Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives, (CPDI) id Implementing project named as “Citizen’s Information and
Accountability Forum (CIAF)”. Under the project CPDI constituted a citizen volunteer network. Main Objectives of
CIAF group are enlisted below:
– To ensure increased public participation in district development works;
– To use Right to Information law, and to encourage citizens to use the law to unmask and mitigate corrupt practices in budgeting and spending on development projects;
-To enhance public accountability of the government officials for improved quality of service delivery in district Multan focusing on health, education, environment/disaster risk management and agriculture sectors.
CIAF members Submitted 20 information requests on issues pertaining to Education, Health, Agriculture and
Environment sectors. However, in majority of the cases, requested information has not been provided by the public
bodies. In this regard CIAF will be holding Interface meeting with public officials on August 18, 2015 to share with officials findings of the survey and status of information requests. CIAF will also discuss matters pertaining to the
implementation of the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act 2013.
Contact Person with Cell # Syed Raza Ali, 03365444115