Transparency International India(TII) is the accredited India chapter of Transparency International, an international civil society organization based in Berlin that has turned the fight against corruption into a worldwide movement

INFORMATION AND FREE LEGAL ADVICE Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre

Transparency International India is a part of global network including more than 100 locally established national chapters and chapters- in formation. TII is a non government, non- party and not-for-profit organization of Indian citizens with professional, social, industrial or academic experience seeking to promote transparent and ethical governance and to eradicate corruption. Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres (ALAC)AntiCorruption Helpline

ALAC refers to Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre. Started in 2003 by three National Chapters of TIBosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Romania there are now over hundreds ALACs operating in 62 countries, and many new countries ready to launch ALAC programmes.

In India, the ALAC is staffed by a Lawyer and other logistic staff. ALAC Director, state ALAC Coordinator, helpline Monitor etc. A popular helpline number is installed to facilitate large number of complainants. The core purpose is to inform citizens about their legal rights, provide legal assistance and equip them to take action on cases of corruption that they have been victims of.

TI India will also collaborate with other like minded civil society organizations and non-governmental organizations that have similar objectives. TII will also send cases of people in need who have to go into litigation to NGOs that provide legal aid.

TI India is certain that this endeavour (ALAC) go a long way in curbing corruption in the country. TII looks forward to public support and requests cooperation from all citizens.

ALACs seek to help the victims of corruption by advising them suitably on the legal remedies available to them and also helping them in drafting of complaints, legal papers etc. For this purpose the victims or witnesses can contact ALACs at the walk in centres or through the helpline no. ALACs provide an effective mechanism for the victims of corruption to approach us and seek redress. The centers receives complaints from victims directly and advise them on the legal remedies available to them, thereafter if the complainant wants to pursue the complaint then all possible legal assistance is provided to him. We also draft RTI/RTS application for citizens Working of ALACs

ALACs work in a simple and uncomplicated manner, the complaint is received from the complainant through a free helpline numbers or through ALAC walk in centre or emails or posts.

Thereafter, the complainant is advised about the legal remedies available to him and accordingly it is left to the complainant to decide whether he wants to proceed or not.

If the victim decides to pursue his case then he is provided with all support in drafting the complaint, preparing the legal papers, approaching the right departments. Normally, we forward original complaint along with our covering letter to concerned officials as well higher authority. Usually, the data collected through such sources is more reliable as it is based on direct interaction with victims in specific cases rather than using survey methods.The data collected through such sources helps us in advocating for greater structural Changes Thus, ALAC acts as a conduit between the aggrieved people and the government and keeps a watch on the action taken by the government.

The rationale for the ALAC is that The fight against corruption will be more effective if citizens are involved directly both as complaints as well as beneficiary from this tool

Engaging directly with citizens provides a deeper understanding as to how corruption works in practice (information available from surveys may not be so reliable) Reflecting the real experiences of people enhances the legitimacy of advocacy campaigns (grounded in the concerns of the population; not just opinion)

Our Help lines are supplement to Govt. Public Grievance System

For this we plan to integrate govt. anticorruption helpline with the field assistants/volunteers. We used to take follow up the complaints sent in respective agencies and departments. There will be no charges for call, legal advice etc. Complaints forwarded and continuously followed up until work done. Other aspects like awareness through word of mouth, being on the right side of the law while solving problems etc

Targeted Services

Police Non Registration of F.I.R /N.C.R Govt.Schemes and Projects Old age pension

Sanitation

Caste Certificate

Birth Certificate

Health Services

Ration Card

Domicile Certificate

Driving License

Soft Loans under governments employment schemes and Education loan

School Admissions under RTE

Revenue department issues

Passport

Agriculture and Subsidies

Drinking Water

Below Poverty Line Cards

Widow Pension

Lower JudiciaryALAC help lines are already functioning at Delhi, Ranchi, Patna, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, and Chennai. ALAC Anti-Corruption Help-lines

1Bhubaneswar0674 25- 555- 25

2Chennai044 64- 58- 1444

3Delhi011- 26-23-23-23

4Jaipur0141 27-42-799

5Patna09304-22-00-23

6Ranchi0933-44-0-23-23

TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL INDIA

Registered Office

Qr. No. 4, Lajpat Bhawan, Lajpat Nagar IV, New Delhi 110024Ph. : 011-26460826 Fax:011- 26424 552Email: info@transparencyindia.org; tiindia.newdelhi@gmail.com

Website: www.transparencyindia.orgProject Office

N-37, National Park, Lajpat Nagar IV, New Delhi 110024Ph.: 011- 4063 4797; 40517303 Fax: 2646 0824Email: helpline@transparencyindia.org; alac.india@yahoo.comWebsite: www.transparencyindia.org

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