Okay after all struggle we got information – what can we do with the peace of information – then we have to approach lot of agencies including Quasi-judicial and judicial/Honourable Courts. Getting justice will any way take about 10 to 15 years – still criminals have every chances of escaping.

RTI Act is no doubt is helpful – but the Act should enable that PIO should be asked to give all informations to CAG/CBI/CVC and Honourable Courts and wherever a case is genuine and complaint is vindicated the authorities must take suo motto. Without this provision RTI Act is ineffective.

Let me give an classic example of about 5 years still running case. I have filed a complaint with Central Veigilance Commission [CVC]and also provided all information to CAG, CBI.———- CVC registered the case under CVC Ref: 611/05/10. CVC recorded that the complaint is vindicated. CVC in their public domain [web site] updated the status as “ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION HAS BEEN INITIATED”. CVC recorded Ministry of Earth Sciences/NIOT violated codal norms on public procurement and adviced the concerned Ministry to retender the case and disciplinary action should be taken on the Officials responsible for lapses. CVC recorded that repeated negotiation, after the diluting specification, drawing original specification of Scientific Demonstration Vessel called TDV Vessel, estimation are all wrong. CVC also recorded that the statement of the concerned Ministry is against facts. Still CVC kept the case at rest and updated their public domain [web site] with status as “Commission adviced closure of the case”. In the case Government has lost about Rs.400.00 crores because of awarding the contract illegally for TDV Ship building.

special feature of the case is that Government grant for acquiring TDV Scientific R&D Ship is about Rs.98.00 crores [for ship]plus Rs.45.00 [for scientific package]. specification for the ship has been diluted by reducing super structure, crew accommodation, electric propulstion, change in Noise Standard, configuration and not inspecting the ship on delivery by appointed 3rd party Norway Inspection Agency. If we consider diluted specification the estimate of Rs.98.00 crores has to be brounght down to Rs.50.00 or Rs.40 crores – wherease the concerned Ministry has illegally awarded the contract for Rs.240.00 crores about 5 times higher. Still Ministry contracted with ship WITHOUT SCIENTIFIC PACKAGE – that means concerned Ministry have just acquired an ordinary Cargo Vessel against the grant of Scientific R&D TDV Vessel.

CVC/CAG/CBI are aware the extent of damages suffered by Government – but the case is kept at REST [deep sleep]

In these type of public interest case what way RTI Act can help to wake-up the sleeping government agencies.

ALL INFORMATION pertaining to this case can be obtained under RTI Act from The Public Information Officer, Central Vigilance Commission, Delhi – quoting CVC Ref: 611/05/11 – but what will we do with all the information?

Ministry recd around 820 pages of comments, subdivided into 5 volumes and made a synopsis of them.

So if u want ur voice to be heard, keep on writing, mailing, blogging, post hard copies and do Dharnas etc.

Page 1 to 10 of the scanned document is Page 6 to 15 of Voulme 1 of Comments recd by WCD.Volume 1 is complete.

Page 11 to 16 of the scanned document is 1,2, 9 to 12 of Voulme 2 of Comments recd by WCD

Page 17 to 22 of the scanned document is Page 1 to 6 of Voulme 3 of Comments recd by WCD.