TARUN MITRA MANDAL’S RTI MOVEMENT

Tarun Mitra Mandal has always been one of the forerunners to adapt and bring about a positive change in society. When the central government passed the Right to Information Act, 2005, our leadership team envisioned the remarkable impact this law can bring in the society, if used prudently. Under the clinical mentorship of Shri. Kewal Semlani, rigorous training was imparted to a group of selfless volunteers for 4 months. In July 2007, Tarun Mitra Mandal announced the launch of its new initiative “Janadhikar Abhiyaan” (RTI Movement) devoted to help and guide people to solve their problems with government and semi-government departments.

Today, the RTI Movement is operated from 12 RTI Clinics across Mumbai and Thane. We have more than 90 volunteers coming from various professional backgrounds like Lawyers, CAs, Engineers, Architects, Doctors, MBAs, Shopkeepers and even government employees. Regular pieces of training are conducted to keep our volunteers up-to-date with the changes in legal and procedural aspects of public authorities. We have helped individual citizens to resolve their queries with various state and central public authorities like Municipal Corporations, Insurance Companies, Income Tax department, Police department, Educational Institutes, and many more. So far we have helped citizens to file more than 10,000 RTI applications, more than 500 appeals and more than 100 complaints with the State and Central Information Commission.