भारत सरकार का यह कदम सराहनीय है और स्वागतयोग्य कदम है. आशा की जाती है कि नई दिल्ली के बाहर केन्द्र सरकार के कार्यालयों और राज्य सरकार द्वारा भी इस तरह की सुविधा प्रारंभ की जायेगी.
- केशव राम सिंघल
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
सूचना का अधिकार के अंतर्गत अब प्रार्थना-पत्र ऑनलाइन
भारत सरकार का यह कदम सराहनीय है और स्वागतयोग्य कदम है. आशा की जाती है कि नई दिल्ली के बाहर केन्द्र सरकार के कार्यालयों और राज्य सरकार द्वारा भी इस तरह की सुविधा प्रारंभ की जायेगी.
- केशव राम सिंघल
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Right to Information Act 2005 - Public Authority
Who is a public authority?
As per provisions of the Right to Information Act 2005, a 'public authority' mean any authority or body or institution of self-government established or constituted:
- by or under the Constitution;
- by any other law made by Parliament;
- by any other law made by State legislature;
- (a) by notification issued or order made by the appropriate Government and includes anybody owned, controlled or substantially financed
- (b) non-Government organization substantially financed directly or indirectly by the appropriate Government.
With best wishes,
Keshav Ram Singhal
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Right to Information Act - Obligations of Public Authority
As per the provisions of the Right to Information Act, the public authority is required to publish within 120 days of enactment:
- the particular of its organization, functions and duties;
- the powers and duties of its officers and employees;
- the procedure followed in its decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability;
- the norms set by it for the discharge of its function;
- the rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records used by its employees for discharging its functions;
- a statement of categories of the documents held by it or under its controls;
- the particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by members of the public, in relation to the formulation of policy or implementation thereof;
- a statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted by it. Additionally, information as to whether the meetings of these are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible to the public;
- a directory of its officers and employees;
- the monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations;
- the budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made;
- the manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details and beneficiaries of such programmes;
- particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it;
- details of the information available to, or held by it, reduced in an electronic form;
- the particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use,
- the names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers.
With best wishes,
Keshav Ram Singhal
Right to Information Act - Introduction
Right to Information Act 2005 came into force on 12 October 2005 (i.e. on 120th day of its enactment on 15 June 2005). However some provisions of the Act came into force with immediate effect. Such provisions relate to: Obligations of public authorities, Designations of Public Information Officers and Assistant Public Information Officers, Constitution of Central Information Commission, Constitution of State Information Commission, Non-applicability of the Act to Intelligent and Security Organizations, and Powers to make rules to carry out provisions of the act.
The Act extends to the whole of India except the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Defining 'Information'
The Act defines information as 'any material in any form including records, documents, memos, emails, opinions, advices, press-releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data material held in any electronic form and information relating to any private body which can be accessed by a public authority under any other law for the time being in force but does not include file notings.
Right to Information
'Right to Information' includes the right to:
- inspect works, documents, records.
- take notes, extracts or certified copies of documents or records.
- take certified samples of material.
- obtain information in form of printouts, diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes or in any other electronic mode or through printouts.
With best wishes,
Keshav Ram Singhal
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