A citizen meeting has been convened on Thursday to discuss next action under what the RTI activists call `Section 4 offensive'. Under Section 4 of the Right to Information act, a public authority is under an obligation to publish certain kind of information and make it available to the public.

For example: Vijay Kumbhar, RTI acivist has decided to inspect files on properties leased out by the Pune Municipal Corporation. Such leases, he contends, fall under "concessions, permits or authorisations'' granted by the public authority – that is, the municipal corporation.

Vivek Velankar, another RTI activist has decided to inspect files on authorisations granted by the Income Tax department to certain charitable organisations to pass on tax benefit to their donors under Section 80 G of the Income Tax Act.

Venue for the meeting: Maheshwari Vidya Pracharak Sabhagriha,
Third Floor, Above UTI Mutual Fund Office
Next to Hotel Chetan,
Model Colony, Pune

Date and time: Thursday, November 23 at 5.30 p.m.

The venue is close to Model Colony Post Office. It is to the left if you are coming from Lalit Mahal junction and to the right if you are approach from Deep Bungalow junction.

The activists will also discuss a proposal to accord a public felicitation to Dr Nitin Karir, Municipal Commissioner of Pune, for being the first head of a public authority in the country who has allowed inspection of records under Section 4 of the Right to Information Act.

Contact nos. of RTI activists in Pune:

Vijay kumbhar - 9850434351
Vivek velankar - 9850063480
Jugal rathi - 9370066937