RTI - Right To Information Act was enacted by the Government to help the common man to know anything in which he is concerned. It makes the Government functioning transparent. It is, ofcourse, a boon to the citizens.
Alas, the way in which the authority and right through this Act is taken advantage and the ulterior motive of many unholy elements makes this Act a bane and detrimental for many, especially the industrial and business establishments.
Persons who are submitting applications under this Act to the Goverment are on the rise - not to know what is happening in the Government but to harrass some one they hate or have a problem. So far 59 RTI applications were made seek information concerning our company. The information asked for are 'how licence for was given to certain activity', how permit was given to have certain facility' and so on. Many of the licenses were originally given to us more than four decades back. The irony is that those in Government do not like to take out the records many of them are either lost or misplaced with them pressurize the industry to avoid any such applications from people and "advise" us to take up with them at any "cost".
The cost is giving employement, giving donation, providing basic amenities and so on. What we cannot give / provide are tried through RTI - how clever are people in taking undue advantage of any facility or right given to them by the Government!
I hope many of my friends in citeHR who are occupying high posts in HR, Administration and Public Relations must also be experiencing the same type of problem in their organization also. I want them to share with this writer their experincing in tackling such problem makers.
Now the Government is thinking of amending this Act to avoid such misuse by the miscreants for obnoxiouis motives. I don't whether it will take a final shape and enacted to help the industries.
Let us wait and see.
Regards.
R.Ganesh
Alas, the way in which the authority and right through this Act is taken advantage and the ulterior motive of many unholy elements makes this Act a bane and detrimental for many, especially the industrial and business establishments.
Persons who are submitting applications under this Act to the Goverment are on the rise - not to know what is happening in the Government but to harrass some one they hate or have a problem. So far 59 RTI applications were made seek information concerning our company. The information asked for are 'how licence for was given to certain activity', how permit was given to have certain facility' and so on. Many of the licenses were originally given to us more than four decades back. The irony is that those in Government do not like to take out the records many of them are either lost or misplaced with them pressurize the industry to avoid any such applications from people and "advise" us to take up with them at any "cost".
The cost is giving employement, giving donation, providing basic amenities and so on. What we cannot give / provide are tried through RTI - how clever are people in taking undue advantage of any facility or right given to them by the Government!
I hope many of my friends in citeHR who are occupying high posts in HR, Administration and Public Relations must also be experiencing the same type of problem in their organization also. I want them to share with this writer their experincing in tackling such problem makers.
Now the Government is thinking of amending this Act to avoid such misuse by the miscreants for obnoxiouis motives. I don't whether it will take a final shape and enacted to help the industries.
Let us wait and see.
Regards.
R.Ganesh