An Appeal To Narendra Modi

An Appeal To Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi
-By Anjali Bhardwaj, Nikhil Dey & Amrita Johri

Appoint Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission

Dear Shri Narendra Modi,

The Right to Information Act is under threat once again! This time due to the Government not appointing a Chief Information Commissioner.

How can the Central Information Commission (CIC), responsible for adjudicating RTI appeals, function effectively without a Chief Information Commissioner?

Yet for the first time sincethe landmark legislation was passed in 2005, there is no Chief Information Commissioner in the CIC. The post has remained vacant since August 22, 2014.

This massive delay in appointing a new Chief is severely hampering the working of the Information Commission. There is already a huge backlog in the Commission with close to 25,000 appeals and complaints pending.

This ever-increasing backlog of cases challenges the citizen’s fundamental Right to Information and creates roadblocks in fighting corruption, big and small.

PM Modi, you have often stressed on ‘anti-corruption’ and ‘quest for transparency’ as the driving forces of your good governance program. How then can such a key institution to fight corruption remain rudderless?

According to media reports, the delay in appointing a new Chief is because there is no Leader of Opposition. However, the RTI Act clearly states that in the absence of a recognised Leader of Opposition, the leader of the single largest opposition party should be part of the committee to appoint the new chief.

Since the RTI Act is absolutely clear on this, we ask you, as a citizens of this country, to ensure the post is filled immediately.

The RTI Act is one of the most empowering legislations for citizens and there are millions of examples from across the country on how people have successfully used RTI to hold the government accountable.

We, therefore, ask you to appoint a Chief Information Commissioner without further delay and walk the talk on your transparency and good governance agenda.

Yours Sincerely,

Anjali Bhardwaj, Nikhil Dey & Amrita Johri

My appeal To Sri Narendra Modi,

Prime Minister of India

 Is To Save Indians

From Doctors, Drug Manufacturers , Pathological Lab Owners, Hospital Owners

and in brief looters Who Loot Patients

 in the name of Medical Care

 

Bank Unions from the forum of United Forum Of Bank Unions (UFBU) has asked for 100 per cent reimbursement of Hospitalisation expenses during their talk with Indian Bank's Association (IBA) on 26th September 2014. On this issue IBA has suggested for introduction of Mediclaim policy plan . Bank staff will be great looser if they accept the IBA's suggestion of mediclaim replacing Hospitalisation Reimbursement Scheme of the bank.

It is well known that majority of Hospitals who have got tie up with Mediclaim are indulged in dangerous fraudulent activities. These hospitals have settings with Doctors specially Surgeons who inflate charges of all fees , operation charges, nurses fees, medicine charges and other services . Not only cost of all pathological tests goes up if the patient is covered under mediclaim policy but all fees and charges also move up drastically . Not only this even unwarranted tests are prescribed and even unwarranted operations are carried out. There may not be serious problems in Heart , but doctors prescribe Angioplasty of introduction of Stubs in Heart and charge lacs of rupees for such dare devil operation.

It is proper to mention here that Doctors are not allowed to sit or work for hospitals in such hospitals if they do not help in artificially and fraudulently raising business of hospitals. There is dangerous nexus among pathological test laboratories, doctors , tie up agencies like Mediclaim and owners of Hospitals and Nursing Homes. Sales persons from manufacturers of various medicines, drugs and other medical equipment play a vital role in promoting this loot culture in medical care centres. There is no doubt in it. Everyone who has got opportunity to use the services of hospitals and specially tie-up hospitals has tested the brutal behaviour of hospital staffs , doctors and managers. All costly medicine are prescribed by Doctors to loot the patients from all sides.

　

As soon as receptionists comes to know that the patient is tie up with some government departments or mediclaim and that the patient will get reimbursement of all expenses, they will start looting the patient and exploit the caretakers of patients as much as possible to fill the pocket of Doctors, test lab owners, managers and staff of hospital promoters. 'Marta Kya Nahi Karta'. Patients and poor caretakers who have got no alternative and no other options usually and normally surrender before doctors and pray Almighty God to save him from clutches of these monstrous Doctors.

I request officers who do not believe in above mentioned bitter truth ,should match Satyamev Jayate Episode produced by famous Actor Amir Khan or personally visit big hospitals and meet patients and caretakers of patients to know the truth from own eyes and ears. Media men from time to time have also enlightened on this issue how patients are cheated in big hospitals. These may be some exceptional good doctors and good hospitals, but the trend and general culture and practices in hospitals is very much disheartening and alarming for patients.

I am therefore of the view that UFBU must refrain from Medicliam policy if it is suggested by IBA. Even I would like to request Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi to look into this matter and try to save Indians from the clutches of Doctors, Hospitals, Medicine manufacturers, Test Lab owners who are exploiting and cheating poor patients .


Many patients die without treatment only because they cannot afford costly treatment at these famous hospitals. They may go to Government Hospitals also. But the position at Government hospitals is much more pathetic and alarming. Majority of government hospitals are used only for Post Mortem , accidental cases and when the poor patients decide to accept God Gifted Death. You will not find good doctors, good labs, good testing facilities, adequate and hygienic atmosphere ,cleanliness and adequate staff in such hospitals, Corruption in these hospital is much more deep rooted, devilous and disastrous .Only God Save patients .

Lastly I should mention here that hundreds of agents are working in the market who offer costly gifts to Heads of Banks and other PSUs and who use to motivate senior officials of banks and hospitals by gifting them to accept tie up with hospitals and to sell the Mediclaim policies. Huge commissions are offered to agents who sell Mediclaim policies. UFBU should keep this dirty game in mind and save themselves from the temptations given to them by such dirty players working on behalf of Insurance agencies , hospitals and pathological labs.

Deadlock In Wage Revision Of Bank Employees Will Prove Very Much Harmful for the Economy 

 

It is pity that billions and billion of public money is in the hands of dissatisfied and disappointed lot of employees. Financial responsibilities lies in the hands of workers who themselves are financially weak and whose weakness is growing year after year. Employees who deal in money are unhappy with money they get in lieu of hard work they do. Such situation has already landed the banks in problems of huge bad debts and may further aggravate the sickness of the banks . Neither IBA nor GOI has been taking seriously the ground level reality of bank staff and I have no hesitation in saying that IBA and GOI both are responsible for growing sickness in banks. It is they which failed to nourish Human resource properly and it is they who promoted bribery and flattery culture in banks.

 

Bank staff are very much annoyed and feel frustrated due to inordinate delay in wage revision and some of them even plan to put hurdles or boycott implementation of PMJDY. They are very much disappointed due to frequent failure in wage talks held between IBA and UFBU. They are unhappy over indifferent attitude of IBA and casual approach of leaders associated with negotiating team of United Front Of Bank Union. But it has to be kept in mind that Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojna is a National Programme and any hurdle on its path will annoy common men of the country which is not good and which will tarnish the image of bank staff in the eyes of common men. At all cost , it should be the endeavour of each bank staff to save and safeguard the image of banks they serve.

As a matter of fact, Bank Staff have to teach lessons to EDs and CMDs of Banks who are playing foul game with bank staff in nexus with Union leaders and who have jointly caused much loss to bank and who themselves have become wealthy and who made their kith and kin wealthy. It is they who accumulated bad debts in their banks.

Bank staff have to teach lesson to those politicians and ministers who have used banks for serving their self as well as political interest. It is politicians and top officials who in nexus with corporate houses have caused much loss to banks and now they are putting blame on poor bank staff and denying respectable wage hike to bank staff on the ground of erosion in profits. This is totally injustice and need to be dealt with appropriate course of agitational programme. Rise in bad debts or erosion is profit of banks has been caused by corrupt officials, politicians and defaulting borrowers, not at all by 10 lac bank staff.

It is hardly 1 out of 100 bank officers who is corrupt and who is tarnishing the image of banking fraternity. Bank staff working at branches are not solely responsible for rise in bad debts. It is always the top officials and politicians who build pressure for reckless lending in the name of target achievement. If bank staff are given full liberty , they can earn many more times of profit what these bank earn now under leadership of corrupt officials and under guidance of corrupt politicians. Ten lac bank employees are denied respectable wage hike for the fault of politicians and top bank officials.

Bank employees have to take oath to expose all EDs and CMDs who have looted bank and caused loss or erosion in profit of the banks . Bank staff will have to teach lesson to top officials who build pressure for late sitting , for sanction to bad borrowers and who favour only flatterers and yesmen employees and who focus on only their own career. These clever officers win the hearts of ministers and RBI officials by achieving target through unfair means and by taking illegal work done by juniors and then stab on the back of staff and deny wage hike when they discuss with UFBU on wage hike. It is top officials who sacrifice the interest of banks in lending and in writing off of bad loans or selling of bad loans to ARC and cause losses to banks . Poor bank staff work day and night just to obey the orders of higher officials.

Real enemy are bank's own top officials who for the sake of work promise everything to bank staff and become hostile when bank staff ask for respectable wage hike. It is these EDs and CMDs who are part of IBA and who talk on behalf of the government. It is top officials who are exploiting banker for years together and who for the sake of illegal money keep leaders of trade unions happy and do all illegal work without any hesitation. They exploit bank staff and are busy in earning through lending. It is not only S K Jain CMD of Syndicate Bank who has been sent to Jail, almost all CMDs are birds of same feather. Cases of malpractices have already surfaced in recent past in many other banks, but RBI and GOI are maintaining silence on this issue and setting up one panel or the other .Until they learn to punish heavily offices who are cheaters, there will be no respect for rules and no fear of action in the minds of officers who cheat banks in someway or the other.

It is the duty of all bank staff to expose all top officials , all ministers and all leaders who have cheated bank and bring all truth of the system before people of India. Pathetic position of bank staff and poor pay structure will further add fuel to fire and sickness of bank will grow more and more.

Of course it is very much dangerous. Loyalty to organisation will get further diluted and cause much risk to already weak financial system.

Last but not the least , bank staff cannot take the risk of breaking unity of bank unions at this stage . They have to build pressure on UFBU as well as IBA and GOI to ensure immediate signing of wage agreement with respectable wage hike . Trade Union leaders have to focus on the demand related to wage hike and keep other demands in abeyance for the time being.

　

Bank staff has to understand that CMDs of each bank and all leaders of UFBU are not disloyal to bank staff. They have to stop abusing all and learn to pick good leaders and discard bad leaders. They have to expose evil workers of all banks who are stabbing from behind . They have to weed out cheaters and trust good people till last point of the agitation and till the ultimate goal is achieved.

　

Bank employees will have to ponder over various course of actions like strike , indefinite strike , non cooperation , mass casual leave, gheraos, demonstration, bycotting government schemes etc and come to a unanimous conclusion to achieve the goal of wage hike .

Unity must be maintained at any cost. Bank staffs have always to keep in mind that it is their beloved bank which give them bread and butter and they have to give all value to their banks. It is not the institution which are doing injustice to them , but it is the rulers, it is members of IBA , officials of Ministry of Finance , RBI officials,, Ministers in Central Government who are in control of these institutes ,who are cheating with banks staff and who are imposing on them the reign of injustice by denying proper wage hike . It is they who are undertaking branch expansion programme under the instruction of GOI without having adequate manpower. It is they who force bank staff to sit late and on holidays and Sundays to complete various tasks imposed by GOI. As such bank staffs have to teach lessons to them who are behind reign of injustice.