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Asha Parivar Campaigns: Right To Information

Asha Parivar in Hardoi district right to information campaign is changing the level of participation of citizens in governance through citizenship education strengthening democracy. There are extensive gains in awareness of the civic rights, better government schools, corruption free implementation of government schemes, and right to food and work.

The campaign of Asha Parivar for empowerment of people continues and Asha volunteers and members of the Parivar will continue their vigorous efforts to ensure transparent and good governance in panchayats.

RTI Camps in Kampur Continue

Continued awareness efforts and Right to Information Camps in Kanpur have helped increase citizen awareness of government roles and have helped increase accountability of government officials.

RTI Camps organized in Kanpur (UP), Baksa (Assam)

Along with local organizations, Asha Ashram co-organized RTI Camps in Kanpur in UP and Tamulpur, Baksa, in Assam.

Social Audit Report from Hardoi, U.P.
Asha Parivar conducted social audits of NREGS in Bharawan and Sandila blocks of Hardoi district. An analysis of the findings show inadequate implementation of the program and significant inconsistencies.
RTI: The Struggle Continues

A review of three different articles on the importance of complete access to files vis-a-vis RTI by Arvind Kejriwal in The Stateman, Aruna Roy and Nikhil De in The Kashmir Times and Maja Daruwala and Venkatesh Nayak in The Daily Tribue.

Victory for Democracy in RTI

Under pressure from citizens all over the country, the UPA government has decided not to introduce any amendment to RTI during this session.

Contribute to Awareness on the RTI Amendment

Requesting financial contributions to support civic society led national awareness campaign against the amendment to constrain our Right to Information. Please click here to donate. 6% of our target has been raised at this point.

Join the National Campaign for RTI

Communities around the nation have joined hands in opposing the amendment to the Right to Information. We are asking you to take small steps that can strengthen the freedom of India.

People Find it Difficult to Use RTI

Visting Hardoi, Sitapur, Unnao, Chandauli, Varanasi and Sultanpur during the ongoing 1st to 15th July, 2006, RTI campaign, which has now become popular as ‘Use RTI : Don’t Pay Bribe’ national campaign, one finds that the officials are quite reluctant to see the Right to Information Act, 2005, implemented in its true spirit. Sandeep Pandey reports from UP.

`Breaking the Silence`: Summary of Right to Information work in Hardoi U.P.

Without transparency, the law cannot assure employment to the needy

Right to Information movement receives Without transparency legitimacy in Hardoi

Hamarey gaon mein hamara raj (`Our Rule in Our village`)