J&K RTI Foundation

RTI applicants accuse PIOs of delaying information Published at April 27, 2018 03:55 AM   0Comment(s) 594views Irfan Yattoo Srinagar: Applicants seeking information under Right to Information (RTI) act 2009 on Thursday accused Public Information Officers (PIOs) of various government departments of having no knowledge about the core objectives of the act, its clauses. The applicants said there is a threat to the Right to Information in the state and it would die of its own if the stakeholders do not act on time. Chairman J&K RTI Foundation, Irfan Banka told Rising Kashmir that representatives of government seem to be unaware about the law. “PIOs are not replying to applications within a period of 30 days and even some of them provide misleading information,” he said. He said there are PIOs who hardly know any difference between the Jammu and Kashmir RTI Act and the Public Service Guarantee Act (PSGA) which is a matter of concern. “RTI Act 2009 and J&K PSGA ...

# WorldHealthDay   # HealthForAll  #2018 Disabling  # Women  in the name of  # Safe   # Deliveries News18 Urdu  story, the analysis of documents obtained through  JK Right to information Act 2009 RTI  by  J&K RTI Foundation , breaks on this  WorldHealthDay2018  : 1.  Cesarean section  deliveries have become a business. The hospitals and doctors are making money off unsuspecting women and pushing them towards surgical deliveries. 2. Even  Patients , due to non-awareness, are ready to go for the surgery without being aware of the consequences. Recent studies show that C-sections lead to a higher risk of post-partum depression and lower breastfeeding rate in women and diseases like obesity and diabetes in children. Despite its adverse effects on maternal and child health, hospitals and doctors are indiscriminately conducting C-sections to make more money. To discourage this trend, women need to be made...