Jammu, January 22:–Jammu and Kashmir Border Areas Development Conference (JK-BADC), a registered organization working for the welfare of border residents today demanded full implementation of J & K Public Service Guarantee Act and Right to Information Act in all government offices of district Poonch.
Alleging some government departments of district Poonch for brazenly denying time bound services to the people under Public Service Gurantee Act and denying information to the citizens under RTI, the BADC has requested the Deputy Commissioner Poonch to sensitize all the district officers to adhere the provisions of these two people friendly act for providing public services and for bringing transparency in the administration.
Dr. Shazad Malik, the former Vice Chancellor and Chairman of the J & K Border development Conference named several departments of district Poonch for denying services and information under PSGA and RTI respectively and demanded action against them.
He said, JKPSGA was enacted by the state legislature to bring responsibility of officers to provide time bound services to the eligible persons(citizens) whereas RTI Act was brought by the Parliament of India for access to information under the control of public authorities.
The BADC Chairman said preamble of RTI Act states that democracy requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information which are vital to its functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed.
Dr Shazad further informed that during his tour to different areas of border town Poonch and interaction with general public and volunteers of his organization several other people complained that departments like Public Works Department(PWD), PHE Mendhar, Rural Development Department, BDO offices of Mendhar, Balakote, Mankote, ACD(RDD) Office Poonch and even the SDM office of Mendhar do not follow the provisions of PSGA and RTI Act. He also urged DC Poonch to hold sensitization program of officers for proper implementation of RTI and PSGA in the border district..
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