indiatvnews.com: New Delhi: Thursday, February 04, 2016.
Ever since
Narendra Modi took over as the Prime Minister of India, the PMO has recorded a
sharp rise in number of RTI pleas querying about the BJP strongman.
From his
kitchen to smartphone bills, salary to graduation passing percentage, some of
the information sought through the RTIs are hilarious and bizarre. The office
of Prime Minister is now facing tough time replying all such RTIs.
While some of
them have been provided with information, revealing crucial details about our
65-year-old Prime Minister, many are still pending before the officials at his
office.
India TV
brings to you a few of the interesting facts revealed by RTI replies about PM
Modi:
1.
PM Narendra Modi has not taken a single day off after
taking charge as PM on May 26, 2014. The PMO said this while replying to an RTI
reply which sought to know how many sick and casual leave were availed by PMs
in the past 10 years.
On whether Modi follows any official
working hours, the RTI reply said, "He's on duty all the time".
2.
PM Modi pays the bills for his kitchen at 7 Race Course
Road because he believes it is personal in nature. The PMO was also asked to
provide the copies of bills of spices and vegetables as well as the types of
gas cylinders used.
3.
Another RTI revealed that, Modi loves eating Gujarati
food, especially bajra roti and khichdi made by his cook Badri Meena.
4.
According to PMO, Information & Broadcasting Ministry
(Doordarshan) facilitates teleprompting assistance to the Prime Minister while
speaking at many events, inside and outside the country.
5.
Modi has not attended any iftaar party after becoming the
Prime Minister.
6.
There is no proposal to change the official designation
of the Prime Minister of India to Prime Servant of India.
7.
A bizarre plea had asked about the speed of internet at
the PMO and 7, RCR. And the reply was 34 Mbps.
8.
Once there was a query linked to PM's Principal
Secretary, Nripendra Misra. The question was: Has he taken his subordinates on
a picnic ever and how much money was spent on it? The PMO replied: There has
been no picnic or excursion organised by PM's office or the Principal
Secretary.
9.
No vigilance case has been registered against any staff
of the PMO.
10.
The PMO can accommodate nearly 400 staff. Till August
2015, there were 309 working staff at the PMO.
11.
According to Modi's office, he never got any mobile phone
from the PMO. This answer was to a question on whether the PM's phone number
could be accessed and what was it.
12.
One RTI applicant has sough to know about the internet
charges incurred by the PM. To this, the PMO pointed out it was part of the
phone bill and no separate record was kept.
13.
In another RTI query reply, the PMO said Narendra Modi
himself manages his personal Twitter and Facebook accounts. But when it comes
to the PMO's official social media accounts, his office manages it.
14. Once there was a question whether Modi has read the
Constitution of India, who gives him advice if he goes against the Constitution
of India, and whether there should be a handbook for the PM.
15. To a question about Modi's percentage in graduation, the
PMO replied: The information sought does not form part of records.
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