MINUTES OF MEETING HELD UNDER THE. BANNER OF NATIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, ONLINE DATED (2-8-2026)

It was an occasion today on 2-8-2026 when attended an online meeting under the banner of National Campaign Committee right from 11 am to 2.00 pm the meeting was in detail discussed on the problems of the RTI and strengthening of the future course of action plan, where it is agreed that there is thirty percent increase in the RTI Applications through out the country however the probability factor has been downgraded by the public authorities where public Information officers are taking no cognisance of the section 19(6) of the RTI Act and delay and dereliction of duty enforced, even the SIC defunct in state of Himachal Pradesh for about one years of the duration is proof and evidence but the appropriate Government taking no cognisance of the sub section (3) of section 12 and both the posts of SIC and SCIC lying vacant and the people facing problems because of the vacant slots, so required for the Second Appeals and the Complaints before the Commission. The following issues have been in detail discussed by Shri Virender Kumar Thakker and Shri Shiva Nand Diwedi present for the reply and queries. (1) People demanding their information from the public authorities in rupees ten however compelled to proceed further for their information up to the High Court and the Supreme Court of India (2) Section (4) of the RTI Act, 2005 not furnished upto date for the welfare of online information and other necessary conclusion related to the public authorities and the government corridor which is highly objectionable matter of fact and concern (3) Where there is right, there is remedy but it is regretted for the interference in Commissions by the political power corridor and people are compelled to follow delay and dereliction of duty, even non compliance and misleading information list by way and virtue of which there is no access to information as assured by the parliamentary democracy of our country since, 2005 . (4) There is no safety measures for the RTI users and activists and the people facing problems because of dangerous situation created by the affected persons in their day to day function for the transparency and accuracy. (5) Whistle blower Act still pending before the Government for implementation since for twelve years of the duration and people are facing threat to their life in case of any such duty for the life safety measures. (6) No penalties are imposed by the SIC and SCIC and disciplinary action against the defaulters kept pending for the action, list by way and virtue of which there is no accuracy and correctness in the work done by the public authorities. Section 26 of the RTI Act adjudication has no training modules and workshop for the public information officers and the RTI welfare Associations are compelled to follow necessary duty of arranging for the resource persons and training for the new era entrants taking cognisance of the access to information and the democracy requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information which are vital to it's functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed. As such it is necessary for the Government to follow accuracy and correctness in the ongoing system of setting out the practical regime in order to promote the transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority and do needful under the provision made for these conflicting interests of the general public and the civil societies taking cognisance of the democracy for the people by the people and to the people and demanding frame work prescribed by the Act and time to time updated for the improvement and reforms:-- Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh phone number, 9459334377

WE SHOULD NOT IGNORE INNER VOICE OF CLARITY FOR GUIDANCE WITHIN THE CALL FOR COURAGE AND PROTECTION OF JUSTICE DESCRIBED FOR THE RESURRECTION

A fair system must be our spiritual journey with the call to live in harmony and follow moral code for life and liberty refers to the sustaining order of life, principles that uphold balance within an individual and the universe and it is a universal compass that guides collective harmony within the framework for another dimension of the authentic way of living. Where as much of our stress and confusion arises not because life is inherently complex but because we try to live by standards that do not reflect who we truly are in the society and circle, however if we try to understand fair life of journey in the truth, we begin to listen to the guidance within a voice from the inner core of deeper meaning of our spiritual journey to the present and future that may brings clarity in the modern life of human being and it is expression of the one's true nature, formed by conscience, inner clarity and fair thinking of the spiritual wisdom and making this distinction of human performance unmistakable. As such it is better to follow one's own thinking with the deeper teaching and learning from living in accordance with one's inner truth rather than adopting ideals that do not belong to one's nature, where its social expressions evolve with the time, journey and knowledge for the new beginning, but it differs from person to person, as for as call for courage and protection of our integrity is concerned and cannot be defined uniformly for all in the one way viewed through the unique nature and responsibility for voice of clarity, depending upon the dimensions of your service for the true vision of checks and balances also working for the good governance and accountability in the resurrection. Hence living by fair means is not about following rigid rules but discovering a way of being that resonates with one's innermost truth, evolving awareness for the clarity balance and authenticity for the living life in accordance with our fair journey to end to the life, definitely coming to every one living in the society and circle:- Er Fateh Chand Guleria, Director RTI, Welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh phone number 9459334377

SOCIAL AUDIT OF (MDR-116) KM 18.00 TO 19.00 RELATED TO EXTRA WIDENING AND CROSS DRAINAGE WORKS (PORTION BALHSINA TO KATHUIN )

The extra widening and extension of culverts proposed for the recently declared a Major District Road in Bilaspur district of Himachal pradesh enumerated (MDR-116) has been started by the construction agency right from Ghumarwin to Shah Talai, where in it is found that the work has been divided into two different segments ie right from Sunhani to Ghumarwin and Balhsina to Jhamradian Daslehra, particularly forest areas involving the Government lands in general. Further it is submitted in the matter that said work of extension of culverts between KM 18.00 to 19.00 , right from village Balhsina to Kathuin has been widened with the Gravity wall and extension of culverts where this simple type of Retaining wall has been provided in three lengths approximately 30 mt, 40 mt and 130 mt consisting of mass concrete (PCC) where main function of the mass concrete is to provide dead weight to give stability against the thrust of retained earth and the unit stresses in concrete (PCC) are very low and these walls are so proportioned that there are no tensile stresses and because of massive construction these retaining walls are more resistant to destructive agencies than other walls. It is found during the visit of this segment that the construction agency has taken no cognisance of the construction of parapet walls and the boulder filling required before the earth filling in this behalf and horizontal levels of the earth filling going below to the normal ground surfacing because of the raining season, where the retaining wall is only designed for the earth pressure and effective drainage should be provided to prevent the water from accumulating at the back and thus coming in contact with the face of the wall, however there is no such consideration for the required approach up to the possible surcharge may develop cracks and settlement, because of seepage for which no one could be held responsible at this stage of the duty by construction agency and the inspection for completion certificate required for the stability of structure in position. As such HPPWD authorities and construction agency must do needful in the interest of work and transparency, for further improvement of the lapse giving personal attention and expediting the good results:-- Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal pradesh phone number, 9459334377

STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION OF HIMACHAL PRADESH WORKING WITHOUT SIC AND SCIC AND THE PIOs AND FAA TAKING NO COGNISANCE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DISCLOSURE UNDER LAW, TIME TO TIME ACCEPTED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR REDRESSAL OF GRIEVANCES OF AFFECTED PERSONS

Implementation of suo motu disclosure under section 4 of RTI Act, 2005 issued vide OM number 1/6/2011 -IR, dated 15-4-2013 describing that a Committee of experts consisting of Shri AN Tiwari, CIC Retired and Dr MM Ansari, Information Commissioner Retired (of Central Information Commission) was constituted to recommend, inter alia measures to further strengthen implementation of section 4 of the RTI Act, 2005 . The committee has inter alia, made the following recommendations which have been duly accepted by the competent authority:--- (1) All the details of the public authority may be uploaded on its website. Access to information should be made user -friendly for which appropriate information technology infrastructure should be suitably designed, developed and operationalized. (2) All the training modules for professional upgradation of employees should incorporate matter relating to the virtues of transparency and open Government and RTI Law. (3) In order to minimize the burder of serving RTI applications, the public authorities with high public dealings should put in place an effective system to redress the grievances of affected persons. At the sub -organisational levels, there should be co-operation and co-ordination between the Public Information officers and the officers responsible for addressing public grievances. (4) In order to reduce the number of RTI applications, relating to service matters, the information relating to recruitment, promotion and transfers should be brought into public domain promptly. (5) The retention and maintenance of specific documents for specified duration should be clearly spelt by each public authority in respect of its documents. As such all the public authorities are requested to follow the above recommendations. (GI, Dept. of Per. &Trg, OM No, 1/34/2013 -IR dated 29th June, 2015) Keeping in view the above recommendations of the Committee, it is necessary to follow above recommendations of the implementation of suo motu disclosure under section 4of the RTI Act, 2005,and maintain system of redress the grievances of the affected persons, instead of unnecessary queries like questionare type of issue, even public authorities declared responsible for retention and maintenance of specific documents, relating to the service matters and the information relating to recruitment, promotion and transfers etc and the case of appellant related to second channel of promotion before the HOD since letter number PBW -AB (13) -37/95 dated, 21-5-2004 and addressed to the Engineer in Chief for due benefits for which case file referred to post the applicant against vacancy in second channel of promotion and department of the Marketing Board vide Secretary (PWD) memo number PBW -AB(13) -37/95 -IV dated 17-6-2004 however it is regretted for the wrong assessment and wrong deal of case instead of posting on the (Appointment-11 ) Departments, being eligible for the post after letter of modified seniority restructured for the due benefits in the second channels of promotion:-- Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal pradesh phone number, 9459334377

GOVERNMENT SHOULD COOPERATE RTI ACTIVISTS AND HAVE VISION OF REFORMS AND AMENDMENT, AS THE CASE MAY BE, INSTEAD OF DELAY AND DERELICTION OF DUTY

Governments must find the political courage to maintain the reforms and recommendations for reform, including recommendations in respect of the particular public authorities, for the development, improvement, modernization, relevant for operationalizing, the facts which indicate an effort by the public authorities to administer and implement the spirit and intention, within their jurisdiction, as is required to prepare the report with the requirements concerning the information, related to scheme, projects and programmes buried under corruption and mismanagement pointed out by the informed citizenry and transparency of information, which are vital to its functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed, where the government must find the political courage to do needful in the interest of good governance and accountability , but it is becoming duty and responsibility of the RTI activists and volunteers to discuss honestly with the concerned authorities, and have meaningful results on the captioned subject matter deliberation required to be verified as buried under the corruption and system of management, connected there with or incidental thereto. Generally such problems are seen within the corridor of the governance structure, that no body  wishes to discuss honestly, and the Right to Information is only the way out for inspection of work, documents and the record, taking notes, or certified copies of the documentary evidences, taking certified samples and obtaining information in the form of diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes or in any other electronic mode or through print outs, where such information is stored in a computer or in any other device:-- Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal pradesh phone number, 9459334377

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND GOOD GOVERNANCE, REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED UNDER ANY LAW OR THE RULES OR REGULATIONS OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY, AS THE ACT DOESN'T CAST AN OBLIGATION ON THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY

The Artificial intelligence good governance principles accuracy, correctness and fair deal on the captioned subject matter deliberation required for the welfare of common man  , operationalisation through proportionate access to information is a required fundamental of the Artificial intelligence and should not be compromised, list by way and virtue of which it is necessary for the redressal mechanism to follow law code manuals and also the code for considerations under the provision made for required access, safety, local language and capability as well capacity building for the training modules and results outcome prefixed by the literacy for corrective measures . As such training programmes must be designed, essentially required for the frame work of  work done, their time constraints, literacy levels, and livelihood contexts, found necessary for the digital capabilities, where the success measures should be outcome based and access to information under the provision made for data collection and the norms that informs its decision-making processes and the rules, instructions and manuals that are used in the discharge of its functions. Description of one element presupposes the existence of another, in the routine work of governance. Government functionaries are required to make decisions in a discretionary manner but broad guiding principles must have some rules and instructions, how public Works must be sanctioned and executed. The challenge is to present a simplified version of the decision making procedure that is of interest to a common man :-- Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal pradesh phone number, 9459334377

CITIZENS OF COUNTRY TOO RESPONSIBLE TO PROTECT STANDARD OF DEMOCRACY FOR THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE AND TO THE PEOPLE

People of country must realise their democratic responsibilities for the standard of our democracy for the people by the people and to the people, where all are facing price rise, unemployment and delay and dereliction of duty in active part of democracy working for the good governance and citizens charters mandatory for all in the standarised communication protocol required for the every citizen of our country being stakeholder of the Right to Information and the citizens charters for public service guarantee prefixed by the Constitution of India in this behalf, often reminded us that a democracy needs more than services given by the political parties to democracy of our country, working for the welfare of society and circle and doing needful however the civil societies are required to maintain their duty under the provision made vide Government of India suo motu disclosure under the Right to information Act, 2005 in May, 2011 , which included representatives of civil society organisations active in the field of Right to information, for strengthening compliance with provisions, based on the report of the task force, working for the meaningful change while working with leading organizations, As such these organisations may follow retention and maintenance of training modules for professional upgradation and an effective system to redress the grievances of effected persons, relating to the transparency and open Government and the RTI Law, setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities:-- Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal pradesh phone number 9459334377