Monday 23 June 2014

Don't Play with 2 crore people of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Don't Play with 2 crore people of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.


2 crore people of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region are overburden by New Railway Hike in Fare. Pls don't play with emotion of common man. Its urges by RTI Activists & Chairman of Athak Seva Sangh(NGO),Anil Galgali who wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi & Rail Minister Sadanand Gaudda.Rail passengers in Metropolitan Region  will have to pay nearly double the fare for the monthly season tickets after Friday's harsh fare hike.

In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi & Rail Minister Sadanand Gaudda, Anil Galgali explain that In Mumbai, the monthly season pass of Rs 795 for the first class has been revised to Rs 1,930. Likewise, a first class commuter with a monthly pass of Rs 1,740 will now have to shell out Rs 2,120 for the same journey.  For over two crore people of the Mumbai metropolitan region, the local trains, their lifeline, will soon be two times more expensive. "Second class monthly season tickets fares shall be charged on the basis of 30 single journeys instead of around 15 single journeys charged currently," said Galgali.

Fares of first class monthly season tickets will be charged four times that of the second class monthly season tickets fares. The city local services consist of three lines: Western, Central and Harbour lines, ferrying together over 70 lakh people per day. The common man is already burdened, now he will be over-burdened. So its my request to once again you think and cancel the new fare hike behalf of All 2 crore people of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, said Galgali

Thursday 5 June 2014

MMRDA spends Rs 15.82 lakh a month on PR for its image-building exercise


The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, spends Rs 15.82 lakh per month and has appointed a public relations agency as a part of the image building exercise during Loksabha Election. Its revels a query under RTI filed by RTI Activists Anil Galgali.
RTI Activists Anil Galgali ask a query regarding PR Agency and details of payment made by MMRDA. MMRDA Joint Project Director Dilip Kavatkar informed Anil Galgali that MMRDA appointed a PR Agency namely M/s Ad Factor Pvt ltd for a period of 6 month and they paid Rs 39,57,972 for a period from January 2014 to March 2014.  Rs 7,86,520 have balance with MMRDA.


“The agency has been appointed for  execution of communication strategy for various projects implemented and executed by the authority in Public by various ways,” said the Dilip Kavatkar. He also claim that There is no specific instruction from the Chief Minister of Maharashtra in subject to appoint PR Agency.


During 2005 to 2011 , MMRDA spends nearabout 4 crores to appoint 3 PR Agency. That time after Anil Galgali complaint, MMRDA not continued the agency after contract period end. Anil Galgali complaint to the Chief Minister, Chief Secretary & MMRDA Commissioner and urges that MMRDA is a Public Authority and present their has Public Relation Department then why they appointed a Private Firm and wasting public fund.


MMRDA not continued the agency after contract period end. MMRDA is a Public Authority and present their has Public Relation Department then why they appointed a Private Firm and wasting public fund. MMRDA now a separate beat to every media house and they give best coverage to all projects realted MMRDA. This PR Agency also get a office with all facilities in MMRDA headquarter free of cost, said Galgali.