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Re: RTI tiurns ACR's to APAR's
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14 Jun, 2007 l 0221 hrs ISTlViju B/TIMES NEWS NETWORK

MUMBAI: Persistent queries under the Right to Information Act on the pending Annual Confidential Report of IAS officers posted in Maharashtra have forced the government to act.

Under Rule 5(1), 5(2) of the IAS Rules (Confidential Report), 1970, the ACRs have to be filed before July every year failing which it will be deemed as dereliction of duty on the part of the officers. The ACRs of IAS officers also assess the performance of bureaucrats for future promotions and transfers.

An RTI query filed by activist Shailesh Gandhi last year revealed that more than 2,000 ACRs of IAS officers were pending across the country. In Maharashtra alone, the ACRs of 228 IAS officers were not received by the government while only 92 were completed last year.

"The backlog was nearly 71% and was a sad reflection on the state bureaucracy," Gandhi said. After he got this response last November, he filed another query this year asking for the latest ACR figures.

"Within a span of six months, the government has completed 210 ACRs. Also, only 30% of the backlog for last year remains," Gandhi said. Similarly, for 2005, the backlog has come down from 41.6% to 25% in six months.

Earlier, Gandhi's RTI query and first appeal were rejected as the information sought was of a personal nature. Gandhi then went for a second appeal with the state information commission, which directed that the details be released. (TOI had reported the issue last year).

"The postings were done on the basis of the recommendations of ministers, and ACRs were not even filed on time because it did not hold any value. But RTI has at least made the process to begin once more," an activist said.

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RTI queries finally get govt cracking-Mumbai-Cities-The Times of India
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