The Rotten Organization: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
व्यवस्था जो सड़ गई: भारतीय कृषि अनुसन्धान परिषद्
To understand the functioning of the administration of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) an RTI application was filed with the following queries (RTI application: ICARH/R/2018/50564 dated 7-11-2018, image one):
Kindly provide the following information about the Indian Council of Agricultural Research employees either working at the headquarters or at different Institutions, centers, or offices of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research for the last ten years i.e., from January 2008 till today.1. Number, names, designation, and place of posting of the employees who are serving at present or reemployed with the date of joining, in the last ten years i.e., from January 2008 till today, after getting or being
a. On bail
b. in Jail
c. Convicted for one or other crime
d. Under suspended conviction
e. Found guilty of commission or omission or embezzlement in the departmental inquiry.
f. Murdered anyone either in defense or otherwise
2. The number of cases in any Court of Law where ICAR is pleading, defending, and or pending in the last ten years i.e., from January 2008 till today.
3. The number of cases in any Court of Law where ICAR pleaded, defended, and or filed, won, and lost in the last ten years i.e., from January 2008 till today.
4. The number of vigilance cases pending, decided, with the date of the decision and pendency in the last ten years i.e., from January 2008 till today.
5. Number of employees of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research found guilty of fund embezzlement, bribe, and fund misappropriation in the last ten years i.e., from January 2008 till today
In the digital era in India, the reply is amazing (Image 2 &3)
-----it is stated that in respect of point no. 1, 4 and 5 of the RTI request mentioned above, no such information is available in material form in the Vigilance Division of the Council in this regard and as such information can not be provided-----------(image 2)
---on point no. 2 & 3 of your RTI application. In this connection you are informed that the information sought is not maintained/ available in compiled form----------------as there were/ are approximately over thousands of cases pending at a given point of time---------------.
What is the Problem?
The ICAR is one of India's biggest scientific organizations, with about 5000 scientists fighting approximately thousands of cases at a given time. What is the problem, why so many litigations, why so many legalities? Why is a scientific organization so much injustice prevalent to force thousands of people to go for litigation? Is it a litigation/ law firm? Is it a union of cheaters/ in-fighters or --?
Is there any scope in the Council for Science and Research to help Indian Farmers?
Is it not treachery with the nation? Is it not the Council of Traitors?
Why is there so much mess in the Council?
Will there be any ray of hope for improvement shining soon in the Council?
