Re: [AI] Visually impaired person opens panchayat's eyes
This is a wonderful account and very encouraging. Shalini Khanna Hony. Director NAB, India -Centre for Blind Women Consultant, GENPACT Sexual Harrassment Committee L-25, Hauz Khas Enclave New Delhi Ph. no. 011- 41656266, 9811772499 --- On Sat, 7/11/09, prateek aggarwal prateekagarwa...@gmail.com wrote: From: prateek aggarwal prateekagarwa...@gmail.com Subject: [AI] Visually impaired person opens panchayat's eyes To: accessindia accessindia@accessindia.org.in Date: Saturday, July 11, 2009, 1:17 PM Visually impaired person opens panchayat's eyes - Ahmedabad - Cities - The Times of India Rangpar (Rajkot district): He cannot see but was determined to open the eyes of administration. More than his poverty, 26-year-old Ratna Al, it was authorities turning blind eye to development works in his village that pained him. A native of Rangpar, a dusty hamlet of 750 people in Wankaner taluka, Ratna used Right to Information (RTI). Ratna has put the village on development track. A neat two-km road has replaced the stony path connecting it to highway. The thorny gando bawal shrubs that dotted the roadside are now being cleared regularly and Rangpar is getting the facelift. But, getting all this done was not at all easy for Ratna, whose family lives below poverty line. Besides all the paper work, he even had to suffer humiliation by officials whenever he raised questions about development. The documents I got using RTI showed that many works registered as completed in the papers were actually never taken up. In 2008, I used RTI to know how many schemes had panchayat implemented and how much money was spent on each work, said Ratna. Though I did not get accurate information, it helped them realize that their inefficiency would be exposed. Now, everything is falling in place, thanks to RTI. If RTI Act, was not there, we would never have known the irregularities in local administration'' said Ratna, a farmer studied till class X. I can't see but I can sense the relief among villagers, he said His work is truly praiseworthy. People support him but not openly as no one wants to confront local authorities. But, Ratna stands firm and results are there, says villager Bhurabhai Barot. visit my new blog for whole new and refreshing experience. rush hurry, on http://www.myfriendprateek.blogspot.com regards, prateek agarwal. skype: prateek_agarwal32 website: http://www.prateekagarwal.webs.com best solution for all your softwares/websites development needs. you tell, i'll build. To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
[AI] Visually impaired person opens panchayat's eyes
Visually impaired person opens panchayat's eyes - Ahmedabad - Cities - The Times of India Rangpar (Rajkot district): He cannot see but was determined to open the eyes of administration. More than his poverty, 26-year-old Ratna Al, it was authorities turning blind eye to development works in his village that pained him. A native of Rangpar, a dusty hamlet of 750 people in Wankaner taluka, Ratna used Right to Information (RTI). Ratna has put the village on development track. A neat two-km road has replaced the stony path connecting it to highway. The thorny gando bawal shrubs that dotted the roadside are now being cleared regularly and Rangpar is getting the facelift. But, getting all this done was not at all easy for Ratna, whose family lives below poverty line. Besides all the paper work, he even had to suffer humiliation by officials whenever he raised questions about development. The documents I got using RTI showed that many works registered as completed in the papers were actually never taken up. In 2008, I used RTI to know how many schemes had panchayat implemented and how much money was spent on each work, said Ratna. Though I did not get accurate information, it helped them realize that their inefficiency would be exposed. Now, everything is falling in place, thanks to RTI. If RTI Act, was not there, we would never have known the irregularities in local administration'' said Ratna, a farmer studied till class X. I can't see but I can sense the relief among villagers, he said His work is truly praiseworthy. People support him but not openly as no one wants to confront local authorities. But, Ratna stands firm and results are there, says villager Bhurabhai Barot. visit my new blog for whole new and refreshing experience. rush hurry, on http://www.myfriendprateek.blogspot.com regards, prateek agarwal. skype: prateek_agarwal32 website: http://www.prateekagarwal.webs.com best solution for all your softwares/websites development needs. you tell, i'll build. To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] Visually impaired person opens panchayat's eyes
This is brilliant . Organizations for the blind conferring awards to outstanding blind people should actively seek out persons such as the one mentioned in this article and honor them, so that his work gets the kind of publicity it truly deserves and inhabitants of other neglected villages throughout the country follow in his footsteps. Geetha - Original Message - From: prateek aggarwal prateekagarwa...@gmail.com To: accessindia accessindia@accessindia.org.in Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 1:17 PM Subject: [AI] Visually impaired person opens panchayat's eyes Visually impaired person opens panchayat's eyes - Ahmedabad - Cities - The Times of India Rangpar (Rajkot district): He cannot see but was determined to open the eyes of administration. More than his poverty, 26-year-old Ratna Al, it was authorities turning blind eye to development works in his village that pained him. A native of Rangpar, a dusty hamlet of 750 people in Wankaner taluka, Ratna used Right to Information (RTI). Ratna has put the village on development track. A neat two-km road has replaced the stony path connecting it to highway. The thorny gando bawal shrubs that dotted the roadside are now being cleared regularly and Rangpar is getting the facelift. But, getting all this done was not at all easy for Ratna, whose family lives below poverty line. Besides all the paper work, he even had to suffer humiliation by officials whenever he raised questions about development. The documents I got using RTI showed that many works registered as completed in the papers were actually never taken up. In 2008, I used RTI to know how many schemes had panchayat implemented and how much money was spent on each work, said Ratna. Though I did not get accurate information, it helped them realize that their inefficiency would be exposed. Now, everything is falling in place, thanks to RTI. If RTI Act, was not there, we would never have known the irregularities in local administration'' said Ratna, a farmer studied till class X. I can't see but I can sense the relief among villagers, he said His work is truly praiseworthy. People support him but not openly as no one wants to confront local authorities. But, Ratna stands firm and results are there, says villager Bhurabhai Barot. visit my new blog for whole new and refreshing experience. rush hurry, on http://www.myfriendprateek.blogspot.com regards, prateek agarwal. skype: prateek_agarwal32 website: http://www.prateekagarwal.webs.com best solution for all your softwares/websites development needs. you tell, i'll build. To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
