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    RTI appeals pendency coming down every year: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (MoPPG&P)

    Posted 13 Jul 2024

    2 min read

    About RTI Act 2005

    • It provides citizens right to secure access to information under control of Public Authorities (PAs).
    • It promotes transparency and accountability in Government working, contains corruption, and enhances people’s participation in democratic process.
    • Nodal agency: Department of Personnel and Training under MoPPG&P.
    • It replaced Freedom of Information Act, 2002.

    Key Features

    • Deals with constitution, composition, and functions of Central and State Information Commissions. 
    • Puts obligations on PAs for designation of Central/State Public Information Officers (CPIO/SPIOs) to provide requested information to citizen.
    • Provides for a system of appeals to aggrieved person:
      • Appeal can be made to 1st appellate authority (an officer senior in rank to CPIO/SPIOs) within 30 days of filing RTI application.
      • Provision for second appeal to Central/State Information Commissioner (CIC/SIC) within 90 days of order by 1st appellate authority.
      • The onus to prove that denial of request was justified lies on CPIO/SPIOs.
      • Disposal of appeals within 30 days (extended to 45 days) from date of filing. 
      • Decision of CIC/SIC is binding.

    Achievements

    • Increased coverage (including offices CJI, CAG etc.).
    • Online portal for easy filing of RTI (RTI Online).
    • Reduced Pendency of appeals (from approximately 35,000 (2019-20) to 23,000 (2023-24)).
    • Tags :
    • RTI Act 2005
    • Central Information Commission
    • State Information Commission

    Articles Sources

    https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2030420#:~:text=by%20PIB%20Delhi-,“Almost%2010
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