MINUTES OF THE MEETING (RTI WELFARE ASSOCIATION REGISTERED NUMBER HPCD-3552 ) DATED -4-9-2023 , OBSERVING THE NEED TO PROTECT SAFETY MEASURES OF THE RTI ACTIVISTS AND VOLUNTEERS, PROCEEDING ON THE ACT AND ADVICE OF THE LAW CODE MANUAL, HOWEVER FACING THE THREATENINGS INSTEAD COOPERATION.

An urgent meeting of the RTI welfare Association Registered number HPCD -3552 Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh was held today on 4-9-2023 at village Kathuin Tehsil Jhandutta District Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh and village Maharal Tehsil Bijhar district Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh in addition to other members Shri yespaul Singh from Hamirpur zone and Shri Uttam Chand Vashishth BDC member jadera district Chamba and Er Fateh Chand Guleria, Director, RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD 3552 were present on the occasion. The members of the society and group were not satisfied with the working of the State information commission where number of cases lying pending since long however the Commission taking no cognisance of the delay and dereliction of duty at the level of the public information officers and in contrary harassing the RTI activists and the volunteers as well as the resource persons demanding action against the action of the defaulters noticed by the vigilance net work of the government and for which the RTI activists are helping the government information and provision made under article 350 of the Constitution of india however there is no proactive compliance required to promote the transparency and accountability in the administration and reduce corruption as well as enforcing efficiency and reducing delay at the level of the government departments responsible for eradication of corruption from the society and circle. Article 4 of the RTI Act adjudication promotes digitisation of the official records and people too filing complaints under article 350 of the Constitution of India to deal with the corrupt practices of the departments but it is regretted for the wrong assessment and misleading informations in contrary dealing with the RTI activists and volunteers taking cognisance of the efficient linkage obtained from the department through RTI and the RTS act adjudication working for the welfare of society and circle and doing the needful under law code manual prefixed by the government itself to deal with the such complaints and findings issued by the FAA and SIC or CIC however the designated officers and the branch officers as well as the Middle level officers taking no cognisance of the said proactive compliance of the provision meant for transparency and accountability as well as removal of corruption from the system of governance for which ultimately the government and the department concerned is responsible to take corrective measures and deal with the system through police and vigilance net work too working on the subject matter deliberation required to be maintained by the various civil societies and groups in addition to the government function for eradication of corruption and bring transparency in the administration. The group members also demanded online facilities from the departments and requested to the commission to take cognisance of the online digitisation and issue necessary directions to the all concerned in the interest of justice, low cost and timely action. The members also decided to take meeting with the Honourable Chief Minister of state government, the respective CS and the Secretary department of Administrative reforms organisation so that degradation of the RTI and RTS may be protected and justice be done to enforce efficiency and reducing the delays.