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India had put a ban on all six Boeing Dreamliner 787 flights as per advise of FAA. It is to note that All Nippon Airways(ANA) of Japan had already put a ban of its 17 such Dreamliners fleet. After a battery problem & burning smell at Cockpit, the passengers were terrified & the said Dreamliner had emergency landing followed by the ban. Earlier too on Jan.7, a vacant Dreamliner caught fire at Boston. Air India had purchased significant no.(27) of such planes, which pose such problems like equipment liquid cooling system & electrical power system problems. These are run on Dubai, Frankfurt, Paris & domestic routes.
Juvenile age: The Minister for Women & Child development had stated that the age limit for deciding on being adult or juvenile wouldn't be changed & all those aged below 18 yrs would be considered as juvenile. It is to note that after Delhi's gangrape, involving one such grown up, a debate had started on reducing the adult age limit. The minister stated that exercising franchise is not given below the age of 18 yrs. The minimum age for marriage for men is 21 yrs & women is 18 yrs.This would mean that much rights are not granted below the age of 18 yrs & hence they should be considered as juvenile.
Right to Information: To ensure democracy, the citizens had to be educated and providing information is a pre condition for it. The transparency in providing information helps in ensuring of curbing corruption. The govt. & its agencies are resposible towards the public at large. The UPA govt. had implemented RTI Act 2005 with this direct & big principle. Except Security & intelligence, it was made mandatory to provide information about the activities from the concerned departments.
After the law had been implemented, UPA govt. had decided to conduct study about whether it has helped in reducing corruption? Actually, the govt. wishes to peep into the people's mind about reduction in corruption with the implementation of the said RTI Act 2005. It's implementation would be studied at Central, State, District, & Panchayat level. If any transparency had come to fore, it would be possible to ascertain those factors based on such study about the steps & time for taking such steps. The study would be conducted about those seeking information & how many in numbers? It is to note that another issue had risen about few contractors & agents who try to take undue advantage of such information. It is also revealed that . many people gather private information, which has no relation to the funtioning of the govt. Also, the govt. would enquire about the expenditure incurred in providing such information. It is worth mentioning that many departments complaint about the resource crunch in providing information. Another viewpoint of the study would be about the demand & supply of the information provided. What is the requirement & what is being provided is relevant or not? Efforts would be made to minimise this gap in future.
Presently, there is a big gap between demand & supply of information resulting in large number of appeals. The applicant makes a no. of appeals. A study was conducted in the year 2009 by M/s. Price Waterhouse Coopers. The study revealed that 75% of the applicants are unhappy as the information is not relevant. Also, the Information Officers complain that the records are not properly maintained in the govt. offices, thereby making it difficult to provided it & delay is inherent. Price Waterhouse Coopers also mentioned that responsibility of various level officers was told but it is difficult to fulfill it. It would imply that the records are not maintained properly. This has created anguish amongst both the groups viz. the applicant & the information provider too.
After the law had been implemented, UPA govt. had decided to conduct study about whether it has helped in reducing corruption? Actually, the govt. wishes to peep into the people's mind about reduction in corruption with the implementation of the said RTI Act 2005. It's implementation would be studied at Central, State, District, & Panchayat level. If any transparency had come to fore, it would be possible to ascertain those factors based on such study about the steps & time for taking such steps. The study would be conducted about those seeking information & how many in numbers? It is to note that another issue had risen about few contractors & agents who try to take undue advantage of such information. It is also revealed that . many people gather private information, which has no relation to the funtioning of the govt. Also, the govt. would enquire about the expenditure incurred in providing such information. It is worth mentioning that many departments complaint about the resource crunch in providing information. Another viewpoint of the study would be about the demand & supply of the information provided. What is the requirement & what is being provided is relevant or not? Efforts would be made to minimise this gap in future.
Presently, there is a big gap between demand & supply of information resulting in large number of appeals. The applicant makes a no. of appeals. A study was conducted in the year 2009 by M/s. Price Waterhouse Coopers. The study revealed that 75% of the applicants are unhappy as the information is not relevant. Also, the Information Officers complain that the records are not properly maintained in the govt. offices, thereby making it difficult to provided it & delay is inherent. Price Waterhouse Coopers also mentioned that responsibility of various level officers was told but it is difficult to fulfill it. It would imply that the records are not maintained properly. This has created anguish amongst both the groups viz. the applicant & the information provider too.
With regards,
M.K.Pachraiya
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