LUDIPS, Scheme for College Students Terms and Conditions

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LUDIPS, Let us do it pyar se is a scheme for college students to understand administration of public authority. Public authorities which are substantially financed by Government has to follow Right to Information Act 2005. LUDIPS groups is expected to study whether a particular public authority selected by them is implementing all mandatory instruction particularly those mentioned in section 4 of RTI Act. Basic thinghs that is expected from LUDIPS group are : 1. Study the website of public Authority (if any) 2. Have a good look about office premises of Public Authority in relation to Right to Information Act 2005 3. Meet the top boss of the Public Authority and give him the check list ‘Are you Section 4 ready?’ 4. Follow up with the Public Authority to get all the check list point filled. 5. All your observations from time to time may be put on your BLOG and also emailed to secretary@goartiforum.org .

Terms and Conditions to participate in Let Us Do It �यार से (LUDIPS) Scheme for College

Students to understand Government Administration 1. LUDIPS Group online registration is free and only for College Students. 2. In a LUDIPS Group there should be at least 3 Students. 3. In a LUDIPS Group there will be maximum 10 Students. 4. Every Student (member of your group) should be from your college (same college) 5. LUDIPS group may have 2 mentors to guide you to follow a Public Authority. (Every new

group must have at least 1 mentor who is either a college teacher or a managing member of a registered NGO)

6. Please NAME your LUDIPS Group. 7. You will have to create Blog in your LUDIPS Group name. 8. Blog name will be “your Group name” + LUDIPS 9. You will have to follow at least one Government Department one Panchayat or

Municipality (local body). 10. Maximum public authorities to follow are 5. 11. There are 42 Sports Association registered/affiliated with Sports Authority of Goa (SAG)

Please follow one Sports Association from the link given below: http://www.tsag.org/pages/121/THE-STATE-LEVEL-SPORTS-ASSOCIATIONS.html 12. You will have to enter your Group leaders name in first position. 13. While registering you will have to mention College name, your full name contact no,

college registration no.

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Goa RTI Forum will conduct interactive session, workshops with all LUDIPS Groups to discuss their experience, views and ideas. First workshop will be held on Sunday September 1st 2013. Goa RTI Forum will issue a participation certificate in February 2014. You may write to secretary@goartiforum.org for more information/guidance.

We have created a facebook group “LUDIPS (Let Us Do It �यार से)” open only for LUDIPS

students. https://www.facebook.com/groups/481784088582521/?fref=ts Please join this group. You can discusses your experience with other LUDIPS group students at facebook group

“LUDIPS (Let Us Do It �यार से)”

Please join facebook group Goa RTI Forum https://www.facebook.com/groups/287603948020359/?fref=ts

Your AIM is to follow up department and other bodies selected by you. To start with you may read the citizens charter of the department if not available, ask for it. Disclosure according to Section 4 of Right to Information Act 2005 on their website. Some of the useful links for your reference Useful links for Right To Information Act. 1. www.cic.gov.in 2. www.rti.gov.in 3. www.rtiindia.org 4. www.persmin.nic.in 5. www.humanrightsinitiative.org 6. www.satyamevajayate.info 7. www.bcasonline.org 8. www.parivartan.com 9. www.righttoinformation.info 10. www.righttoinformation.gov.in

11. www.inforightsindia.com 12. www.goidirectory.org 13. www.samartan.org 14. www.kabir.org.ina 15. www.snsindia.org 16. www.rtigateway.org.in 17. www.cvc.nic.in 18. www.freedom.org 19. www.samarmagazine.org 20. www.mahadhikar.org

21. http://www.rtiact360.com/2012/01/10/useful-websites/

For Guidelines on Implementation of suo motu disclosure under Section 4 of RTI Act,

2005 For all Stake Holders visit below given link.

http://www.iitbbs.ac.in/documents/Suo_moto_disclosure-15042013.pdf Other useful links for Right to Information Act http://www.epfindia.gov.in/sites/pdf/RIAct.pdf http://www.pon.nic.in/rti/Mahatma/Annex-1.pdf http://rti.gov.in/webactrti.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJNg06sXn5M Sports Associations in Goa There are 42 Sport Association registered/affiliated with Sports Authority of Goa (SAG) and accepting grants from SAG Visit http://www.tsag.org/pages/121/THE-STATE-LEVEL-SPORTS-ASSOCIATIONS.html

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Other Public Authority There are 190 Gram Panchayats in Goa, Talukawise distribution is as under

1. Bardez 33 2. Bicholi 17 3. Cancon 7 4. Dharbandora 5 5. Murmagoa 9 6. Perne 20

7. Ponda 19 8. Quepem 11 9. Salcete 31 10. Sanguem 7 11. Sattari 12 12. Tiswadi 19

In spite of the fact that India has won its battle of independence in the year 1947 making democracy its

weapon, unfortunately, the truth was something else. The power was handed over to the politicians

and democrats, not to the common man then. There were multiple instances to question the right to

information as it was in practice with the backdrop of the society we lived in

Let’s know Right to Information Act:

What is RTI act?

Democracy makes a country answerable to the common people. People elect the power to lead not to

rule over. Without any province to answer any power can be misused and common people can be

victimised easily. Right to information Act makes the elected power answerable to common people.

To answer what is rti act, one simple phrase can be used- “law of transparency”. It is the weapon of a

citizen to question so that the answer can throw light into the matter. Government is bound to answer

if any question arises on the functioning. The accountability of any government can be questioned.

The act not only has empowered citizens to answer government authorities but also reduces corruption

a lot. Citizens have the power to inspect and take notes on several tasks on the part of authorities so

that they can analyze the performance. Even they can have copies of documents if they need to prove

some unethical provisions.

What Makes RTI Act Beneficial?

Indian constitution permits its citizen to speak and express without any fear. How can a person speak

against the government if he or she does not have enough information? A victimized citizen can feel but

without information he or she is helpless to do anything. Right to information act in india is a

recognition of democracy that requires informed citizenry and transparency of information just for a

better functioning.