My RTI desk

INFORMATION UNDER RTI ACT, 2005
From
LEENA MEHENDALE
Central Administrative Tribunal
Bangalore Bench,
II Floor, BDA Comm. Complex,
Indiranagar,
BANGALORE – 560 038.
To
Shri B.B.Bahl,
Joint Director & PIO (RTI),
Office of the PIO (RTI),
Room No.2060, Electronic Niketan,
Dept. of Information Technology,
Ministry of Communication & IT,
6, CGO Complex,New Delhi,
(Telephone No.011-24301735).
Sir,
This matter relates to the development of computer software for Indian languages and particularly i-Leap. Please give this information pertaining to 3 chunks of periods namely (I) 1991-2000, (ii) 2000-2005 and (iii) 2006-2010.
1. What is the sale and purchase mechanism for iLeap.
2. Was a Policy ever formulated for promotion of Indian languages
on computer, and especially iLeap? How the policy has varied
between 1991 to 2010?
3. How is its pricing done?
Give average price for the above mentioned three periods.
4. The inscript key board developed for gyst and iLeap softwares has been accepted by the Bureau of Indian Standards. What efforts havebeen made to implement these standards?
5. What efforts have been made to popularise this software and to give information to the public about them?
6. Where is such information available on the website of your department and on the website of CDAC? Please give URLs.
For the following questions please read senior level officers = Director or above level, and give information from 1.1.2001 onwards.
7. How many times has there been a formal meeting between the senior level officers to discuss the promotion of Indian languages on computer? Please give dates and names of senior officers who attended the meeting. Please separately mention meetings held with the senior officers of Rajbhasha.
8. How many times the senior officers of the Department met for a formal meeting to discuss the progress of developing internet compatibility of C-DAC softwares for Indian Language. Please give dates and names of officers.
9. How many times the Secretary, Department of Information Technology has attended the meetings which had on its agenda the above two subjects. Please give dates and the name of the Secretary.

I am enclosing herewith a Postal Order No.68E 805028 for Rs.10/-. After hearing from you any additional amount required for the answers of the above 9 questions will be paid by postal order. Kindly arrange to give me the above information within one month as per the RTI Act, 2005.
Yours faithfully,
(LEENA MEHENDALE)
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On 23 07 2010 Mr Bahl just informs that he has forwarded my questions to C-DAC.
Hey ye all, who want to know if Govt officers can READ -- have you got your answer?
Anyway, I was thus forced to right a second letter and he gets opportunity to delay the reply.



My third RTI question
Asked To Ministry of Communication & IT



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From
LEENA MEHENDALE
Central dministrative Tribunal Dated : 3rd August, 2010.
Bangalore Bench,
II Floor, BDA Comm. Complex,
Indiranagar,
BANGALORE – 560 038.
To
Shri B.B.Bahl,
Joint Director and
CPIO(RTI), DIT(Hq.),
Room No.2060, Electronic Niketan,
Dept. of Information Technology,
Ministry of Communication & IT,
6, CGO Complex,New Delhi,
(Telephone No.011-24301735).
Sir,
Thanks for your prompt reply to my application 14.07.2010 and forwarding the same to the Public Information Officer, C-DAC, Pune.
Your reply to me is unsatisfactory. Some of my questions were pertaining to C-DAC. But, Question Nos.2,4,7, 8, 9 pertain to the Ministry, for which C-DAC cannot answer. I expect replies from your end to the above questions.
Further, even for question No.1,3,5 and 6 please let me know whether the Ministry and Department had any say or these decisions were left completely to the discretion of C-DAC? This information is important and necessary to understand the working of your department.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,

(LEENA MEHENDALE)
Copy to:
Sh. Shriniwas S. Pownikar,
Public Information Officer,
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC),
Pune University Campus, Ganesh Khind,
Pune – 411 007.
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