Please advise me the daily progress made on this application so far. i.e. when did this application reach which officer, for how long did it stay with

Application for seeking information under RTI Act

The Public Information Officer,
Courts Informatics Division, National Informatics Centre
Department of Information Technology
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003
Fax : 91-11-24362628

Sub: Application under Right to Information Act 2005

Dear Sir,

Preamble:


Please provide the following information under Right to Information Act 2005.

1. Please advise me the daily progress made on this application so far. i.e. when did this application reach which officer, for how long did it stay with that officer and what did he/ she do during that period?

2. According to the rules, a passport should have been issued in 45 days. However, it is more than 120 (one hundred twenty) days now. Please give the names and designations of the officials who were supposed to process this application and why have they not done so?

3. What action would be taken against these officials for not doing their work and for causing harassment to the public? By when would that action be taken?

4. Please give the names and designations of the officials who are supposed to run and maintain web based passport information system. Why emails sent are bouncing back? Why they have not maintained them? The emails sent on the addresses grvgzb@nic.in and rpo.ghaziabad@mea.gov.in have bounced back during last two months. By when mailing system on your web site would be functional?

5. Please give the names and designations of the officials who are responsible to collect and update information and to run and maintain web site - http://164.100.17.24/passmain.php?city=gzb and why they have not maintained them? I visited website [http://164.100.17.24/passmain.php?city=gzb] on 1st July’ 06, 10th July’ 06 and 11th July’ 06 to ascertain the status of issue of passport. The status on web site [http://164.100.17.24/passmain.php?city=gzb] says ‘Passport was ready on 09-06-2006.’ I tried to meet Passport Officer on 10th July’ 06, but he was not in office. I was told to meet Mr. Jeevan Lal. I was informed by him that passport is not ready. The web site is totally inaccurate, misleading and wrong status has been updated. What action would be taken against the officials for posting inaccurate and misleading information, wasting public money and causing harassment to the public? By when the action would be taken?

6. Please give the names and designations of the officials/ staff who are responsible to attend phone calls. Why they have not attended the calls made? I and my staff made more than 15 Phone calls to your office phone no. 2700399 between 2.00 to 4.30 P.M. on 07-July-2006. These calls were not responded. 8 Calls to phone no. 2721876 were made between 2.30 to 4.30 P.M. on 10/11-July-2006 to speak to Mr. Jeevan Lal. The person who took calls refused to identify himself. It was repeatedly told that he is not on seat. After 4.30 P.M. calls were not attended. Several calls made to speak to Passport Officer on phone 2721779 over last one week. The calls were not taken by him. It was told either to call after sometime/ call after 2.30 P.M. Between 2.30 to 4.30 P.M. also he did not took the calls.

7. Please give the numbers of fixed line and mobile telephones along with names and designations of the officials who are using these phones. How much is the amount of bills paid for each phone line during last one year? Please advise for what purpose these phones are provided/ kept?

8. Why there is no response to fax sent on 06-July-2006? Please provide the names and designations of the officials who are supposed to attend faxes and why they have not responded/ and replied?

9. What is the procedure to meet Passport officer, Ghaziabad and other officers? What are the facilities provided to the visitors/ applicants at your office? How much is the budget for this? When I visited your office on 31-May-2006 and 01-June-2006 to meet Passport officer, I was asked to meet the PRO. I found that the poor treatment is mated out to lady visitors. There is no separate line for ladies. There were about 100 people in the line to meet PRO with no adequate arrangement for fans, fresh air, toilet and drinking water. Why token system is not introduced to ease the things? How many seats have been provided for the visitors/ applicants? Please advise number of visitors to Passport officer, Ghaziabad during last one year?

10. Please advise is it necessary for an applicant to be present personally to submit an application under RTI Act personally? On 10-July-2006, I sent Mr. Vipin Chauhan to submit an application under RTI Act. He was asked to meet Ms. Beena Sharma, Superintendent. There were more than 100 people in queue to meet her. Around 11.00 A.M. my staff entered his name in register at serial no. 110. His turn came around 1.00 P.M. Ms. Beena Sharma without looking to the application told him to send the applicant for submitting the application. What action be taken for providing false information and misguiding?

11. What is the procedure followed in your office to accept RTI applications? What are the timings to accept RTI applications? Why cash payment for applications under RTI Act is not accepted? Earlier today, I called you to ascertain the person designated in your office to accept application under RTI Act. The call was taken by Mr. Rawat. I identified myself and asked him to put the call to Passport Officer. I was advised to call later. It was told to submit RTI application with a bank draft for Rs. 10/- payable to Passport Officer, Ghaziabad as cash payment is not acceptable.

12. What is the procedure followed to mark attendance and time of arrival and departure of the employees/ staff/ officers in your office? What are the mechanism/ procedures to detect and mark late comers? Please provide a list employees/ staff/ officers, who came after 9.30 A.M. during last one year. When the plans are to introduce finger print based attendance recording system in this office to ensure timely attendance? I observe that often officers and staff come late and visitors/ applicants are troubled.

13. Address of the officers/ offices where 1"and 2" appeal against the reply sent to this application by you can be made.

I state that the information sought does not fall within the restrictions contained in Section 8 and 9 of the Act and to the best of my knowledge it pertains to your office. I, Rajiv Kumar Agarwal s/o. of Shri Shobha Ram Agarwal certify that am a citizen of India.

I am enclosing Indian Postal Order No. 66E 266*** for Rs. 10/- as application fee.

Yours sincerely,


(Rajiv Kumar Agarwal)
KK-3, Kavi Nagar, SC-7, Shastri Nagar, Ghaziabad – 201 002
rajiv50@gmail.com
Date: 25-Feb-2008

Encl: Copy of letter/ email
Indian Postal Order

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