M.V.Ruparelia, Chief Patron, All India Senior Citizens Confederation
(AISCCON).
A503 Rashmi Utsav, Near Jangid Estate & Vijay Park, Mira
Road (East) Dist. Thane. 401107.
M. 09821732855. E/Mail: mvrup@yahoo.co.in
To Shri K L Das, Dy
Registrar,
Date: 14-8-14.
The Central Information Commission (Right To Information Act,
2005),
Government of India, IInd Floor, August Kranti Bhawan, Bhikaji
Cama Place, New Delhi-110 066.
Sub: Hearing on 4-9-14 of IInd Appeal no.
CIC/SS/A/2013/0002179/KY dt 25-9-13.Application dt 21-11-12. Your Dy no.
149537dt 12-7-13.Ref: Your letter dt 1-8-14 received on 13-8-14.
We are thankful to you
for fixing the date of Hearing on 4-9-14 at 12 hrs. I am 81 and will not be
able to come to Delhi. I shall be obliged, if I am given the opportunity to be
heard on telephone on Mobile no. 09821732855 or landline 022- 28123691. Other
ICs & CIC are permitting this and mention in Notice Of Hearing. If this is
not possible, kindly decide the case on the basis of detailed position brought
out in my IInd Appeal dt. 3-7-13 and this Rejoinder in terms of Gazette Notification for Central Information
Commission (Appeal Procedure) Rules, 2005, revised on 31-7-12 and Guidelines
issued by DOPT under their Memorandum no. 1/4/2009-IR dt 5-10-09.Simple information
requested in Application dt 21-11-12 is not given even after 21 months inspite
of reminders to AA on 27-2-13; 18-6-13 & 11-7-13, as will be seen from the
following:-Item i) A copy of complete notings leading to decision of
holding of this very useful National conference held at Delhi on 6-7 Nov,12 and
decisions about inviting all stake holders, NGOs, Experts & Activists
working in the field of Senior Citizens etc was requested. Only one page (page
7) is sent, which does not give requested information. Complete notings and
letters issued inviting all may please be given.
Item ii). As per this notification, it was held for sensitizing
all Stake Holders on ageing issues; review various interventions of Central
Government; State Governments/UT Administrations; NGOs & Civil Society with
a focus on Best Practices & to prepare a Plan of Action for more effective
implementation of various programmes for welfare of Senior Citizens. Copy of
Recommendations made by Thematic Groups is sent but notings indicating
decisions by Nodal Ministry on these recommendations and what Action Plan
indicating who has to take what action, when etc is not given. Simply,
circulating such recommendations to various Stake Holders (and not
disseminating to Grass Route Associations of Senior Citizens) will serve no
purpose. It may please be confirmed that no other recommendations/suggestions
were made in the Conference except on 4 Topics for more effective
implementation of various programmes for welfare of Senior Citizens, as
requested.
Item iii). Details of Review carried out of NPOP, 99 &
Maintenance Act, 2007 is not given.
Item iv. Details of how and who formed Special Technical Groups
and decisions taken on 4 selected themes may kindly be given, sending further
notings on results of Conference.
Item v. In reply to information requested about date on which my
letters dt 11-7-12, 5-10-12 and 17-10-12 to Shri Anil Goswami, Secretary (W)
and copy to CPIO & Joint Secretary by E/Mail were received and what action
was taken thereon, giving copy of notings for these 3 letters, it has been
stated by CPIO that these letters are not received in Ageing Section!! This is
an incorrect statement. All these letters were endorsed to CPIO through E/Mails
from time to time. Moreover, as a CPIO of the Nodal Ministry, CPIO has to
contact the Secretary (W) & his Section for disposal of these letters sent
by Speed Post and E/Mail also with notings etc and get certificate from Post
Office that these were not delivered, though shown as delivered in their web
site showing delivery of Speed Post. He has to see his E/Mail registration
section and find out what happened to E/Mail sent to CPIO on those dates. He
has also to inquire about copy sent to AA by E/Mail. Procedure followed for
dealing with E/Mails in Nodal Ministry may kindly be advised, sending the
requested information about these 3 very important references to Secretary (W)
and give replies to those letters with notings. Even these 3 letters were
recorded in www.pgportal.gov.in on those
dates.
Background: As 12 crore Elders of the Country are not provided any
Negotiating Machinery in this Most Democratic Country of the World nor there is
any laid down Machinery to inform grass route level Elders about any action
taken by any Government Ministries/Departments for welfare of Elders, we had requested
the President of India through our Representation dt 10-8-12 to hold a
Conference- a Get-To-Gether of Elders, as Elders
of the Country are repeatedly ignored by Central, State & Local Bodies, the
Stake Holders of NPOP, 99 for 15 years. This representation was sent by
President to Nodal Ministry, which held 2-day conference in Nov, 12 by inviting
Stake Holders and eminent Elders of the Country and with a focus on Best
Practices in the World & to prepare a Plan of Action for more effective
implementation of various programmes for welfare of Senior Citizens, took very far reaching decisions by forming 4 Thematic
Groups on 4 very important topics for the first time in history of functioning
of Nodal Ministry and sent minutes of 25 pages to us in reply to our RTI
Application. As no instructions are issued on any of the decisions in this
Conference of Stake Holders to the implementing stake holders nor any follow-up
action is taken on any decisions taken by the concerned attending stake
holders, no useful purpose is served. Our repeated representations to AA to
take action has not brought any results, though Decision No.
2701/IC(A)/2008 on 27-6-08 from Chief Information Commissioner, Delhi on
implementation of NPOP, 99 reads as under:- ``The Respondents has adopted a
National Policy on Older Persons, which has not been effectively implemented.
The Senior Citizens are, therefore, deprived of the benefits assured to them.
The Respondent is, therefore, directed to clearly outline the Plan of Action
and indicate its outcome for the larger benefits of the Society.``
We shall be
thankful, if appropriate directives to Nodal Ministry to indicate the Plan of
Action on decisions taken in the Conference in this case are issued.
Thanking You,
Yours Sincerely,
(M.V.Ruparelia)
Copy forwarded to Smt
Ghazala Meenani, The Appellate Authority and Joint Secretary (Social Defence),
A Wing, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Ageing Section,
Shastri Bhawan, Government of India, New Delhi-110 001.
Copy forwarded to Shri Surendra Rawat, Chief Public Information
Officer and Dy Secretary, Ministry of S.J.& E., Shastri Bhawan, New
Delhi-110001.
No comments:
Post a Comment