Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
In memory of war heroes.....
"We arrested Shiva Solanki while he was on his way to Mumbai," said Police Crime Branch Chief Mohan Jha.
Jethwa had filed a Public Interest Litigation against illegal mining in Gir forest region in High Court few days before he was shot dead from close range by two unknown motorcycle-borne assailants near the Gujarat High Court on July 20.
His father Bhikabhai Jethwa had alleged that the BJP MP from Junagarh was behind murder of his son.
Shiva Solanki's role in the murder was under the scanner of the city crime branch, after one of the accused arrested in the case revealed his involvement.
Last month, police arrested a constable Bahadursinh Dhirubha Wadher from Junagadh district and one Sanjay Chauhan in connection with the murder.
A couple of days later, Pachan Shiva, one of the two motorcycle-borne assailants who had shot Jethwa on the night of July 20 this year was also arrested.
Bhikabhai Jethwa had earlier alleged that BJP MP Dinu Solanki was behind the killing of his son, and had also threatened him over telephone several times in the past.
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A tribute to Amit Jethwa....
The Ahmedabad police are now probing Gujarat Right to Information (RTI) activist Amit Jethwa’s last Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against BJP MP Dinubhai Solanki. The needle of suspicion point towards criminal gangs in Saurashtra and the Ahmedabad police will shortly leave for Junagadh for investigations.
Amit Jethwa’s murder has once again brought into sharp focus the obstacles in successfully implementing a legislation that was meant to expose corruption in the government.
The main hurdle seems to be the issue of RTI activists facing a threat to their lives.
Amit Jethwa, who was shot dead by unknown assailants on Tuesday evening, was trying to expose the nexus between officials, politicians and the mining mafia in Gujarat. His family has accused a BJP MLA of having a hand in the killing. (Read: RTI activist’s murder: Family accuses BJP MP)
Speaking to NDTV, National Advisory Council (NAC) member and activist Aruna Roy, who campaigned hard for the Right to Information Act, says whistleblowers face the biggest threat from the nexus between corrupt officials and the mafia.
“Actually you see the RTI works within the system of governance. So what should protect them is the regulatory systems which operate within government…the regulatory mechanisms which operate within government. It is also the administrative missionary that operates within government. Because very often it is that part of the government which is malfunctioning, which is threatened to be exposed, which is hand-in-glove with the mafia and then proceeds to take these kinds of horrendous steps to still voices of protest,” said Aruna Roy.
She also added that the NAC will take up the roadblocks in RTI.
“Actually the NAC in its first meeting decided that it would also look at the implementation of the flagship programs of UPA 1. So whether it is the Forest Bill or the RTI or the NREGA, these various acts will be covered under the general work of the NAC. So we will at some point of time take up RTI…the roadblocks in RTI.”
Sunday, September 5, 2010
DCPCR working under pressure of Delhi Government
The Right to Education Act 2009 implemented since 1st April’10 and despite of RTE Act which ensures the free & compulsory Elementary Education, therefore now it’s the right of every child to get admission in school. A Commission in Delhi has also been set up under the Act for ensuring the rights of children, so it is the responsibility of the Delhi Commission for Protection of Childs Rights to ensure the admission of the children in school.
A complaint was filed with Delhi Commission for Protection of Childs Rights (DCPCR) regarding the written denial for the admission of these children by the vice principal of the school. The DCPCR directed the Directorate of Education to admit these children otherwise action will be taken against Department.
But it is extremely surprising after 4 months DCPCR has sent a letter dated 1st Sep’10 stating that “admission to these children cannot be given in SKV New Seema Puri, because of non availability of seats in the school, therefore the parent of these children are advised to take admission in other neighborhood school.”
However the fact is that in this SKV, New Seema Puri there are 60-80 students are studying in a single section of many classes.
As DCPCR has passed 4 months and now the admissions are closed, so where these children will study. In such situation questions arise:
For whom this Commission is functioning GOVERNMENT or CHILDREN?
Is this Commission bound to work under pressure of the Government?
Are the appointments being made just to oblige the people who are closer to the Government?
Who is responsible for spoiling one year of these children?
How one year will be compensated for their loss?
Rajiv Kumar
Pardarshita
F-185,186 New Seema Puri
Delhi-110095
Ph: 01122356476, 9899358835
http://www.pardarshita.blogspot.com/
Saturday, September 4, 2010
We like to salute such Brave and Honest officers
Dear Madan Mohan Tiwari
General Secretary (DELTA)
It has been a long time since you have received any news from Sakshi. We appreciate that you still have given your support to the cause of clean governance. We have spent a long time wondering if the battle for a clean working government could be achieved by RTI alone. Essentially we felt that the standard RTI approach itself was based on negativity and suspicion of people in our government. While this might be largely true but there some exceptional exceptions.
We have therefore another approach let us look at the bureaucracy as our servant or as dog who we have bought home to serve and protect us. In this context the indian bureaucracy is like servant who gets food whether it works or not and when given an opportunity it steals our food also. When given an opportunity we use RTI and other anti corruption measures to kick it. We use the media, facebook and letters to the editors to curse it.
We request you step back and see if this is how we want to train the dog who is to serve us. Only kicking and cursing it will not work we need to give it love and recognition too but at the times when it demonstrates the right behavior. Believe me there are plenty of opportunities where honest officers have gone beyond their call of duty to serve us with great diligence.
We need you as citizen of this great country to change our approach to fighting corruption why not recognize and appreciate good work done by government officials. Trust when such recognition is received such an officer ethics and desire to serve diligently will be further strengthened and they will go on set and example to thier not so diligent colleagues.
Today we want you to buy a simple post card of Rs.2 and post the card with a note of appreciation of Superintendent of police Mrs.Kalpana Saxena who on her rounds found three police constables extorting money from truck drivers. She chased them and held onto the window of their jeep and was dragged 1 KM along with their escaping vehicle.
For more details click here
http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/up-woman-officer-assaulted-by-traffic-constables-in-bareilly-49199
Come on India when people like her exists all is not lost. Fight corruption with encouragement say thank you to such officers and create more of them.
Please feel free to send your thank you to
Kalpana Saxena
Superintendent of Police (Traffic)
BAREILLY CANTT,
BAREILLY,
UTTAR PRADESH (UP),
India (IN), Pin Code:- 243001
Thank you for helping us create better India.
Cyriac Joseph
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Pardarshita filed PIL in High Court
Article 21 A of Constitution states that “Every child between the ages of 6 to 14 years has the right to free and compulsory education.” Not only this RTE Act has also been enacted since 1st April 2010 and according to Section 3 (1) & 3(2) of Right to Education Act
Section 3(1)“Every child of age of six to fourteen years shall have a right to free and compulsory education in a neighborhood school till completion of elementary education”
Section 3(2)“no child shall be liable to pay any kind of fee or charges or expenses which may prevent him/her from pursuing and completing the elementary education”.
But surprisingly, government school Authorities, who are supposed to be aware of this Act, are not abiding by the same. Principals of Government Schools are collecting Rs 97 from the students of Class I to VIII in the name of Parents Teachers Association Fund and Pupil Welfare Fund. This is not one time collection but the students have to pay Rs 45 quarterly for pupil Welfare Fund
When such violations came to the notice of Pardarshita by the students, then more than 500 students were assisted by Pardarshita in raising their voice against violation. A complaint with the Delhi Govt. and Chairperson of NCPCR and DCPCR was filed. More than three months have been passed but no action by any of the authority has been taken so far. Therefore Pardarshita has filed a PIL in Delhi High Court with the help of Divya Jyoti Jaipuriar, Advocate HRLN for violation of RTE Act and today Hon’ble High Court has issued notice to Delhi Govt. in this matter.
F-185,186 New Seema Puri
Ph: 01122356476, 9899358835
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
AINVSA Mahoba unit gets support of Agriculture Minister
(Please double-click over the image to enlarge) Tuesday, April 27, 2010
नगर निगम शिक्षक संघ (MCTA) का टाउन हाल पर प्रदर्शन
नगर निगम के प्रधानाध्यापकों को कैट में जीत मिली
ये प्रधानाध्यापक रिटायर होने के बाद पुनः दो वर्ष के लिये नियुक्त हो सकते हैं।
कुछ दिनों पहले श्री गिरिराज शर्मा एवं अन्य प्रधानाध्यापकों ने कैट (CAT) में एक केस दाखिल किया था कि उन्हें भी टी जी टी की तरह रिटायर होने के बाद 62 वर्ष की उम्र तक पुनः नियुक्ति मिले। आज कैट (CAT) में इस मुद्दे पर फैसला आ गया है और शिक्षक समाज की जीत हुई है। प्रधानाध्यापकों को पुनः नियुक्ति मिलेगी साथ ही इन्क्रीमेंट भी मिलेगी।
श्री गिरिराज शर्मा जी अनेक वर्षों से अखिल दिल्ली प्राथमिक शिक्षक संघ (ADPSS) से जुड़े रहे हैं और उनके वर्तमान मार्गदर्शन में संगठन ऊंचाईयों को छूता रहा है। ईश्वर उनको लम्बी उम्र दे तथा डेल्टा (DELTA) को भी उनका आशीर्वाद एवं मार्गदर्शन मिलता रहे, यही हमारी कामना है। विशेष जानकारी के लिये गुरुदेव श्री भगत सिंह दहिया (09013247523 ) या श्री रामचंद्र डबास से (01120481756) पर संपर्क करें।
Friday, April 16, 2010
AINVSA meeting in Shikshak Bhawan, New Delhi, You all are invited
9704053909, 9560574988
ALL INDIA NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA STAFF ASSOCIATION
AINVSA (REGD 492/94)
CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MAMNOOR, WARANGAL, A.P 506166
Jagdish Rai, President
JNV, Jiyanpur, Azamgarh (U.P) 276138
L.B.Reddy, General Secretary
JNV, Mamnoor, Warangal,(A.P)
F.No.AINVSA CEC/2009-10/19-3/1 Date: 19-03-2010
EXTENDED CEC MEETING AT NEW DELHI
To,
All the CEC/REC/SEC Members of AINVSA,
Dear Friends,
This is to inform you that the CEC (Central Executive Committee) meeting will be held 11-05-2010 at NEW DELHI (Tuesday)VENUE;Shikshak Bhavan, 41, Institutional Area, Janakpuri Opp.Sagarpur Bus Stand Near Church, NEW DELHI
Time: 10:30AM
Agenda:
1. On going struggles & JAC
2. Implementation and anomalies of VI Pay Commission
3. Enrolment of Membership
4. Recognition of AINVSA
5. Strengthening of Association
6. Future course of action
All CEC/REC/SEC members & special invitees are requested to attend the meeting without fail. Pl make suitable reservations as early as possible.
Yours sincerely
Jagdish Rai, Pressident
L.B.Reddy, General Secretary
Thursday, March 18, 2010
About 87% teachers of India are paid less than daily labourers
http://qna.indiatimes.com/index.php?ref=permalinkquestion&question_id=305820
We are thankful to http://www.indiatimes.com/ for this nice article.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Thanks to Y P Foundation for inviting us to work together
Dear Friends, We are thankful to Y P Foundation,
which invited DELTA to participate in a decently organised, very informative and revolutionary seminar in
India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
on 13 th March 2010,
which was
Chaired by Chief Information Commissioner Hon'ble Wajahat Habibullah.
The dais was shared by Mr. Shekhar Singh (NCPRI),
Ms. Ishita Chaudhary (Y P Foundation),
Mr. Raj Liberhan, Director, (India Habitat Centre),
Ms. Yamini Aiyer (Accountability Initiative),
Ms. Manju Sadarangani (U S Embassy) and
Mr. Venkatesh Nayak (CHRI, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative).
The Programme was organised in collaboration with
UNDP (United Nations Development Programme ),
CHRI (Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative) and
SPIL (Students for the Promotion of Internation Law).
One of the Media Partners was Governance Now.
Bhagwan Singh (Patron and Chairman),
Madan Mohan Tiwari ( General Secretary)and
Nawab Singh ( Vice -President) of DELTA
shared their experiences with the dais.
The RTI Act 2005 needs young people to come forward and we urge all educationists to create a young force in favour of this revolutionary act by your active participation. It's simple and we can do it .
We can create awareness in our students during teaching in classes and friends in general gossips. Teachers can do all difficult tasks easily because we shape the brains.
We can CREATE young leaders for politics and social service. WHY WE ARE NOT THINKING FOR IT ???
JUST START FROM TODAY....
Please click this link for more information
http://www.delta.org.in/form/yp.pdf
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Hon'ble CIC orders recognised schools to pay according to 6CPC
Top Officials of DoE being issued notice by Hon'ble CIC if St. Paul's School (Recognised), Hauz Khas, New Delhi not paying proper salary to employees according to 6CPChttp://cic.gov.in/CIC-Orders/SG-05022010-23.pdf
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Navodaya Vidyalaya JAC called off strike from tomorrow
Joint Action Committee
of
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti Employees Associations
( All India Navodaya Vidyalaya Staff Association, Navodaya Vidyalaya samiti Employees Welfare Association, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Principal’s Forum, All India Navodaya Vidyalaya Catering Assistant Association ).
Contact Address: JNV Mamnoor, Warangal , Andhra Pradesh - 506 166. Mobile: 9704053909
Date: 31-01-2010
Dear Friends,
Sub: Withdrawal of call for Indefinite Strike by the JAC of Staff Associations of NVS – Reg
Ref: Discussions of the representatives of JAC with the Hon’ble Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Govt. of India dated 28-01-2010.
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It is hoped that by now, you would have received the copy of minutes of the meeting of the JAC of Staff Associations of NVS with the Hon’ble Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Govt. of India, forwarded by us to all the JNVs, by E-mail dated 29-01-2010.
In the same context, we bring to your knowledge and information the events that took place in a chronological sequence.
1. 23-01-2010: - A meeting of the JAC was convened at PUNE, where at discussions at threadbare were held and decided to observe indefinite strike w.e.f 01-02-2010.
2. 25-01-2010: - While the meeting was in progress at PUNE, we have received a call from the NVS headquarters office inviting the JAC representatives for a dialogue. Accordingly, all the members of the JAC met with the Hon’ble Commissioner NVS on 25-01-2010, where at no positive assurance came from the NVS administration. As such we were forced to inform the NVS of our resolute stand on the indefinite strike w.e.f 01-02-2010.
3. 27-01-2010: - JAC fired the shot to NVS headquarters intimating the irrevocable decision of indefinite strike w.e.f 01-02-2010 as there was no assurance on our demands. The same evening, the JAC representatives received call from Shri. Alok Varma, Joint Commissioner(Admn), NVS , New Delhi, to the effect that the Commissioner, NVS has arranged a meeting with the Hon’ble Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Govt. of India, New Delhi on 28-01-2010 and extended invitation to attend the same.
4. 28-01-2010: - The representatives of JAC who had already reached their respective places, had to fly to New Delhi, for the important meeting with the Secretary. The meeting was preceded by another meeting with the commissioner NVS at Shastri Bhavan on the forenoon of 28-01-2010. (The present commissioner, NVS is holding the post of Joint Secretary in the department of elementary education.) where at the commissioner advised all the JAC representatives to be pragmatic in the issue. Later late in the evening Smt. Anshu Vaish Hon’ble Secretary took the most crucial meeting with the JAC representatives. She heard us patiently and appreciated our genuine and most legitimate demands. She had assured that she will take up the issues with the secretary, finance ministry effectively in the days to come. During the discussions with the commissioner, NVS and the secretary (SE&L), it was assured that a meeting would be arranged with the Hon’ble HRM between 02-02-2010 and 15-02-2010.
The JAC could gauge sincerity and honesty in the statements of the secretary (SE&L) and the commissioner, NVS. Moreover the proceedings of the meeting were recorded in shape of minutes and communicated to all.
In the above circumstances, the JAC felt that it would be wise to allow some more time to the Government in the direction of viewing and reviewing the just and legitimate demands of the staff. Hence, we have a unanimous decision to withdraw the call for indefinite strike.
The JAC shall continue to wage relentless struggles in achieving our just demands of CCS Pension 1972 pattern and 10% special allowance to non-teaching staff in particular and all other genuine demands in general. Since this is the first time in the annals of NVS that an assurance to solve our problems was given in written shape which the JAC had to honor. This is our collective victory.
We may further inform that the JAC met with the Joint Commissioner (Admn.) and Joint Commissioner (Pers.), NVS headquarters, New Delhi, Separately on 29-01-2010 and discussed all the outstanding demands of the staff and requested for time-bound solution. They have advised us to submit issue wise representations, for finding speedy solutions and expedite solution. Following are the main issues discussed
a) Adhoc bonus to teaching staff.
b) Grant of Senior scale / ACP to teaching and non-teaching staff.
c) Grade pay of Rs 1800/- to group D employee.
d) Exemption of license fee to non-teaching staff.
e) One day token strike on 16-11-2009.
f) Modification of recruitment rules.
g) Restoration of Pay-Scale of Assistant, Audit Assistant, P-A, OS and SO.
h) ACP to drivers.
i) Earned Leave to vacation staff.
j) Ex-gratia to be paid to diseased employees families of Rs. 30,000/-
k) Creation of PGT post in Modern Indian languages.
l) Uniforms and Text-Books.
Friends, let us watch the developments. If any sabotage is attempted to water down our moment and unity, we shall roar like lions and plunge into the action with re-doubled vigour in the days to come.
You are requested to feel free to send your feedback.
With Best Wishes.
Yours Sincerely.
Jagdish Rai, President , AINVSA, 9415656993
L.B.Reddy, General Secretary, AINVSA, 9704053909
Sivanarain Sharma, President, NVSEWA, 9417061628
Raj Kumar Radi, Secretary, NVSEWA, 98780002613.
V L Balasubramanian, President, AIJNVPF, 9447275766.
R.S.Nayak, Secretary, AIJNVPF, 9822228559
T.P. Mani, President,AINVSA, 9447332341
J.K. Singh, General Secretary, AINVSA, 9431634620.
Vijay Kumar, President, JNVCAMSWA, 9431411219
