rastr annual report 2009-10
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Annual Report 2009-10
Registration No.: JAY-4-00405-2007-08
#285/B, 38th Cross, 8th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore-560082
Tel: +91-9886024990, 9916135836 www.rastr.in email: [email protected]
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The activities of RASTR at present are in the areas of education, fight against corruption,
women empowerment, proper rural & urban development, health care, guidance to youth,
culture, protection of environment & sustainable development, etc. We work actively in
creating awareness among the people about the need for the creation of an honest and
just society, liberate the society from evils like greed, selfishness and exploitation, and to
make citizens realise their rights and duties, and also to cultivate good civic sense.
Herewith we present a brief account of the prominent activities of Rashtrotthan Sankalp
during 2008-09, other important matters of the Trust, and the programmes and activities
we plan to take up during the next year. The report ends with expression of our thanks to
all associates, supporters, well-wishers and friends of Rashtrotthan Sankalp.
Mahila Sahaya Vani Support Anekal
Emmanuel Orphanage and Day Care Centre (a
registered Voluntary Organisation) is a nodal
agency for the Mahila Sahaya Vani of the
Department of Women and Child Development
of Govt. of Karnataka. Under this Vanitha
Sahaya Vani Scheme, any person can dial 1091and report the case of a woman in distress and
the nodal agencies and Police arrange for their
immediate rescue, relief, rehabilitation and legal
aid if required.
Emmanuel Orphanage, run by our associate,
Mr. Soundarrajan (a dedicated social worker for
nearly 3 decades), has nearly 25 women victims
reported under the 1091 Sahaya Vani scheme.
The cases are mainly related to dowry
harassment, domestic violence, denial ofmaintenance allowance on separation, etc. Mr.
Soundarrajan is following the cases of the women in different courts with the help of the
Legal Services Authority (LSA).
Some details of the Sahaya Vani and nodal NGOs are available at:
http://www.bcp.gov.in/english/proactivepolicing/VSV.html
http://dwcd.kar.nic.in/index.asp
Mr. Soundarrajan was in need of certain law
books, which will help in
making these cases stronger and getting
justice for the affected women. In May 2009,we had requested friends of RASTR to
contribute towards this cause. In response,
our friends responded swiftly. We bought the
required books. We visited the Sahaya Vani
Center in Anekal town on June 13 th, 2009 to
hand over the books to the Kendra. Along
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with that we also distributed notebooks to school going children attached with Emmanuel
Orphanage.
Katriguppe Main Road (Ward-54) Garbage Menace Addressed
It is a well-known
fact that garbage
collection in someareas of the
Garden city
(Bengalooru) is the
worst it can be.
Contributors to this
condition are the
apathy of the
administration and
the ignorance and
indifference of the
public who throwaway garbage
from their
homes/shops on
roads or vacant sites. Public themselves are partly responsible for the spread of diseases
and destroying the beauty of city.
In May 2009,
Rashtrotthan Sankalp
took up a mission to
clear up the
Katriguppe MainRoad in Ward-54
under the Bruhat
Bengalooru
Mahanagara Palike
(BBMP) of this mess.
We filed complaints
with the zonal BBMP
office. Followed up
with spot visits along
with citizens and
officials (Environment
Engineer / Health
Inspector). One of the letters submitted to the Joint Commissioner of BBMP South Zone
is embedded below.
Letter to Jt.Commissioner, BBM
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Kannada and English versions of the leaflets distributed in the surrounding areas as part
of the awareness campaign are reproduced here below.
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Images of one of the areas where garbage was dumped before and after we took up the
case may be seen here, which shows that constant efforts from the citizens can make a
big difference in the society.
Before (May 2009)
After (July 2009)
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Prevention of Beggary Act, 1975 Audit
There have been a lot of pro-people Acts,
which have come up, and a lot of
committees that have been set up for the
welfare of the people. The question is how
much efficient has the government been in
implementing the act or the findings of thecommittees. One such Act, which has failed
heavily, is the Karnataka Prevention of
Beggary Act, 1975. Even after 34 years of
passing an Act, the state has been
inefficient in implementing the Act in its totality.
Beggary the most inhumane condition in which a person can be, caught our eyes when
we set out to work towards a self reliant Nation. In order to get more information on this
we filed RTI applications with Beggary Relief Centers all over the state, the Department
of Social Welfare, the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR),
and the Urban Development Department ofGovernment of Karnataka. It was shocking
to see the outcome of the information
obtained. We are now planning to get into
the second phase of this activity, by
questioning the concerned departments
and ministries to take initiatives and lead in
this direction and to make Karnataka a
Beggary free state.
Rashtrotthan Sankalp is coming up with a
detailed report on the issue and will besubmitting the same to all the departments and ministries concerned. A few pictures
taken during our study and public audit on the topic may be seen here.
Traffic Rules Violation Audit Belgaum
Citizens are often heard of complaining of the traffic chaos, blaming the traffic police for
the mayhem and advising on "what the government should do". However, they do all this
as if they have no responsibility in this. The traffic system in the Belgaum City is in a
pathetic condition. Most people of Belgaum are either unaware of the traffic rules or dont
care to follow them. Traffic sense does not prevail in the minds of any one be it residents
or the enforcing authorities. Innumerable cases of violations can be found almost at every
nook and corner of the city. Traveling on the main roads is not at all a safe. Traffic rules
are being completely ignored and violated in many ways. Rashtrotthan Sankalp took an
initiative to look into this aspect in detail. Associates of Rashtrotthan Sankalp conducted
a survey in May 2009. Almost every case of traffic
violation and road & footpath was captured. The study
along with informative material on Traffic rules was
published. The report is embedded here for reference.
Belgaum TrafficReport
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Mayhem at a Level Crossing
RTI Activities
The Right to Information Act (RTI), 2005 is a landmark law empowering citizens to know
the affairs of the government / administration and participate in civic affairs. Rashtrotthan
Sankalp has for the past 3 years conducted several awareness programmes to educate
the citizens on this fundamental right in different parts of the country. Rashtrotthan
Sankalp makes frequent use of RTI to obtain information on various civic affairs and use
it to educate people on these matters.
Upcoming Activities for the year 2009-10
Pursuing the implementation of Prevention of Beggary Act 1975 with the
government to make the Beggary relief system effective.
Workshops on RTI and Civic affairs in educational institutes and among the
community.
Traffic Awareness campaigns.
Thanks & Appreciation
Our sincere thanks to all associate organisations, well-wishers, and financial supporters.In particular, we would like to mention the following people/organisations/groups:
Mahiti Hakku Adyayana Kendra and Shri. Vikram Simha for their continuous
support for all our works related to Right to Information Act.
Shri Sundeep Jalan for his help in legal matters.
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Shri. Soundarrajan for providing us an opportunity to work in Emmanuel Day Care
Center and also for assisting us in all the legal matters related to running a Trust.
Our financial supporters, Shri Amrutheshwar, Shri Sharad Virmani, Shri Suraj B C,
Shri. Shripad Saraf & Shri Amit Kamat.
Shri Ram Prasad Nidwannaya for assisting us in all Finance related matters.
Our volunteers and well-wishers for their faith in us, tremendous efforts,
cooperation and encouragement.
Jai Hind!