Grahakjago (S.K.Virmani)©

जानिए आपके अधिकार अगर    आप सीवर जाम की समस्या को लेके अपने नगर निगम से काम करवाने में परेशान हो रहे हैं ? या आपको जन्म / मृत्यु सर्टिफिकेट या किसी अन्य काम कराने में दिक्कत आ रही है ? Are you a victim of poor service delivery of Municipal Corporations in Haryana?  Some of the municipality servic es in Haryana includes:     Registration of Birth/ Death and Issue of certificates     Water Supply and Sewage Management     Maintenance of parks          Installation and maintenance of street lights     Repair, construction and maintenance of internal roads     Removal of garbage         Health services         Other services Govt of Haryana has notified some of the services to be delivered within certain time limits failing which the designated officers are liable to be penalized/ disciplinary action taken and the...

Unethical business practices by telecom service providers in life time validity plans subscribed by prepaid category of mobile subscribers- An article as titled above was brought out on 28/12/2018 in this blog indicating unethical business practices of the Telecom Service Providers on their prepaid and postpaid telecom connections. The link to the article is: https://skvirmani-jagograhak.blogspot.com/2018/12/unethical-business-practices-by-telecom.html The telecom service providers had launched a scheme “life time validity” plans for mobile subscribers wherein the mobile users were being offered free incoming calls for which no recharge for its validity was required against one time charge. It was ranging from various amounts varying from company to company, the most prominent being Rs. 999/-. These plans were announced by telecom companies more than a decade back. The subscribers were required to recharge with talk time value recharge vouchers if the subscribers wish t...

I have already brought out an article quoting copy of the complaint sent to Reserve Bank of India to intervene in the matter of unfair banking practices by the commercial Banks in India on account of SMS alert charges. The title of the article posted on the blog on 07/10/2015 is: Need for intervention of Reserve Bank of India to put a stop on the unfair business practices of the Commercial Banks on a/c of SMS Alert Fee amounting to estimated Rs. 5,000 crores in a year I have been raising the matter through use of RTI Act also. Two series of RTI applications, CPO responses, First Appeal to First Appellate Authorities of SBI is brought out on my another blog. The link to the two articles is given below: 1 . http://skvirmani-rtijago.blogspot.in/2015/10/is-state-bank-of-india-adapting-unfair.html Is State Bank of India adapting unfair trade practices- RTI reveals more than 300 crores being earned unethically from consumers  2. http://skvirmani-rtijago.blogspot.in/2015/1...

If  CIC favors Public Information Officers (PIO)? Is RTI Act really effective?   Congress alwayz claim gifting of RTI Act to Indian citizens. The Act has been enacted constitutionally.  However, 1.The political parties themselves are not respecting the Act. 2. Attending hearing at CIC (Central Information Commission) is of not much use as many important points are being missed in a hearing of 4-5 minutes. They alwayz try to wind up the hearing in some 5-10 minutes. In fact it seems the Right to Information Act ( सूचना का अधिकार अधिनियम ) to be proactive to the Public Authorities. I am unable to guess why? 3. I have been raising appeals before CIC against Delhi Police, Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA), Department of Post (DoP) for the past more than two years.   4. I have now got two RTI appeals before CIC listed for hearing on 13th March 2014 and three appeals for hearing on 19th March 2014. I am just in confusion whether to attend the he...

  Can CIC be biased? Is it possible? I have been raising a RTI since last more than two years against Delhi Police. Delhi Police have been supplying false information and some of the crucial information which could have substantiated the claims of a possible nexus, have been suppressed by Delhi Police. There was a hearing before CIC (Chief Information Commission) wherein I could beyond reasonable doubt prove that Delhi Police is supplying false information and have been suppressing information of crucial nature. I concluded my view point with a request to direct Delhi Police to state the facts on an affidavit. Delhi Police refused to supply the statement of information on Affidavit.  Surprisingly the CIC order does not specify such request made by me as an Appellant. What could be the reason of suppression of such statements of the Appellant by CIC. Could it be possible CIC being biased. I do not believe but it is also a fact that it is a real based factual statement...

Is it Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG cylinder in tune to what is being projected to the Public or is to befool them?                                                                                                                             Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Govt. of India brought out a scheme of Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG cy...

CIC directed TRAI to evolve clear and categorical guidelines on auto renewal of VAS in next three months. Telecom Subscribers have been facing problems with activation of value added services (VAS) without seeking explicit consent of the subscribers. Activation of value added services without seeking explicit consent of the subscribers. Activation of any value added service (VAS) without seeking explicit consent is against the subscribers and is prohibited by TRAI regulations. To add to the problems of subscribes, the companies are putting these value added services on “Auto-Renewal Mode”. The subscribers are compelled to get them de-activated in case the subscribes are not interested in such VAS. This is against the principle of ethical business practices and TRAI is not showing its inclination to step in to put a stop on such unethical business practices. Mr. S.K. Virmani had taken up the issue with TRAI under RTI Act 2005. Not getting proper information from TRAI...