President calls upon Public Authorities to be Proactive and put Information in the Public Domain
President Shri Pranab Mukherjee has called upon public authorities to be proactive and voluntarily put information in the public domain for the use of citizens. Inaugurating the Eighth Annual Convention of Central Information Commission in New Delhi today, he said a large number of appeals/complaints before the Commission, however, are also indicative of the need… Read More
Tags: Central Information Commission, CIC, Government, New Delhi, Right to Information Act, Right to Information Act 2005, RTI, Shailesh Gandhi
RTI Online Web Portal Launched
Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Prime Minister™s Office Shri V Narayanasamy has said that rtionline web portal is another milestone in the regime of RTI that will further promote participation of our citizens in the process of governance and policy making decisions of the Government.Speaking at the launch of… Read More
Tags: Government of India, India, National Informatics Centre, New Delhi, Right to Information Act, Right to Information Act 2005, RTI, State Bank of India
Online Application of RTI
Government of India has started a RTI online web portal whereby Right to Information (RTI) applications can be filed online by Indian citizens, including those who are living abroad. The detailed procedure in filing of on-line RTI applications is as under:- An Indian citizen can file RTI application online through RTI online web-portal, having url… Read More
Tags: Government of India, India, Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions (India), Payment gateway, Right to Information Act, Right to Information Act 2005, RTI, State Bank of India
Amendment to the Right to Information Act, 2005
The Union Cabinet has approved introduction of a Bill in the coming session of the Parliament to amend the Right to Information Act, 2005, to exclude the political parties from the definition of Public authority for the purpose of the Act. The Central Information Commission (CIC) in its decision dated 03.06.2013, has held that the… Read More
Tags: Central Information Commission, CIC, Communist Party of India, Election Commission, Representation of the People Act, Right to Information Act, Right to Information Act 2005, RTI Act
Replies to Additional Queries raised regarding 360 degree study on implementation of RTI Act
No.1/26/2012-IR Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training North Block, New Delhi-110001 Dated: 21.5.2013 Subject: Replies to queries raised regarding 360 degree study on implementation of RTI Act. With reference to the RFP issued on 26`h April, 2013 to invite bids from 16 shortlisted firms for… Read More
Tags: Delhi, Government, Government of India, India, New Delhi, Right to Information Act, Right to Information Act 2005, RTI Act
Applicability of RTI Act for a Cooperative Society
RTI ACT¦. for Cooperative Society, Applicability ?: In general anticipation of atleast a consolation relief, scores of Society members and related activists have been consistently yearning for the Coop. Societies to come within the ambit of the Right to Information Act. CONTRARY to the increasing yearning !!!! : 01. Direct application of "Right To Information… Read More
Tags: Central Information Commission, Cooperative, Cooperative Society, Gujarat High Court, India, Public information officer, Right to Information Act, RTI, RTI Act
Return scrutiny documents done by the IT department must be made public
CLR Editorial Note: The Petitioner in this case, was an advocate, who had filed an application with the CBDT under Section 6 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 thus seeking information pertaining to cases which were as such excluded from scrutiny, and where the disclosure was made during survey. He also sought information qua… Read More
Tags: Commonwealth Law Reports, Delhi High Court, Filing (legal), Fiscal year, Hon, Income tax, Right to Information Act, The Honourable
Guidelines for Suo Motu Disclosure by Central Government Ministries/Departments and Public Authorities Issued
Government has issued guidelines for suo motu disclosure by Central Government Ministries/Departments and Public Authorities thereunder. These guidelines are based on the recommendation of the Task Force set up by the Government for strengthening compliance with provisions for suo motu (proactive) disclosure as given in Section 4 of the RTI Act, 2005. This task force… Read More
Tags: Central Information Commission, Civil Society, Government, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Karachi, Right to Information Act, Suo motu, Task Force
Department of Posts Launches e-IPO for Indian Citizens Abroad
Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications & IT, today in association with Department of Personnel and Training launched Electronic Indian Postal Order (eIPO) to enable Indian citizens abroad to pay RTI fee online. This is a facility to purchase an Indian Postal Order electronically by paying a fee on-line through e-Post Office Portal i.e. https://www.epostoffice.gov.in.… Read More
Tags: Government, India, India Post, Indian Postal Service, Initial public offering, Right to Information Act, RTI, RTI Act
Payment of fee under the RTI Act by Indian Postal Order
CLR Note: The person who is filing the application under Right to Information Act, can make payment through various modes including Indian Postal Order. If any authority refuses to accept the Postal order, it may be penalized by the Central Information Commission on the concerned Central Pubic Information Officer No.F.10/9/2008-IR Government of India Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pension… Read More
Tags: Right to Information Act, RTI Act