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 Read the passage below.   Nannu is a daily wage earner. He lives in Welcome Mazdoor Colony, a slum habitation in East Delhi. He lost his ration card and applied for a duplicate one in January, 2004. He made several rounds to the local Food and Civil Supplies office for the next three months. But, the clerks and officials would not even look at him, leave alone do his job or bother to tell him the status of his application. Ultimately, he filled an application under the Right to Information Act asking for the daily progress made on his application, names of the officials who were supposed to act on his application and what action would be taken against these officials for their inaction. Within a week of filling application under the Right to Information Act, he was visited by an inspector from the Food Department, who informed him that the card had been made and he could collect it from the office. When Nannu went to collect his card next day, he was given a very warm treatment by the Food and Supply Officer (FSO), who is the head of a circle. The FSO offered him tea and requested him to withdraw his application under the Right to Information, since his work has already been done.   What does Nannu's example show? What impact did Nannu's action have on officials? Ask your parents their experiences when they approach government officials to attend to their problems.   

Answer:

Nannu's example shows the importance of the Right To Information Act. Nannu's action affected the officials' working. The Department of Food and Civil Supply would not have kept his application pending. Within a week of filling an RTI Act application, an official from food and civil supply visited his house to inform that his card is ready and he could take it any working day from the office. On the next day, when he went to collect his application, he was received by the food and supply officer, who was the head of the circle. He  was requested to withdraw his application under RTI, since he has received his ration card.