Parivartan is a grass-roots activism organisation based in the Sundar Nagari area of New Delhi, India.
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12 Facts About Parivartan
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Parivartan was founded by a few citizens of Delhi, including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia.
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In 2000, Parivartan requested the Tax Commissioner to make the Income Tax department more transparent.
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Parivartan used RTI to help people get their work done in government departments without paying a bribe.
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In March 2002, Parivartan staged a demonstration in front of Municipal Corporation of Delhi, forcing the MCD officials to share information under the RTI directives.
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On 14 December 2002, Parivartan organised a jan sunvai in Sundar Nagari, to examine the work of MCD's Engineering Department.
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Parivartan obtained her ration records using RTI, and found that on paper, she had been receiving her full quota of foodgrains.
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Parivartan then asked citizens to file individual RTI applications and get their records themselves.
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Subsequently, Parivartan obtained all the records for 25 ration shops in the area using RTI applications.
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Parivartan surveyed the ration card holders in Sundar Nagari, and found that most people were not aware that duplicate cards had been issued in their names.
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Parivartan estimated that in the past four years, the state had suffered a loss of 259.
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In November 2004, Parivartan used RTI applications to access communication between government agencies and the World Bank, regarding a project for privatisation of water supply.
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