Dishonest Contractor
This incident took place in Pithampur which is 35 Kms from Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Pithampur is the industrial area of Madhya Pradesh with many industries having their production plant in there. A contractor was given the responsibility of installing the street lights on the roads of Pithampur. He did the work and was paid for, but every now and then lights used to go off and many among them were not working but electicity board used to charge the total bill (including those not working).
Mr. Gautam Kothari who is President of Pithampur Industry Association filed an application under RTI Act and asked the contractor about what work he has done, how many lights he has installed, how many are in working condition and how much did he charge for his work. He filed another application with the electricity department and asked them how they are charging for the electricity which is not being consumed. After a month of hard work Mr. Kothari was in winning position and the contractor & corrupt officials of electricity board were brought to books. The contractor lost his contract and enquiry was initiated against corrupt officials.
