The National Right to Information Act. 2005 (NRTI) is now more than five years old, but yet the babus at the lower level who are appointed as State Public Information Officers (SPIOs) and First Appellate Authority (FAA) have are still wandering in the woods not willing to learn the law. And on top we have 'buffons' SPIOs and FAA's who are saddled to look after the NRTI Act. 2005.
The story is no different and more pathetic than that of the SPIO in the state government run BJ Medical College in Pune, where neither the SPIO is willing to learn nor his administrative staff. Here RTI appellents have to run from pillar to post to get simple information. The problem is that both the SPIO and his staff are totally ignorant of the NRTI law despite being helped by the RTI appellants to understand the law. And the worst part is that even the FAA, the Dean of the College is yet to grasp with the law and rightly dispense with the decisions on the first appeals filed by appellants.
A senior IAS officer of the rank of Additional Chief Secretary when highlighted of the prevailing situation of the NRTI in the BJMC commented " blame it on the administrator for this situation. It's like the proverb Jab Raja Bane Vyapari to Praja Bhikari Banti Hain (When the Ruler becomes a businessman, his subjects turn to become beggars). These are all 'dead woods' and the only option or solution is to get rid of them," he said.
I have filed and have been filing several NRTI applications and First Appeals with the BJMC and Sassoon General Hospital administration for the past two years, and believe me, I had only encountered 'Buffoons' more than matured officials here. No one has the knowledge of the simple NRTI Act 2005 which takes not more than five minutes to understand. What these ignorant people do is to provide you wrong, incomplete, misleading, incorrect and evasive replies, forcing you to go in for First and Second Appeals.
Despite reprimands from the State Information Commission and Second Appellate Authority, these officials in the BJMC, do not take lessons. For the appellants it is like musical chairs or merry-go-round. It's not only the SPIO but even the FAA, who take turns in the absence of regular FAA, and more mockingly called "Aaj Ka Dean (Today's Dean) that do not know how to conduct hearings or deliver decisions. So ignorant are these highly qualified and eduated learned people that they do not know the difference between a judgement and decision, or how it is written.
Forget these ignorant Aaj Ka Dean, even the Director of Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) Dr. Wasudev Tayade, himself is totally blank on this front.
One can help laughing at the stupidity and foolishness of the SPIO of the BJMC, the Chief Administrative Officer, one Mr. Ganesh Bardare.
On a NRTI Application filed by me relating to the information on the accounts of the CET Cell of the college,and seeking copies of the 'Vouchers' this ignorant SPIO Mr. Bardare sent me a letter two days ago stating that as per my letter the information was ready and that there are approximately 4000 pages of CET record for which I should pay Rs. 8000/- after which the Xerox copies would be available.
Now let's look at the knowledge and qualification of this SPIO who is a Chief Administrative Officer too. Foremost he should know that what I had submitted to him was a legally NRTI Act. application and not a letter, as referred by him. Secondly, I had sought simple infromation as to the funds received and expenditure occured year wise. Thirdly, I had sought voucher copies, not the huge useless documents, for which the SPIO had sought the equally huge amount.
When, I visited the SPIO office and sought to see the numbers of vouchers, I was surprised that the whole thing was wrongly calculated and that the entire voucher copies would not exceed more than 150. Then how was this amount calculated I asked the official. Sir, I was not told that voucher copies were sought, hence the fees were calculated for all the papers in the files.
Then the fees for 150 voucher copies or less would not have exceeded more than Rs. 300. So what was the contention of the SPIO to demand such a huge amount of fees?
This exhibits the non applicable of mind of the SPIO, who unfortuntely is saddled in an important post of CAO. That's the misfortune of the government and the people, to have such mindless people. This act of the SPIO is an serious matter, which again exhibits his malicious intention to cause harrassment and threat to the appellant so that he does not pursue the matter further and let it die.
The other stupid act of the SPIO was that he marked the copy of his letter sent to me to the State Information Commissiner, the Director of DMER and the Dean of BJMC. Now what does all these people have to do with my NRTI Application, which he has to handle and dispose off? What would one call all this acts of the SPIO Mr. Ganesh Narayan Bardare.
I am putting this on record and also bringing this stupid acts of the SPIO which is only harrassment to the attention of the Minister, Secretary, Director and the Chief Information Commissioner. The SPIO should well read the warnings issued to SPIOs and FAA's from time to time of trying to obstruct and harrassing appellants. The SPIO should also know that such acts like done by him is against the spirit of the law and is liable for disciplinary action. Also he should keep in mind that no one can obstruct a appellant from filing any number of NRTI applications as far as it is in line with the law.
Mr. Dean, Dr. Arun Jamkar, you have a duty towards the citizens of this state and country and more to the laws fo the nation. You should ensure that such tactics as adopted by your CAO which is an attempt to defeat the purpose of the law is stopped immediately. You have a duty to protect the government intergerity as also stand firm against corruption and scams that are in existence in the hospital and college.
The story is no different and more pathetic than that of the SPIO in the state government run BJ Medical College in Pune, where neither the SPIO is willing to learn nor his administrative staff. Here RTI appellents have to run from pillar to post to get simple information. The problem is that both the SPIO and his staff are totally ignorant of the NRTI law despite being helped by the RTI appellants to understand the law. And the worst part is that even the FAA, the Dean of the College is yet to grasp with the law and rightly dispense with the decisions on the first appeals filed by appellants.
A senior IAS officer of the rank of Additional Chief Secretary when highlighted of the prevailing situation of the NRTI in the BJMC commented " blame it on the administrator for this situation. It's like the proverb Jab Raja Bane Vyapari to Praja Bhikari Banti Hain (When the Ruler becomes a businessman, his subjects turn to become beggars). These are all 'dead woods' and the only option or solution is to get rid of them," he said.
I have filed and have been filing several NRTI applications and First Appeals with the BJMC and Sassoon General Hospital administration for the past two years, and believe me, I had only encountered 'Buffoons' more than matured officials here. No one has the knowledge of the simple NRTI Act 2005 which takes not more than five minutes to understand. What these ignorant people do is to provide you wrong, incomplete, misleading, incorrect and evasive replies, forcing you to go in for First and Second Appeals.
Despite reprimands from the State Information Commission and Second Appellate Authority, these officials in the BJMC, do not take lessons. For the appellants it is like musical chairs or merry-go-round. It's not only the SPIO but even the FAA, who take turns in the absence of regular FAA, and more mockingly called "Aaj Ka Dean (Today's Dean) that do not know how to conduct hearings or deliver decisions. So ignorant are these highly qualified and eduated learned people that they do not know the difference between a judgement and decision, or how it is written.
Forget these ignorant Aaj Ka Dean, even the Director of Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) Dr. Wasudev Tayade, himself is totally blank on this front.
One can help laughing at the stupidity and foolishness of the SPIO of the BJMC, the Chief Administrative Officer, one Mr. Ganesh Bardare.
On a NRTI Application filed by me relating to the information on the accounts of the CET Cell of the college,and seeking copies of the 'Vouchers' this ignorant SPIO Mr. Bardare sent me a letter two days ago stating that as per my letter the information was ready and that there are approximately 4000 pages of CET record for which I should pay Rs. 8000/- after which the Xerox copies would be available.
Now let's look at the knowledge and qualification of this SPIO who is a Chief Administrative Officer too. Foremost he should know that what I had submitted to him was a legally NRTI Act. application and not a letter, as referred by him. Secondly, I had sought simple infromation as to the funds received and expenditure occured year wise. Thirdly, I had sought voucher copies, not the huge useless documents, for which the SPIO had sought the equally huge amount.
When, I visited the SPIO office and sought to see the numbers of vouchers, I was surprised that the whole thing was wrongly calculated and that the entire voucher copies would not exceed more than 150. Then how was this amount calculated I asked the official. Sir, I was not told that voucher copies were sought, hence the fees were calculated for all the papers in the files.
Then the fees for 150 voucher copies or less would not have exceeded more than Rs. 300. So what was the contention of the SPIO to demand such a huge amount of fees?
This exhibits the non applicable of mind of the SPIO, who unfortuntely is saddled in an important post of CAO. That's the misfortune of the government and the people, to have such mindless people. This act of the SPIO is an serious matter, which again exhibits his malicious intention to cause harrassment and threat to the appellant so that he does not pursue the matter further and let it die.
The other stupid act of the SPIO was that he marked the copy of his letter sent to me to the State Information Commissiner, the Director of DMER and the Dean of BJMC. Now what does all these people have to do with my NRTI Application, which he has to handle and dispose off? What would one call all this acts of the SPIO Mr. Ganesh Narayan Bardare.
I am putting this on record and also bringing this stupid acts of the SPIO which is only harrassment to the attention of the Minister, Secretary, Director and the Chief Information Commissioner. The SPIO should well read the warnings issued to SPIOs and FAA's from time to time of trying to obstruct and harrassing appellants. The SPIO should also know that such acts like done by him is against the spirit of the law and is liable for disciplinary action. Also he should keep in mind that no one can obstruct a appellant from filing any number of NRTI applications as far as it is in line with the law.
Mr. Dean, Dr. Arun Jamkar, you have a duty towards the citizens of this state and country and more to the laws fo the nation. You should ensure that such tactics as adopted by your CAO which is an attempt to defeat the purpose of the law is stopped immediately. You have a duty to protect the government intergerity as also stand firm against corruption and scams that are in existence in the hospital and college.
Yes, the situation as can be seen is suffocating indeed. Dr. Jamkar, you should perform or else resign honorably. Please don't make a fool of yourself and get drubbed by the people. Be upright and bold and show courage to put a rotten system back in good place.
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