ACB Raid on RTA Agents in Kakinada RTO office

ACB Raid on RTA Agents in Kakinada RTO office

ACB has conducted lightning ride on Agents who were in RTO office on 17 , Augusts , 2011, at around 4 pm, ACB officials enter RTO office and closed doors, and started checking every one  in the RTO , office and they found, many agent are in the RTO office at that time,  apart from the staff and people who came for RTO office work, the ACB officials made enquires  till late 9.30 P M, the ACB caught 37 RTO agents and they seized around 2.20 Lakhs from these agents.

This is a common site in the RTO officials , there are mushroom RTO agents around RTO office, they do any type of work from Licenses, Fitness, registrations etc. they take challans, pay DD , submit forms  etc. only thing the applicant has to do is sign the blank relevant forms and pay the fee for the nature of job in RTO , plus the agents commission, out of which goes as a share to the staff in the RTO office, this is a open secret.

See the fate of India, to get a work done you have to pay an extra amount, in a democratic county.

If one try’s to get work done directly without an agent you will be asked to visit office number of times and you have to run pillar to post. Keeping this headache in mind, many approach a agent, who does the work done, here apart from the agents commission, we are encouraging corruption, as a share of the money what we give as excess in the name of service charge goes to a RTO staff.

The ACB has requested Citizens of East Godavari District to

call 94404 46160 and inform about any irregularities or corruption in any Government Department , including RTA office, the name of the caller will be kept secret. So, next time if you find any corruption, call this number. Now itself store this number in your cell phone book.

Are we not encouraging corruption?

Let us try to get our work, done with out corruption, and with out paying not a single paisa more then the Government fixed fee.

You will be shocked to see the original rates fixed by the department, and what you pay the RTA agent.

To get your Learning license the Government fixed fee is Rs 60 but, an agent charge you above Rs. 300

For a Driving license the Government fixed fee is Rs 390, but, an agent charges around Rs. 900  to Rs. 1000

For International license the Government fixed fee is Rs. 650, but, an agent charges you around Rs 1500 to Rs 2000 or even more as per your urgency.

For a Duplicate Registration the Government fixed fee is Rs 110 to Rs 300, but, an agent charges you above  Rs 600/-

For Fitness Certificate for 4 wheeler SUV Taxi cars is Government fixed fee is 550/- but, an agent charges Rs 800/-

Many more services are being charged very high, then that of Government fixed fee.

So, next time when you have a work in a RTO office. You can approach the RTO office counter and get your work done, you work may be delayed, encourage your friends and your neighbors to get work done directly. This will become a system and there will be no corruption.

Let us be patient enough to get the outcome of the process, better your get your renewals of licenses, fitness certificates etc. done bit early , before the due date, so, that if you renewed document comes little late also no worry.

These are  targets / standards / response time / Fee etc  for delivery of documents in respect     in an RTO office

 

Item of Work	Type of Office	Fees Service Charges	Targeted/ response time.
Driving Licence   Learner's Licence (for each class of vehicle)	a) JTC / TDC/       RTO office   b) Unit Office   c) MVI office	Rs. 60 .00	Same day Same day Same day
Fresh Driving Licence	a) JTC / TDC/       RTO office   b) Unit Office	Rs. 390 .00	Same day 24 Hours
Registration of new vehicles / other   state vehicles
2 Wheelers         3 Wheelers (Tansport)        4 Wheelers (Non-Transport Vehicles)     Light Commercial Vehicle     Medium Goods / Passenger Vehicle     Heavy Goods / Passenger Vehicle	a) JTC / TDC/       RTO office   b) Unit Office   c) MVI Office   a) JTC / TDC/       RTO office   b) Unit Office   a) JTC / TDC/       RTO office   b) Unit Office       JTC / TDC/       RTO office       JTC / TDC/       RTO office       JTC / TDC/       RTO office	Rs. 160 .00 Rs. 400 .00 Rs. 400 .00 Rs. 500 .00 Rs. 600 .00 Rs. 800 .00	Same day 24 Hours Same day 24 Hours Same day 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours
Issue / renewal of Fitness Certificate        Three Wheelers	a) JTC / TDC/       RTO office   b) Unit Office   c) MVI Office	Rs. 230 .00	Same day Same day Same day
Light Motor Vehicles	a) JTC / TDC/       RTO office   b) Unit Office   c) MVI Office	Rs. 360 .00	Same day Same day
Medium Motor Vehicles	a) JTC / TDC/       RTO office   b) Unit Office   c) MVI Office	Rs. 230 .00	Same day Same day
Heavy Motor Vehicles	a) JTC / TDC/       RTO office   b) Unit Office   c) MVI Office	Rs. 560 .00	Same day Same day Same day

         Other Applications  

Item of Work	Type of Office	Fees Service Charges	Targeted/ response time.
Driving Licence   International Driving Licence	a) JTC / TDC/     RTO office	Rs. 350 .00	Same day
All other transactions relating to driving   Licences
Transport   Renewal	a) JTC / TDC/       RTO office	Rs. 330 .00	Same day
Duplicate	a) JTC / TDC/       RTO office	Rs. 315 .00	Same day
Non-Transport   Renewal	a) JTC / TDC/       RTO office           Unit Office	Rs. 330 .00	Same day 24 Hours
Duplicate	a) JTC / TDC/       RTO office           Unit Office	Rs. 315 .00	Same day 24 Hours

 

Registration of vehicles Temporary registrations
2-wheeler	TC/DTC/RTO office	Rs.65.00	2 hours
4-wheeler	JTC/DTC/RTO office	Rs.65.00	2 hours
Issue of duplicate registration certificate
Invalid carriages	JTC/DTC/RTO office Unit office	Rs.110.00	Same day
Motor cycles	JTC/DTC/RTO office Unit office	Rs.130.00	24 Hours Sane day
Light motor vehicles	JTC/DTC/RTO office Unit office	Rs.300.00	24 Hours Same day 24 Hours
Transfer of ownership
Invalid carriages	JTC/DTC/RTO office Unit office	Rs.110.00	Same day
Motor cycles	JTC/DTC/RTO office Unit office	Rs.130.00	24 Hours Sane day
Light motor vehicles	JTC/DTC/RTO office Unit office	Rs.300.00	24 Hours Same day 24 Hours
Other transactions Change of residence/place of business
Motor vyvlessss	JTC/DTC/RTO office Unit office	Rs.120.00	Same day 24 hours
Light motor vehicles	JTC/DTC/RTO office Unit office	Rs.120.00	Same day 24 hours
Endorsement/termination of hire purchase in the R.C.
Motor cycles	JTC/DTC/RTO office Unit office	Rs.200.00	Same day 24 hours
Light motor vehicles	JTC/DTC/RTO office Unit office	Rs.300.00	Same day 24 hours
Issue of permits
Stage carriages	JTC/DTC/RTO office	Rs.2100	24 hours
Goods carriages	JTC/DTC/RTO office	Rs.700	24 hours
Contract carriage having seating capacity exceeding 13 in all	JTC/DTC/RTO office	Rs.2100	24 hours
Maxi cabs	JTC/DTC/RTO office	Rs.1100	24 hours
Motor cabs	JTC/DTC/RTO office	Rs.475	24 hours
Auto rickshaw	JTC/DTC/RTO office	Rs.350	24 hours
Private service vehicle beyond seating capacity of 13 in all	JTC/DTC/RTO office	Rs.1000	24 hours
Private service vehicle upto seating capacity of 13 in all	JTC/DTC/RTO office	Rs.700	24 hours
Omni Bus beyond seating capacity of 13 in all	JTC/DTC/RTO office	Rs.1000	24 hours
Issue of tax tokens (i.e., acceptance tax remittance) in respect of those vehicles where there no cases pending and tax and penalty arrears are no due	JTC/DTC/RTO office	Rs.5.00 upto Rs.500/- of tax Rs.10.00 above Rs.500/-of tax	2 hours 2 hours

Courtesy :  http://aptransport.org 

The above information is as August 18 – 2011 – time 7.21

This information is for public awareness – you are requested to visit http://aptransport.org/html/citizens-charter-1.htm for update information.

Blood Donation Awareness

Blood Donation Awareness

In Kakinada, you can donate blood at

GGH (Governent General Hospital)

Rotary Blood Bank ( near Kalpana center – Muncipal office)

Red Cross Blood Bank (Rama rao peta)

What are the benefits of Blood Donation ?

• Just by donating appx 400ml of your blood you can save another person who is in need of blood.

• Iron in blood is maintained at optimum level by regular blood donations.
• You don't need any special medication before or after blood donation.

• By regular blood donations, you reduce chances of heart diseases and strokes by more than 30 %.

• It hardly takes 45-60 mins to donate blood. You can continue with your routine immediately unless advised otherwise.

Is the basic test at the time of blood donations free?

• Basic blood and health check up is done for FREE.

Why should I donte  blood ?

• Statistics show that 25 % of us will need blood at least once in our lifetime.

If you donate , you will be helped by some one else.

How much blood is taken at blood donation ?
Appx. 400-450 ml is taken at blood donations, which is appx 1/11th of blood in your body. Your blood is replaced with fresh blood within next 48 hours.

Is there any ill effects of blood donation ?
No. Before all blood donations your health checkup is done to determine if you can donate blood. You can donate blood every three months.

How long does take ?
It hardly takes 45-60 mins for donation. After that you can go back to work or any other routine activities provided you are not advised otherwise by supervisors.

Is blood donation safe ?
Donating blood is a safe process. Needles and bags used to collect blood are used only once and then discarded, making spread of infection to the donor not possible.

I was denied previously. Can I donate now ?
Most of the reasons for denying blood donation are temporary like low iron count. If you are found fit after checkup, you'll be allowed to donate blood. It's advisable to maintain good health by balanced diet if you want to be a regular blood donator.

How often can I donate blood ?
An average person can donate blood in every two months but to assure safety a three months gap is advised and followed in India.

Am I eligible for blood donation ?
You are eligible for blood donation if,
you are in good health &
you are above 18 years &
you are not taking any medication &
you are not pregnant &
These are some basic eligibility criteria. However, your health checkup is done before every blood donation to determine if you can donate.

Team better Kakinada Invites all eligible donors to come forward and donate blood.

Arvind Kejriwal - RTI - Right to Information Cursader

                Arvind Kejriwal  (born: 1968)  a  graduated from IIT Kharagpur as a Mechanical engineer in 1989. Later, he joined the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) in 1992, and was posted at the Income-tax Commissioner's Office in Delhi.

He is on a noble  crusader on RTI ( Right to Information ) that is  transparency in Government., he is also a social Activist,

He was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership in 2006.

On February 6, 2007, Arvind Kejriwal  was named CNN-IBN 'Indian of the Year' in Public Service for the year 2006.

Lokpal Bill Silent Features

1.         An institution called LOKPAL in the centre and LOKAYUKTA in each state will be set up. These institutions will completely independent of the governments, just like the Supreme Court and the Election Commission. No minister can influence their investigations.

2.         Investigation in any case will have to be completed in one year. Trial should be completed in next one year so that the corrupt officer, or politician goes to jail in two years max.

3.         The loss that a corrupt person caused to the government will be recovered at the time of conviction.

4.         If any work of any citizen is not done in prescribed time in any government office, Lokpal will impose financial penalty on guilty officers, which will be given as compensation to the complainant. So, you could approach Lokpal if your ration card or passport or voter card is not being made or if police is not registering your case or any other work is not being done in prescribed time. Lokpal will have to get it done in a month’s time.

5.         Election of Lokpal officials – What if government appoint corrupt and weak people as Lokpal members? That won’t be possible because its members will be selected by judges, citizens and constitutional authorities and not by politicians, through a completely transparent and participatory process.

6.         What if some officer in Lokpal becomes corrupt? The entire functioning of Lokpal/ Lokayukta will be completely transparent. Any complaint against any officer of Lokpal shall be investigated and the officer dismissed within two months.

7.         What will happen to existing anti-corruption agencies? CVC, departmental vigilance and anti-corruption branch of CBI will be merged into Lokpal. Lokpal will have complete powers and machinery to independently investigate and prosecute any officer, judge or politician.

8.         The punishment would be minimum 5 years and maximum of life imprisonment.

Who is SHANTI BHUSHAN

SHANTI BHUSHAN ( 85 Years) an eminent lawyer,  he was also a  former law minister , He was  the key instrument of the  Jan Lokpal Bill. He drafted the bill and  the  Bill was introduced  in Parliament for approval in 1977, As the law minister in the Morarji Desai government, but it was not accepted , in the mean time the  Janata Party government collapsed.

  

He had represented Raj Narain in the case against then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and won, which  led to the imposition of Emergency in India after a long sequence of  this event.

From 1977 till date this bill is not accepted and the bill is rejected with some excuses or the other.

Now Anna Hazara is fighting for the Cause.

Who is Anna Hazare?

Who is Anna Hazare?

Anna Hazare, a Gandhian, An ex-army Jawan, who  Fought 1965 Indo-Pak War, He has built a village called Ralegaon Siddhi in Ahamad Nagar district, Maharashtra, which is a self-sustained model village. Energy is produced in the village itself from solar power, bio-fuel and wind mills. In the 1975, it used to be a poverty clad village. Now it is one of the richest village in India. It has become a model for self-sustained, Eco-friendly & harmonic village.

Anna Hazare was awarded Padma Bhushan and is a known figure for his social activities.

Today he is fighting for the amendment of a law to curb corruption in India., He is advocating for a Bill, The Jan Lokpal Bill (The Citizen Ombudsman Bill), that will form an autonomous authority who will make politicians (ministers), bureaucrats (IAS/IPS) accountable for their deeds.

Way back in 1972, the bill was proposed by the then Law minister Mr. Shanti Bhushan. Since then it has been neglected by the politicians showing some excuse or some omission.

His main demand is very reasonable :

Anna is asking for is: the government should come forward and announce that the bill is going to be passed.

Next, they make a joint committee to DRAFT the JAN LOKPAL BILL. 50% government participation and 50% public participation. Because one  cant trust the government entirely for making such a bill which does not suit them.

Out come of the Lokpal Bill

A LokPal will be appointed at the centre. This officer  will have an autonomous charge, just  like the Election Commission of India. In all the states, Lokayukta will be appointed.

The job is to bring all alleged party to trial in case of corruptions within 1 year. Within 2 years, the guilty will be punished.

This is a fast track trail and punishment of the guilty, Not like that of the cases and scams which we are hearing for years and the culprits in many cases left India, few died, few are absconding in few cases evidences are manipulated etc ., we are aware of such cases like  Bofors scam or Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, that has been going for last 25 years without any result.

Supporters for the Cause

All un corrupt Indians, people who love India, people who are for better India, people who are for poverty free India  are supporting Anna for the Cause. Add to all Indians prominent personalities like  Aamir Khan, Kiran Bedi, Baba Ramdev, Swami Agnivesh, RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal and many more.

Are you against Corruption ?

Next time when you go to a Mucipal office , Government office, Government Hospital , MRO office, RDO office, VDO office, Panchayat office , Police Dept, Passport Verification etc. never give money to get your work done on a fast track, your work will be done , don’t worry, public servants are there to serve you.

Once every India stops bribing , the work in Government offices will be done in a process , your file and your neighbors file will be moved fast as there are no bribe giving Indians, the work will work in its process.

You may think, if I don’t bribe , my neighbor will bribe, and he will get the work done fast,

If you don’t bribe , your neighbor too will not bribe, both your work will be done in the first come first serve process.

Better Kakinada urges you to stop giving bribes and not manure the tree called Corruption.