M K Gupta,
Media Advisor, Dwarka Forum and
Free Lance Journalist
DWARKA WILL HAVE PUBLIC LIBRARY : According to the tender notice issued, would be Community Centre at Sector 19, Dwarka will have space for a Public Library.
On RTI :SUO MOTU DISCLOSURE AND CREATION OF NEGATIVE LIST
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has challenged the Central Information Commission order for disclosure of records and appointment of transparency officers. CIC has ordered in November to all Central Govtministries to make public all its records except those exempt under the RTI Act. It also set deadline of 30 days for appointment of transprancy officers and six months time for cataloguing records and crating a negative list of records that cannot be made public.
CIC has imposed penalty of Rs. 25,000 on four officers of MCD separately for not providing information despite directions of the senior officers of the Department. The decision was given by Information Commissioner Shri Shailesh Gandhi on the complaint/ appeal of Shri J N Kapur. He asked for the reasons of demolisation of Man Sarovar Garden club in West Delhi.
Directorate of Education, Delhi will train Principals on the RTI Act. This is in the wake of order of CIC appointing the Principals as PIOs ion the appeal of Shri Madan Mohan Tiwari.
NEW NAME FOR DONATION TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS
In a deft move, many private schools have given the name of Activity Fund for the donation to avoid govt. audit in to its accounts. They are auctioning seats from Rs. 30,000 up to one lakh.
ON RCS/ CGHS SOCIETIES : NEW RCS
Mr Shukla has replaced Dr. A C Vera as Registrar of Co-operative Societies,Delhi.
NO RWA IN CGHS SOCIETIES
The Registrar, Co-operative Societies has debarred RWS or Apartments Owners Association in Societies. This is in compliance of the Delhi High Court order in the case of Mr. Bajpai Vs the Administrator and other.
ON APPOINTMENT OF CVC
Govt has stated in the Supreme Court that it has no jurisdiction to question the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner (Mr. P J Thomas).
SERVICE GUARNATEE SCHEME
On the lines of Bihar, the Delhi Govt. has also started Service Guarantee Scheme and set outer deadlines for some govt. related work. For details may be available on Delhi Govt. website.
DMRC EXTENSION
The aim would be to ensure Delhi metro network goes up to 415 km by 2017, bigger than the London Metro (
Come June/July, Metro will have 6 to 8 compartments on Dwarka line.
CONSUMER PROTECTION
Consumer Forum, East Delhi has said that it the agent of Post Office has ran away, it is the responsibility of the Post Office to reimburse to the account holder. In a decision, Shri U C Toward has also imposed a penalty of Rs. 4,000 on the postal department and ordered the post office to refund Rs. 60,000 to the account holder.
DERC- APPOINMENT OF CHAIRMAN
Delhi High Court has also asked for the file on the appointment of Shri J P Singh as Delhi Electric Regulatory Commission and has also asked about the reasons of delay in the appointment of its Chairman.