Bihar govt makes RTI accessible

Bihar became the first state in the country to open a call centre for facilitating use of the Right to Information (RTI) by people.Aptly christened 'Jankari', the call centre was inaugurated by CM Nitish Kumar in presence of RTI activist and Magsaysay Award winner Arvind Kejriwal. Speaking on the occasion, Kumar said RTI would prove a milestone in taming corruption and red tapism, and help government tone up administration. "It will help in bringing Ramrajya in real sense of the term," he said.Since a large chunk of rural population is unable to read and write, the call centre would prove a boon for them as it would virtually write application on behalf of the complainants. A sum of Rs 10 as fees (under the RTI provisions) would automatically be charged in the caller's telephone bill. The call centre's number is 155331.