Now, file RTI query online anonymously !!!

 A group of three, which had been actively associated with Anna Hazare’s recent agitation for the Jan Lokpal Bill, came out with an online service that enables citizens to file an RTI application incognito. Titled 'RTI Anonymous', the service (http://getup4change.org/) has been launched in the wake of the rise in attacks on the RTI applicants and threats issued to them.

Ritesh Singh, a third-year student from IIT Kharagpur; Avnish Singh, an entrepreneur from Delhi and Anand Sharma, an NRI based in USA, are the part of this initiative.

“So far, individuals who dared to stand-up against corruption were being victimised in one way or another. Some even lost their lives. RTI Anonymous, is one solution that would hopefully reduce this problem to a significant extent,” said 19-year old Ritesh, who fasted along with Hazare at the Ramlila Grounds and was subsequently admitted to the ICU due to his frail health.

On RTI Anonymous, a user can simply click on ‘Submit RTI’ on the homepage to file an application. One can also send his/her request directly through email by creating a dummy email address.

“Once the query is submitted, we extensively reframe it to make it stronger and less ambiguous, if needed. Then we file it through random volunteers, based in different parts of India, completely bypassing the possibility of any victimisation. We then upload the information obtained from public authorities on our website for the benefit of the public,” says Ritesh .

Among others, a few retired government officials, some of whom were Public Information Officers in the past and a team of IIT Kharagpur students have been rendering their help in dealing with the applications filed online.

“We are keen to develop volunteer support across India,” Ritesh said, adding that the online service already has some amount of support from Pune in the form of India Against Corruption (IAC) activists.

Significantly, since its recent inception, as many as 105 applicants have filed their queries through the site.

The trio of Ritesh, Avnish Singh and Sharma first came in contact through IAC’s Facebook campaign during Anna Hazare's agitation for the Jan Lokpal Bill.

What is RTI Anonymous?
RTI Anonymous is an online service through which any person can File Anonymous Right to Information (RTI) Applications WITHOUT REVEALING THEIR IDENTITY. This means that we file those RTI Applications in our name and upload the documents obtained from the government on this website for the person who filed the Application to see.


Why RTI Anonymous?
Since RTI act came into force, 28 RTI and Public Interest Litigation (PIL) activists have been brutally killed. Many more are living in the shadow of fear. We don't want to let this continue. We thought we could leverage technology to solve this problem, by acting as a facilitator.

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Draft RTI's / Help Users: RTI Anonymous (RTIA) is a community based project. So, You, as a member of the community, are the biggest stake holder.
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If an RTI is possible for that post, Draft an RTI for it and post it as a Reply/Comment. We will take it over from there. Even if an RTI isn't possible for the post, try to help the author of the post as much as possible by posting informed Replies/Comments.

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