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+====== Pillar 2 — RTI for Community & Society ======
+{{ :social:auto:pillar-community.png?direct&1200 |Pillar — RTI for community and society — RTI Wiki}}
+<WRAP info>
+**In one line.** When citizens ask the right questions, good governance is not a miracle — it is a habit. This pillar is for the resident welfare association, the gram sabha member, the parent, the patient, the volunteer — anyone whose RTI is for the neighbourhood, not only for themselves.
+**What you'll find.**
+  * **Public spending** — track every rupee of government money in your ward.
+  * **Civic infrastructure** — roads, drains, lights, parks, water.
+  * **Schools, hospitals** — quality of public services.
+  * **Environment** — air, water, pollution, clearances.
+  * **Projects** — highway to canal to metro station.
+  * **Policy** — the files behind decisions.
+</WRAP>
+<div didyouknow>
+**Did you know?** Every ward / village in India has a **statutory Ward Committee or Gram Sabha**. Section 4(1)(b) of the RTI Act requires the public authority to proactively publish budgets, beneficiary lists, and project sanctions. When that duty is not met, RTI is the legal cure.
+</div>
+===== Start here =====
+  * [[:rti-to-track-government-spending|How to track government money in your area]] — budgets, tenders, contractors.
+  * [[:rti-to-improve-local-infrastructure|Improve roads, parks, and civic facilities]] — ward-level RTI.
+===== Public services =====
+  * [[:rti-for-government-schools|Improve government schools]] — teacher attendance, MDM, SMC minutes.
+  * [[:rti-for-government-hospitals|Services in government hospitals]] — duty rosters, stock, equipment.
+  * [[:rti-for-environment-and-pollution|Pollution, water quality, and environmental actions]] — SPCB, CPCB, clearances.
+===== Projects and policy =====
+  * [[:rti-to-track-public-projects|Track public projects in your area]] — highways, housing, canals, metros.
+  * [[:rti-to-understand-government-decisions|Understand government policies and decisions]] — read the file.
+  * [[:rti-success-stories|Real-life RTI success stories]] — what worked and why.
+===== How to use this pillar — step by step =====
+  - **Pick one issue.** A road, a chimney, an empty PHC. One issue per application.
+  - **Identify the authority.** Municipal, panchayat, PWD, SPCB, school, hospital.
+  - **Write the RTI.** Use the template on the relevant sub-article.
+  - **File online or by post.** Use ''rtionline.gov.in'' for central, state portals for state.
+  - **Wait 30 days.**
+  - **Share the reply.** Gram sabha, RWA, PTA, WhatsApp group, press.
+  - **Appeal if needed.** First Appeal → Second Appeal.
+===== The tone of community RTI =====
+  * **Constructive, not combative.** Officers respond to polite specifics, not rhetoric.
+  * **Systemic, not personal.** Ask about institutional gaps, not individual careers.
+  * **Documentary, not anecdotal.** Photographs, tender tiles, receipts.
+  * **Collective, not solo.** Three citizens filing three sharp RTIs move more than one person filing thirty.
+===== Shared templates =====
+For a **spending audit**: [[:rti-to-track-government-spending#sample_rti_application_copy_ready|Sample RTI — spending audit]].\\
+For a **civic complaint file**: [[:rti-to-improve-local-infrastructure#sample_rti_application_copy_ready|Sample RTI — civic]].\\
+For an **environmental data request**: [[:rti-for-environment-and-pollution#sample_rti_application|Sample RTI — environment]].
+===== How this pillar fits with the others =====
+  * **Personal problem?** Go to [[:rti-for-daily-life|Pillar 1]].
+  * **Student / exam / scholarship?** Go to [[:rti-for-students-and-youth|Pillar 3]].
+  * **Scheme or subsidy at scale?** Go to [[:rti-for-money-and-schemes|Pillar 4]].
+  * **Learn the Act?** Go to [[:rti-mastery|Pillar 5]].
+===== Last reviewed on =====
+April 2026.
+{{tag>rti community civic society pillar}}

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