RASTR, the Rashtrottan Sankalp Trust started to monitor the Activities of Municipal Reforms Cell under the Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA) in 2011 to see that the World Bank (WB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded projects to create websites for all 213 Urban local Bodies (ULBs) / Municipalities in Karnataka. Their audit in mid-2011 […]
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Know what your City corporation is doing for you
Enactment of the Public Disclosure Schedule is one of the mandatory State Level Reforms under JNNURM. Under this law, urban local bodies (ULBs) have to voluntarily declare information about its functioning, which includes, annual statements of performance covering operating and financial parameters and service levels for various services on a periodic basis to the public. […]
Who will blow the WHITSLE
By Gangadhar S Patil Twenty years ago when the Aruna Roy organized the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan to fight for poor peasants and rural labourers in a remote village of Rajsamand district in Rajasthan, demanding the right to know often came at a heavy price. Sadly not much has changed. The recent murder of Satish […]
Not knowing this may leave a big hole in your pocket Traffic violations
If you are getting caught quite often by Bangalore’s traffic police, then this will be the article you cannot miss out on. From now onwards, the Traffic Police cannot catch a motorist just to examine the driving license or vehicle documents. He can catch you only if you have violated any traffic laws or […]
Use RTI & LOKAYUKTA Act to make the difference & stop corruption
Mr.Gangadhar, is a RTI (Right to Information) activist and he is calling all Belgaumites to come forward and use the said RTI act 2005 and also the LOKAYUKTA ACT 1986 to stop corruption. He has appealed to all people to come together who want to see Belgaum developing. He has an idea and cleared […]