Format for giving information to the applicants under RTI Act- seeking comments from public regarding
No. 10/1/2013-IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated 9th July, 2015
CIRCULAR
Subject: Format for giving information to the applicants under RTI Act- seeking comments from public regarding
A committee comprising of representatives of Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Home Affairs and Central Information Commission was constituted to devise a standard format for reply to RTI applications under the RTI Act, 2005. The Committee recommended that there should not be model/standard format for reply to the RTI application as there is no such provision in the RTI Act or RTI Rules. However, the Committee recommended that few points can be uniformly adopted by the Public Information Officers while replying to the RTI applications. Based on the recommendations of the Committee and in consultation with Ministry of Law and Justice, draft guidelines have been attempted regarding the elements that a RTI reply should essentially contain, which is placed at Annexure – I.
2. The views/suggestions from the citizens on the draft guidelines were invited. It has now been decided to invite views/suggestions of various public authorities who are handling large number of RTI applications on the said guidelines (para 2 of the guidelines in particular). The views/suggestions, preferably not exceeding more than one page, may be sent latest by 31.7.2015 through e-mail only to Shri R.K. Girdhar, US (RTI), North Block at email ID [email protected]
(Sandeep Jain)
Director (IR)
Tel.23092755
J.D.GUPTA says
The CAT Bengalore Bench allowed OA 231/2012 on the basis of CAT PB order 1.11.2011 which quashed OM 11.2.2009 and thereby upgraded GP applicable for pre revised scale is admissible for pre 2006 pensioners concerned. The Writ Petition 49080/2013 UOI V/s G R Parthasarthy disposed off with a direction to comply with CAT Order dated 8.3.2013 granting upgraded grade pay of pre revised pay scale wef 1.1.2006 if the pending SLPs 36148-50 are dismissed by the Honble Supreme Court. Since the SLPs are dismissed and 4 months time was given for implementation of the directions. Now almost six months have passed and there seems no signs of implementation. What would you call this delay? Is it not inviting contempt proceedings? Does it not be termed harassment? Does avoiding Apex Court ruling not amount to CONTEMPT ? Why are senior citizens being pushed to courts? Why court/judiciary work load being increased ? The concerned officers should take note of it and be judicious in their actions.