Right to Information Campaign Kanpurby ashapariRight to Information Campaign, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) RTI awareness work is gaining momentum at Kanpur in the last two year as part of the statewide campaign. The Kanpur activists have ensured that the different government offices have appointed information officers (PIOs) and that they receive the requests for information from the public in the proper manner. They have achieved some major successes. The local newspapers are now regularly publishing the names and mobile phone numbers of all the PIOs along with phone number for Mahesh. Kanpur team also used RTI to get help for the schools they are running for underprivileged children in their village. People interested in further information about RTI Campaigns, especially the work in Kanpur area, can contact Mahesh Pandey at 9838546900. Launch of Right to Information Campaign in Kanpur, Nov 2006 On July 24, 2007, the Tehsil day for Kanpur, the RTI U.P. Campaign held an awareness camp and drive to file RTI applications and appeals for pending cases from previous Tehsil day. Right to Information Campaign Camps in Kanpur: October 2007 Hindi report: Tehsil Diwas Oct 2007 par Ghoos ko Ghunsa Abhiyaan ke tahat lagaye gaye camp mein bhari sankhya mein ward aur Tehsil ke logon ne Soochna Ka Adhikar ka Prayog kiya. Ration card, vidhwa pension adi jarooraton ki jankari payi. Right to Information Campaign Camps in Kanpur: December 2007 Right to Information Campaign Camps in Kanpur: March 2008 An article in I Next Daily Newspaper on successes in Kanpur RTI campaign: http://www.ashaparivar.org/files/INextArticle.pdf |