The attempt to extract spending info from Raj Bhavan deserves our support. If indeed such info is made available it may be a first ever in the civilised world.
Perhaps there is a need for a more comprehensive forum to tackle this in a sustained manner. The successes of such forums elsewhere in the world and in India may help give direction to the cause. Guidance could be taken from them http://www.transparency.org/contact_us/organisations/transparency_international_india http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/~subhash/pdfs/CHRIDraftPaper2003.pdf http://tpa.typepad.com/campaign/freedom_of_information/index.html http://www.cdt.org/egov/handbook/transparency.shtml http://obama.senate.gov/issues/good_government_responsible_spending/