NATIONAL
CONVENTION
on
'ONE YEAR OF RTI'
from 13th
to 15th October, 2006
Venue : Vigyan
Bhawan, New Delhi
Minute to Minute Programme Schedule
|
13th October 2006 - Friday |
|
| 5.30 pm | Registration Commences |
| 6.30 pm | Presentation by NDTV |
| 7.00 pm | Welcome of Participants by Secretary CIC |
| 7.10 pm to 7.25 pm |
Invocation song by children of Kohinoor Langa Group of Rajasthan |
| 7.30 pm | Arrival of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India |
| 7.32 pm | National Anthem |
| 7.33 pm | Presentation of Bouquet to Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India |
| 7.35 pm | Welcome Address by Shri Wajahat Habibullah, CIC |
| 7.43 pm | Inaugural address by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of India |
| 8.03 pm | Vote of Thanks |
| 8.06 pm | President to be escorted to his seat |
| 8.08 pm | Piano recital by Shri Brian Silas |
| 14th October 2006 - Saturday | |
| 10.00 am | Keynote Address by Dr.P.C. Alexander, MP |
| 10.45 am | Tea Break |
| 11.15 am | Break up into three groups to discuss panel issues in three halls of Vigyan Bhawan |
| 1.00 pm | Lunch Break and Puppet Show by Shri P.C. Bhatt |
| 2.00 pm | Presentation by DDA |
| 2.20 pm | PANEL PRESENTATION "One Year of RTI - Taking Stock - Its Success & Shortcomings" and Question & Answer Session |
| 3.20 pm | Tea Break |
| 3.50 pm | 'Citizen Speak' |
| 4.30 pm | PANEL PRESENTATION "Approaches to maximum Disclosure and promotion of open Government especially with emphasis on Improving Information Storage, maintenance and thereby faster Retrieval" and Question & Answer Session |
| 5.30 pm | Programme by Shri Raju Srivastava |
| 15th October 2006 - Sunday | |
| 10.00 am | 'Citizen Speak' |
| 11.00 am | Tea Break |
| 11.30 am | PANEL PRESENTATION "Dealing with the Challenges before the RTI and Chalking out a Roadmap for the future, including creating awareness till the grassroots level and simplification of procedures." and Question & Answer Session |
| 12.30 pm | Programme by Shri Jaspal Bhatti |
| 1.00 pm | Lunch Break |
| 2.00 pm | PANEL PRESENTATION "Implementation of RTI in the States" and Question & Answer Session |
| 3.15 pm | Tea Break |
| 3.45 pm | Vote of Thanks to Panelists and Participants by Secretary, CIC |
| 4.00 pm | Prime Minister Arrives Presentation of Bouquets |
| 4.01 pm | Welcome Address and Presentation of Report "Outcome and recommendation made by the National Convention 13th to 15th October" by Shri Wajahat Habibullah, CIC |
| 4.10 pm | Address by Shri Suresh Pachouri, MOS (PP) |
| 4.20 pm | Valedictory Address by Prime Minister |
| 4.40 pm | Vote of Thanks |
| 4.45 pm | Prime Minister leaves |