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Four year old journey of RTI is considerable. Undoubtedly the Act has a vast scope and better than several other equal acts of the world but has it succeeded completely in checking corruption in govt. sector ? Did it achieve its desired target? It is futile to expect that the act will make the country corruption free overnight. In a country which has about 25% population under BPL category and a large number of people centered ...

I retired from G.coed. S.S.School,Singhu,NW-A.,Dte.of Edu.,Delhi.After three years of struggle i could get the Pension benefits,but E.L.'s A/C not correctly maintained,total E.L.not encashed and 60 E.L.(cashable) left uncashed.Now the AAO,NW-A said that you can not get more.He is chalengeing my right.How can I pursue my case to whom?

RTI Act empowers the citizens to get all necessary information to keep a check on functioning of public authorities. However, often provided information is not relevant or useful to the applicant. There are many reasons for not getting correct and proper information. Few are the beyond the reach of common public, such as mischief or intentional ambiguity created on the part of Public Information Officer in providing information.

Nevertheless there are many mistakes and oversight from ...

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• FEW TIPS TO GET INFORMATION EFFECTIVELY UNDER RTI ACT.doc (35.5 KB, 431 views)

Hello,the informations should be written or oral.
If it not given in writing in full or given partlly.
Can oral informations can be considered in making final report? If given incomplete informatios,it be the fresh case with new fee or can be filled in continuation.

Thank You.

The flow of a RTI application goes like this:

I - Flow A:

Step 1) File a RTI application with the Public Information Officer - Section 6(1).

After filing the RTI, if you have:

> Not received a reply from PIO at all,

OR

> Received a reply from PIO but not satisfied with the PIO's reply/decision;

Step 2) Then - File a first appeal with the First Appellant Authority - Section 19(1).

After filing

...

CPIO/PIOs are required to provide justification as to how the examptions claimed by them are applicatible. Thereofre merely quoting the provisions and refusing the information would be wilful denial of the information.

CIC in the matter of Dhananjay Tripathi v/s. Banaras Hindu University Dt. 07-07-2006 (PDF attached /or visit here )has hold as under

8. .......Through this Order the Commission now wants to send the message loud and clear that quoting provisions of Section 8 of the RTI

...

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• Dhananjay Tripathi vs Banaras Hindu University - CIC decision.pdf (50.5 KB, 278 views)

I have been going through the various decisions by CIC as well as various SICs on DPC proceedings, ACRs, Disciplinary proceedings, Corruption etc. and am quite amazed and sad to find that the PAs are invariably successful in evading information despite the fact that the RTI Act-2005 overrides the Official Secret Act. In spite of the preamble of the Act dictating that the Act is meant to bring transparency and accountability in the process of Governance, the transparency and accountability is ...

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It is now time to bring necessary amendments in RTI Act 2005.I would suggest the following:Please consider.

i) Fees should be scrapped or be allowed to pay by postal stamps.

ii) Strict action against PIOs for not providing information within time limit or providing inaccurate/incomplete/distorted or misleading information.

iii) A lot of expenses on post and other materials are borne by the RTI users. There should be a provision of compensation if the PIO/FAA ...

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Citizen of India can Under stand the Power & Transparency that India Needs for Better and Good Future of New Genaration,
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