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RTI HELPLINE WINS AWARD

Launched In 2006, It Has Been Aiding Thousands Fight For Their Rights Ankur Jain | TNN (Times of India Ahmedabad Edition Dated 17.01.2011 Page 2) Ahmedabad: You might not get a kilo of onions for Rs 54, but this Right To Information (RTI) helpline helps thousands every month to fight for their rights — for only that amount. Mahiti Adhikar Gujarat Parishad (MAGP)’s helpline, which was launched in May 2006 and has received more than 60,000 calls till now, is managed by a team of volunteers at a monthly expense of just Rs 54. The helpline has recently won a special award for its contribution to RTI activism from People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL). The helpline has been chosen for this honour by an illustrious jury comprising Naryana Murthy, J M Lyngdoh, and Shekhar Singh. The helpline will be offi cially conferred the award at a ceremony in Delhi on January 20 by Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hedge and activist Anna Hazare. The helpline is run by RTI activists Hari