Don't Amend the RTI Fee Rules in Bihar

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Dear Sri Nitish Kumar

We, the undersigned are concerned with the amendments in RTI Fee Rules by the Cabinet of Bihar on 17th November 2009. According to the official press release regarding the meeting, only single information would be given to the applicant for every application. The applicant will also have to attach a stamped envelope with his name and address duly written. Moreover, the BPL people have also been restricted to receive only ten pages of information without cost.
These amendments are totally illegal. This is against the letter and spirit of RTI Act 2005. It will only discourage the citizen seeking information. The Act has given the authority for making such rules to the appropriate governments. But that should be in accordance with the RTI Act. No rule can be made against the provisions in the Act. Section 7(5) of RTI law says- "The fee..shall be reasonable and no such fee shall be charged from the persons who are of below poverty line.."
The Act does not have any limitations over the number of pages of information. In this way, the rule to restrict the number of free of cost pages is also completely illegal.
Similarly, rule regarding giving only single information for one application is also illegal. The information is very vivid and elaborately defined in the Act. There is no restriction of sticking to a single point or information. Thus, no government is entitled to restrict or narrow the definition of information. The bureaucrats would deliberately redefine and misuse the amendment and would harass the applicants. Unfortunately, maximum number of complaints regarding humiliating the information seekers had been registered from Bihar itself.
Therefore, we the undersigned are request you to withdraw such illegal amendment and to insure proper implementation of RTI to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority in your state.

269 Signatures

  • Dr. Vishnu Rajgadia
    • Comments
    • Please dont curse the RTI Act as this is the prime and essential tool of Good Governance whereas you always talking about Sushashan and the people name you "Sushashan Baboo". These amendments will lead the state of Bihar towards "Kushashan"
    • Address
    • Ranchi
    • Organisation
    • Jharkhand RTI Forum
  • Balram
    • Comments
    • This is a conspiracy to weaken the movement for transparency and accountability. In the era of the exposure of more and more corruption, the people of our country have the right to know each and every detail of the functioning of the government whereas such amendments are being made to harass the common citizen and to deny for information. I strongly condemn such activity and urge Mr. Nitish Kumar to stop such Anti-People Anti-Democratic move.
    • Address
    • Ranchi
    • Organisation
    • State Adviser to the Supreme Court commissioner
  • MVK ANIL KUMAR
    • Address
    • ANUGRAHA, NO.12, 2nd MAIN ROAD, ASHWINI lAYOUT,BANGALORE-560047
    • Organisation
    • MEMBER, KRIA KATTE
  • Parveen Amanullah
    • Comments
    • Stop anti-poor, anti-democratic rules against letter and spirit of RTI Act
    • Address
    • 133 Pataliputra Colony Patna
  • Amit Jha
  • Manish Sisodia
    • Comments
    • This is against the sprit of the whole transparency concept. On one hand Govt of Bihar is posing a pro-RTI image, on other hand they are passing such orders. I oppose this move.
    • Address
    • В
    • Organisation
    • В
  • Sunil Singh
    • Comments
    • Nitish ji has given pention to the people of JP movement and now he has killed the RTI Act. It has exposed his undemocratic and fudel charecter
    • Address
    • Rajendra Nagar, Patna
  • Bharti Sinha
    • Address
    • Gaya
  • Rajkumar Mahto
    • Comments
    • This is shame Nitish ji. Ab bhi waqt hai, public se mat takraiye
    • Address
    • Jahanabad
  • Rajkumar Mahto
    • Comments
    • This is shame Nitish ji. Ab bhi waqt hai, public se mat takraiye
    • Address
    • Jahanabad
  • Rudrakshina Banerjee
    • Organisation
    • Intern- NCPRI
  • Jitendra Mishra
    • Comments
    • Nitish Ji ne Bihar ko tamasha bana diya hai. Wo RTI ke nam par Jankari Call Centre kholte hai lekin ye puri tarah se flop scheme hai aur eye-wash hai. In fact he is against sushashan
    • Address
    • Lohanipur, Patna
  • Vijay Paswan
    • Comments
    • Please dont kill thr RTI act and insure the proper implementation of all provisions of RTI act to insure a batter BIHAR.
  • Kunal Kumar
    • Comments
    • Nitish ji ne Jharkhand Assembly election ka slogan diya hai- "Badala hai Bihar, Badalega Jharkhand". Now I am worry if the BJP-JDU comes in power in Jharkhand, they will change the RTI rule in Jharkhand also as per his election slogan
    • Address
    • Ranchi
  • Jitendra Mishra
    • Comments
    • Nitish Ji ne Bihar ko tamasha bana diya hai. Wo RTI ke nam par Jankari Call Centre kholte hai lekin ye puri tarah se flop scheme hai aur eye-wash hai. In fact he is against sushashan
    • Address
    • Lohanipur, Patna
  • S.K.Rajendran
  • Ramesh Kumar
    • Comments
    • This amendment will discourage the poor as well as general people to get information under RTI
    • Address
    • Patna
    • Organisation
    • GPSVS
  • Deepak Lohia
    • Comments
    • It should be protest strongly.
  • Sonali Mukharjee
    • Comments
    • Nitish ji, please hear the public opinion and dont play in hands of some beaureaocrats. They will damage your progressive image
    • Address
    • Kolkata
  • BIMAL KUMAR KHEMANI
    • Comments
    • EK BAAT BATAIYE NITISH JI KYA AAP BHRASHTACHRIYO KA SAMRTHAN KARATE HAI
    • Address
    • 2/40 D, Janakpuri, Marris Road, ALIGARH.
    • Organisation
    • TRAP group, TRANSPARENT RELIABLE ACCOUNTABLE PEOPLES MOVEMENT, ALIGARH
  • Rangnath Singh
  • Pramod Ranjan
    • Address
    • Kumhrar, Patna
  • Kameshwar Kamati
    • Comments
    • An amendment was needed to penalise PIOs for deemed refusal and ensure deducting salary for TA, but the government penalised Biharis who are poor and victims of non-responsive governance. It is a RAJ THAKRE activity. Bihar has the largest number of families. They are participating for good governance through RTI. Sushan Babu! please go for poor and not for your corrupt officers otherwise the voters will teach you.
    • Address
    • At=P.O.- Simara, Jhanjharpur, Dist.- Madhubani
    • Organisation
    • --------
  • Kranti Kumar
    • Comments
    • Nitishji ne RTI ka tamasha bana diya hai, mukh me ram bagal me chhuri. sundar bolne se raj nahin chalega. sundar karne ki jarurat hai. kitabhi bhasa bol-bol kar achha dikhne ki jhuthi kosis band kare. aap ka pol khul raha hai. upchunav se bhi kuchh nahin sikha. RTI ko asaan karo barna Gaddi chhoro. garibon ko shashan ke bhrastachaar todne ka mauka do. afsaron ke dabab me gande kam kiye ja rahe ho. paanch saal bit raha hai, ek BPL suchi nahi bana sake aapke afsar. in nalayako se bachen.
  • Rupesh
    • Comments
    • Nitish kumar government for making an amendment in the RTI rules making extracting information under RTI more cumbersome expensive and difficult. which is a decision to make Democracy weak and cutoff fundamental rights.
    • Address
    • Abdin house fraser road patna 80001
    • Organisation
    • Soochna ka adhikar abhiyan, Bihar
  • RAAJESH KASERA
    • Comments
    • The common man has been provided with this strong weapon named RTI. The common man now has started to feel that he is also entitled to some rights in India. Please dont try to snatch their happiness, else these common men may snatch your throne.
    • Address
    • Ranchi - Jharkhand
    • Organisation
    • President- CITIZEN CLUB
  • Danish Arora
    • Comments
    • aam admi ko mat sataiye.
    • Address
    • В
    • Organisation
    • В
  • Uday yadav
    • Comments
    • vary bad.
    • Address
    • gaya
    • Organisation
    • В
  • SUKRIT SAHU
    • Comments
    • В
    • Address
    • В
    • Organisation
    • В
  • Sadanand Mishra
    • Comments
    • bilkul anyaypurn hai
    • Address
    • Mujaffarpur
    • Organisation
    • В
  • Vinita Pandey
    • Comments
    • Nitish ji has shown his real face. Don't seek any mursey from him but file an petition to the Court of Law
    • Address
    • Munger
  • Nirmal Gupta
    • Comments
    • Please dond do it
  • Nirmal Gupta
    • Comments
    • Please dond do it
  • Dr. Mansoor Ahmad
    • Comments
    • Amendment in RTI is to favour and to save the skin of wrong officials and it is against the poor and helpless person.
    • Address
    • Ahmad Manzil, Quaziwalichak, Urdubazar Road, Bhagalpur,PIN-812002
    • Organisation
    • Samudayik Vikas Rozgar Avam Anusandhan Sansthan,Bhagalpur
  • Dr. Mansoor Ahmad
    • Comments
    • Amendment in RTI is to favour and to save the skin of wrong officials and it is against the poor and helpless person.
    • Address
    • Ahmad Manzil, Quaziwalichak, Urdubazar Road, Bhagalpur,PIN-812002
    • Organisation
    • Samudayik Vikas Rozgar Avam Anusandhan Sansthan,Bhagalpur
  • Rashmi Mehta
    • Comments
    • I also protest this undemocratic move of Nitish Govt
    • Address
    • New Delhi
    • Organisation
    • Citizen for Democracy
  • Vishwas Bhamburkar
  • Anil Jain
    • Comments
    • It is very shameful for Bihar Govt.
  • Anil Agrawal
    • Comments
    • Sampurna Bharat se alag yeh Bihar Sarkar is Dusri Aajadi ko wapas quid kar rahi hai. Iska jordar virodh hona chahiye
  • Ajay Hamirwasia
    • Comments
    • This amendement should be taken back.
  • ravi prakash
  • Kishor Singh
    • Comments
    • It is totally illegal. I strongly protest it
    • Address
    • Jabalpur
  • Amit B. Jethava
    • Comments
    • don't amend the RTI Fee rule
    • Address
    • Khambha, Di. Amreli, Gujarat
    • Organisation
    • Gir Nature Youth Club
  • Samta Kumari
    • Comments
    • I protest
    • Address
    • Patna
  • sudhir pal
    • Comments
    • Disgusting
    • Address
    • Hindpiri 3rd. Street, Ranchi-834001 Jharkhand India
    • Organisation
    • MANTHAN YUVA SANSTHAN
  • Badal Chatterjee
    • Comments
    • Highly objectionable act of bihar govt. should be reversed with immediate effect to meet the ends of justice.
    • Address
    • Purulia
  • Kapil Ojha
    • Comments
    • janta ko ek aur dhakka.
    • Address
    • patna
  • Shailesh Chowdhary
  • Bidhan Ganguly
    • Comments
    • untolerable, I protest too.
    • Address
    • Asansol (WB)
  • Dr. D.P.Sahay
    • Comments
    • in my opinion no state govt. should not be given any power to amend the fee rules. The Act passed by the parliament should prevail in any case.
    • Address
    • Patna