RTI appeals heard at Guntur collectorate

**akhilesh yadav** · 08-01-2012, 09:02 PM

RTI appeals heard at Guntur collectorate

Reported by PTI in ibnlive.in.com on 1 August 2012
RTI appeals heard at Guntur collectorate, IBN Live News

GUNTUR (AP) Aug 1 (PTI) The Andhra Pradesh Information Commissioner M Ratan arrived here today from Hyderabad and took up inquiry of second appeals under the Right to Information Act at the collectorate here. He said that most of the 25 second appeals were related to revenue matters and that questions should be precise and scripted in unambiguous langauge. In the last two months, he allowed about 250 second appeals and directed government officers to furnish the required information, he said. He said that hearing second appeals at district headquarters obviate the need for information seekers to go all the way to Hyderabad.

**karira** · 08-01-2012, 11:21 PM

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As reported in thehindu.com on 01 August 2012:
The Hindu : NATIONAL / ANDHRA PRADESH : RTI official to make more visits

RTI official to make more visits

Right To Information Act Commissioner M. Ratan has decided to double his number of visits to the districts to reduce pendency of applications seeking information from various government departments.

''I have started visiting the districts, one day each in rotation. I will increase the during of each visit to two days to expedite disposal of pending applications and facilitate free flow of information'', he told reporters here after a day-long hearing at the Prakasam Bhavan. Show cause notices were issued in five cases as information sought had not been provided in time, he said.

''Since 2010 as many as 14,000 appeals are pending in the State. As many as 2,600 are being handled by me and of them 1600 alone related to the Revenue Department'', he said. Saving money and time for the applicants who would otherwise had to visit Hyderabad for redressal of their grievances, 25 appeals were disposed off in a day on Tuesday. Mr. Ratan told officials to provide all data concerned on the website as per Section 4 (1) (B) of the Act.