Excellent RTI SAMPLE- RTI representation for Widow's pension to the PIO, Taluk Office, Egmore.

[Vijay Anand]

Hello everyone,

Another RTI Success story! The Tahsildar apparently went to the house of the widow and subsequently delivered the widow pension with lot of respect and "royal treatment". This could be used an excellent sample of RTI application for similar scenarios faced by our members or any citizen who seeks RTI help to obtain fundamental rights, payments, certificates etc. on time, without the bribe or delay. Our ED, Mr.Bhanu Kumar has used similar line of stringent questions to evince timely answers preceded by even more timely action in getting the problem fixed. We have to note that the MLA's recommendation letter didn't work the magic, whereas RTI Act has done it. 

There are quite a few beneficiaries of his RTI expertise in these groups itself, and we encourage as many of you who have a pending govt dept issue in your household, street, village, city etc. to apply for information through RTI and enable/demand better functioning of the government machinery; after all we are the "Masters" of it-:)

Note: Names of the individuals in the sample below, have been removed for the sake of their privacy.

Thanks & Regards,

Vijay Anand

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Begin forwarded message:

From: Banu Kumar
Date: April 20, 2012 11:57:47 AM GMT+05:30
To: Vijay Anand <cleanp...@gmail.com>

Subject: RTI representation for Widow's pension to the PIO, Taluk Office, Egmore.

Chennai-24
   4.2012.


From,
K.Bhanu Kumar,
Executive Director,
5th Pillar, No, 41, Circular Road,
United India colony, Kodambakkam, Chennai-24.
600 024.

To,

The Public Information Officer,
Taluk Office,
Egmore,
Chennai

Dear Sir,

                 Sub: Information under Right to Information Act,
2005- Sanction of Widow's pension to Mrs. Shanti,
                         W/O Late____________, of Kodambakkam, Chennai-24.

                 Ref: Application for Widow's pension from Mrs_________, of Kodambakkam, duly recommended by the local M.L,A. , dated August, 2011.

I wish to enclose  a copy of the representation sent to the Thasildar,
Egmore requesting for widow's pension for  Mrs.__________, Wife of Late __________ of Kodambakkam, I also wish to enclose a copy of the
Proceedings of the Special Thasildar, sanctioning Rs. 10,000 to Mrs _________ , subsequent to the death of her husband Mr. ___________.   I
request to be supplied with the following information under the
provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

1. Whether the application dated 3rd August, 2011, from Mrs. ___________ of
Kodambakkam, duly recommended by the local MLA,  been received in your Office and if so, on what date?

2. What is the normal time taken for sanctioning the widows pension
under normal circumstances, when the application is in order?

3. Have you come across  any defects in the application, and if so
whether the application has been returned to the individual and if so,
on what date?

4.What are the reasons for not sanctioning the widows pension in
respect of Mrs __________, for over eight months, without attributing any
reasons, especially when the widows grant has been sanctioned to the
individual in Proceedings dated 22nd December, 2011?

5 Who are the Officers and the staff in the Office responsible for
this inordinate delay?

6. Has any action been taken against such people for their gross
negligence and dereliction in duty?

7.What is the possible date by which the widows pension be sanctioned
to Mrs. __________, who has been suffering her her subsistence in life?
I have enclosed court fee stamp worth Rs. 10/ as per the requirements
of the Act.
I would request an immediate reply.

Thanking You,
Yours Sincerely,


(K.Bhanu Kumar)
Executive Director,
5th Pillar, Chennai-24.

Enc: As Above.