Mazloom Nadaf

Rickshaw puller benefits from RTI


Mazloom Nadaf, a 70-year old rickshaw puller in Bihar has built his own house after exercising his right to know. But he spent a long time to get his home under the Indira Awas Yojana, the country’s national housing scheme. Five years after he applied authorities demanded Rs. 5000/- to process his application.

But he refused, Nadaf approached the legal aid centre of an NGO working in Madhubani district and sought their assistance in drafting and filing a RTI application. In his application he asked for the daily progress report made on his application to avail the Indira of Awas Yojana. He filed his application with the Circle Officer of his Block who forwarded the same to the Block Development Officer (BDO).

The BDO on receiving the RTI application sent for Mazloom and treated him like a VIP and with a lot of respect, handed him a cheque of Rs. 15,000(first installment payment) under the Indira Awas Yojana.
 
Mazloom’s house is now under construction. He has also been assured by the BDO that all his other requests will also be taken care of [bxA]

Courtesy: rtiact360.com