The Prime Minister’s address at the UNGA and Madison Square Garden, his meetings with Barack Obama and top business leaders were well received. His PR was good too. His cleaning in public is an excellent example of action, not mere rhetoric.

The aam aadmi wants only peace and security at home along with employment opportunities to have purchasing power. I wish the coming days will witness serious efforts to cleanse India from the dirt of corruption and inefficiency in governance.

Kuruppacharil Peter

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Plain inefficient

With reference to “RTI under threat” by Pankaj KP Shreyaskar (October 2) the insufficient and inefficient method of replying is due to the non-availability of vital information. But if the persons concerned reveal this, it would reflect on their efficiency and competence, and invite condemnation by the appellate authority. This is due to the non-observance of standard instructions and incompetence regarding collection of information. The RTI law is specific that the authority from whom information is sought should not ask why the information is required and one can ask a third party to raise the RTI question for the sake of anonymity.

Shree Ramachandran

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This is a good article. A handful of RTI activists have had a pernicious effect on the system. They are flooding the RTI functionaries with applications, reminders, appeals, submissions, request for compliance and intent to file further appeals/complaints.

Ojaskar Pandey

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Poorly informed

This is with reference to the article, “Wrong climate in India” by A Srinivas (October 2). So far as climate change and other environmental issues are concerned, we are being bombarded with half-baked, not so well thought out advice and opinions from ill-qualified persons with negligible experience in these fields. This is making the very handling of the matter very complicated. Those who contribute should be experienced and well-read.

Rameswar Pattanayak

Online

Strange problem

With regard to the article, “The road to smart cities” by Vishal Dhupar, the interest shown by the US and MNCs is likely to lead to a queer problem. The initiative will pass on to IT and communication systems.

What the new smart cities would need primarily are quick transport links through which people can go to various regions for work, study and other activities. The basic needs of the people such as adequate water supply and sanitation cannot be ignored.

S Subramanyan

Online

Blind eye

I am in agreement with the views expressed in your leader titled “No interest respite” (October 1). Due to high interest rates, allocation of capital itself is becoming an issue and hence job creation is affected. Investment decisions have been postponed for years due to policy paralysis.

To add to this is the high interest rates, forcing the investor to look for generation of large contribution in an already overcrowded market. He is, therefore, forced to cut corners.

Another major segment which is severely hurt is infrastructure which can generate jobs, though temporarily. This is often not mapped adequately. This sector is compelled to bear the high financing costs and is unable to pass it on to the customer due to the highly competitive environment.

Some of these companies manage to survive through bad practices. In the case of labour contractors, labourers pay the price. The employee or labourer has no choice but to cut the losses and move on.

The RBI governor is turning a blind eye to this segment. He should incentivise this sector through special low interest funding. Such an approach will generate employment, create consumption.His single-minded approach of targeting inflation is not helping the Government move towards market-related reforms.

V Balakrishnan

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