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Dated : 28.11.2005

Raj Bhavan, Kolkata welcomes the visit to its website by Indian Express-kolkata Newsline as featured in its front page today. It also takes this opportunity to say that Raj Bhavan, Kolkata is privileged to put into operation the Right to Information Act. The observation of Shri Jayanth Jacob regarding the scale of Raj Bhavan staff and the nature of its work are taken by us as a constructive follow-up under the Right to Information Act. It may however be pointed out that this scale is broadly common to all Raj Bhavans, its appropriateness or otherwise being a matter of assessment by competent authorities.

With reference to the nomenclatures used in Raj Bhavan, it may be pointed out that the Governor, Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi, soon after assuming office discontinued the practice of using the phrases 'His Excellency' and 'First Lady'. He regards your point about 'Khidmatgar' as well-taken and has asked for its use to be discontinued. He believes that Raj Bhavan is tuned to the times not by symbolic gestures like re-namings but by its sensitivity to the pulse of the people. As to the maintenance of the edifice, its fixtures and appurtenances, that is a duty towards the conservation of our architectural heritage.

Sd/-

State Public Information Officer

( Under RTI Act )

Raj Bhavan, Kolkata