LAYING OF ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE CIC /SIC BEFORE THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT OR ASSEMBLY, AS THE CASE MAY BE AND WHERE REGISTERATION WITH THE COMMISSION FOUND NECESSARY

It is directed to refer to Section 25 of the Right to Information Act, 2005,with provisions that the CIC shall prepare a report on the implementation of the provisions of the Act each year, which the Central Government would lay before each House of the Parliament. Each Ministry/Department is responsible to ensure that necessary information in relation to preparation of the report is sent to the Central information Commission by all public authorities within its jurisdiction in time. The Central Information Commission has developed a web-based system through which the public authorities may upload the Annual return on the website of the Commission direct. The software developed by the Commission is known as the RTI Annual Report Information System which is accessible on the website www.cic.gov.in.The information has to be posted on quarterly basis. (2). It has been observed that a number of public authorities do not upload the Annual return in time on the system It results in the delay of the preparation of the annual report and consequently in laying the report before the House of the parliament. (3) All the Ministries/Department are requested to ensure that the quarterly returns of all public authorities under their jurisdiction is uploaded on the Annual report information system referred to above in. time every year. The final return for the year should be uploaded latest by the 15th April of the subsequent financial year. The public authorities who have not uploaded their final returns in respect of the year 2022-23 may upload the same on the website latest by 30 June, 2023.(4) It has also been brought to the notice of all concerned that some Ministries/Departments have not registered all the public authorities under their jurisdiction with the Central information commission. It results into non inclusion of the complete information in the Annual report. All the Ministries/Departments are requested to ensure that all public authorities under their jurisdiction are registered with the commission and they all post requisite information on the website referred to above regularly. (GOI decision taken vide DoP&T number, 4/8/2011-IR, dated 20-5-2011)