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| Stop accepting RTI fees in shape of IPOs: RTI Activists | | "IPO money goes into central government kitty" | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 10 : Activists of Right to Information (RTI) movement of Kashmir have lodged strong protest against acceptance of fees in the shape of Indian Postal Orders (IPOs) for providing information under the J&K RTI Act, the money according to them does not go into the state's treasury.
According to activists, fees collected in shape of Non Judicial stamp papers , cash against GR, DD, treasury receipts goes into the state treasury but fees charged on account of Indian Postal Orders (IPO's) does not go into the state treasury but into the central government kitty. In a statement Convener of J&K RTI Movement Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat has criticized the Government for incorporating such a procedure of charging RTI fees from the applicants and has demanded that such process should be immediately stopped." There are thousands of people who have paid and are paying RTI application fees @ Rs 50 and additional fees (for photocopying etc) in shape of Indian Postal Orders (IPO's) from 2009 till date , but unfortunately not a single penny has gone into the J&K Government's account , and we treat this as a gross mistake, illogical & illegal act and the people at the helm of affairs who ordered for having such a provision of collecting fees in shape of IPO under J&K RTI Rules 2010 should be held responsible for this and punished and this process should be stopped immediately " said Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat
"If people make minor mistakes the Government makes lot of hue and cry but what about the Government officers who have committed such a grave mistake by allowing charging of RTI fees in shape of Postal Orders whose income goes to Central Government instead of J&K Government" said Junaid Andrabi another RTI activist from Kapran Shopian
RTI Movement has appealed Chief Minister to personally intervene into this matter and requested him to get a circular issued so that this provision is deleted from the J&K RTI Rules 2010.RTI Activists have also appealed him of slashing RTI application fees from Rs 50 to Rs 10 which is charged by Govt of India and most of the State Governments. |
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