework are underway which include development of new models of preventive vigilance, adoption of risk management approach and aligning the vigilance function with the corporate governance framework," he said. The CVC said that preventive and punitive approaches to addressing corruption need to complement each other. The Commission has adopted a strategy of leveraging technology and has been persuading the government to adopt e-governance measures. "The aim is to use technology in activities vulnerable to corruption in order to reduce human intervention," he said. Thomas said that the Commission has undertaken a campaign aimed at creating awareness about corruption and inculcating ethics on good governance. The campaign would help reduce people's tolerance for corruption. The Commission has also recommended to the government to include ethics education in the school curriculum, Thomas said. Thomas was speaking during a seminar 'Empowering citizens to combat corruption' organised at Vigyan Bhawan here on International Anti-Corruption Day. The seminar was aimed at deliberating and recommending proactive and participative measures to combat corruption. Introducing the Vig-Eye, Vigilance Commissioner Srikumar said that it will help build up the vision of proactive and predictive vigilance. The VC said that people can use mobile phones and web based technologies to lodge complaints or grievances using mobile phones with a software application specially designed to file complaints. People can visit CVC's website (www.cvc.nic.in) to access or get more information on Vig-Eye. The CVC acts as an apex anti-corruption statutory body mandated to fight corruption and ensuring probity in public life. Later, eminent personalities from different walks of life participated in panel discussions on three themes -- engagement of civil society in checking corruption, addressing corruption from the supply side and modernising the vigilance framework. The concluding session was chaired by former Central Vigilance Commissioner Pratyush Sinha who suggested that the government create an environment conducive to the development and participation of civil society organisations engaged in the fight against corruption and ways to convince and empower the entities who act as the source of bribes. Besides, he suggested modalities for moving over from a punitive and reactive vigilance regime towards a more proactive, preventive and predictive vigilance. During this Session, the rapporteurs -- R Balakrishnan, Chief Vigilance Officer, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL), Arun Singhal, CVO, Gas Authority of India Ltd(GAIL) and T Venkatesh, CVO, National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC) made presentation on the issues to the Chair. The Chair made deliberations on the issues and recommendations evolved from each sessions and outlined the priorities for the future action.