State Chief Information Commissioner Shri MK Raut, while addressing the district level workshop on Right to Information organized in the auditorium of Red Cross building located in the Collectorate today, said that the Right to Information Act has been made for the general public. Public Information Officers should resolve the applications received within the prescribed time limit. The Chief Information Commissioner said that if the application fee is submitted under the Right to Information in the form of non-judicial stamp, e-stamp, challan, Indian postal order, cash, bank draft, then the applicant will have to submit the information within the time limit to the registry. send by post. He said that where there is a provision to take copy (department), the applicant must send a letter to apply for copy (copy). Collector Dr. Sarveshwar Narendra Bhure, Chief Executive Officer of District Panchayat Mr. Akash Chhikara, Additional Collector Mr. BB Panchbhai, Joint Director of State Information Commission Mr. Dhananjay Rathore were also present. Shri Raut said that the Right to Information Act is to make the work of the government transparent. The first link in this is the Public Information Officer, so read the applications received under the Public Information Officer Act yourself. This will reduce the chances of mistake. There is a time limit and fee for providing information. Public Information Officers should take special care of this. An applicant’s application is not to be transferred to more than one department. State Information Commission Commissioner Shri Ashok Agrawal clarified in the workshop that if the Public Information Officer is unable to provide the information to the applicant within the time limit, then the applicant can appeal to the First Appellate Authority. After giving the decision of the first appellate authority, it is the responsibility of the first appellate authority to get it implemented within the time limit. He told the public information officers that when the applicant submits the application under the Right to Information, read the application form carefully, if more than one subject information is sought in the application form, then only the first subject should be given to the applicant and the rest Give suggestions through separate application form for the subject. Similarly, in the event of providing paid information, the calculation of fee should also be given to the applicant and photocopy of the desired information should be made available only after the applicant has deposited the fee. State Information Commissioner Shri Manoj Trivedi said that the Public Information Officer and the First Appellate Officer must respond to the notice of the Commission, failing which the Commission can impose fine and compensation. He said that if the information sought by the applicant is not related to your office, then it should be transferred to the concerned office within 5 days. He said that the Right to Information Act has been enacted only to make governance and administration transparent. This workshop has been organized so that the Public Information Officer can understand the rules of the Act and their nuances. State Information Commissioner Mr. Dhanvendra Jaiswal said that following the decision of the commission must give answers. He said that the Right to Information Act has been made for the benefit of the general public. It is our responsibility to provide information to the applicant within the stipulated time frame when citizens ask for information about government schemes, programs and works. Display government works, documents and programs in the departmental website, so that the common citizen does not need to apply under the Right to Information Act. He said that all Public Information Officers and First Appellate Officers should clearly mention their names while replying to the applicant. Shri Jaiswal said that while giving information to the applicant, the Public Information Officer and the First Appellate Officer should display the name plaque outside their room. Commissioner Shri Dhanvendra Jaiswal said that the government activities have to be made completely transparent. Under the Right to Information, give information to the applicant within the time limit, otherwise after the prescribed time limit 30 days, the applicant will have to give information free of cost. Shri Jaiswal said that the Information Commission is not a penalty-imposing body, but it becomes necessary to impose penalty on the Public Information Officer for willfully not giving information or making a mistake, such a situation should be avoided by the Public Information Officer. State Information Commission Joint Director Mr. Dhananjay Rathore said in the workshop that making the administration transparent and accountable is the basic objective of the Right to Information. If the common citizen has paid the fee for the Right to Information, then it is the responsibility of the Public Information Officer to provide the information to him within the time limit. The ration card of BPL is not valid under the Right to Information, but the CMO for urban areas and the certificate issued by the Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat for rural areas is valid. The applicant of BPL has to give information up to 50 pages or 100 rupees free of cost, if there is more information, request the applicant of BPL category to see the documents. In the workshop, the State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners resolved the queries and doubts of the Public Information Officers and First Appellate Officers. Detailed information of Right to Information Act 2005 displayed through projector. In this one-day workshop under the Right to Information Act 2005, a large number of Public Information Officers and First Appellate Officers, Janpad Panchayat Public Information Officers and First Appellate Officer (Chief Executive Officer) were present in this one-day workshop. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading
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