MINUTES OF ONLINE RTI MEETING HELD ON 18-01-2026(7-30 pm to 8-30pm) UNDER THE BANNER OF RTI WELFARE ASSOCIATION REGISTERED NUMBER HPCD, 3552 , BILASPUR HIMACHAL PRADESH

An online RTI meeting was held on 18-01-2026 from 7-30 pm to 8-30 pm under the banner of RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552,Bilaspur Himachal pradesh which was attended by Shri Pyar Muhammed Finance Secretary state welfare Association, Shri Uttam Chand Vashishth, BDC jadera and RTI coordinator from Chamba Zone, Shri AK Dube from Patna Bihar, Shri Parkash Chand Chamba, Shri Roshan Lal Verma from Chamba Zone and some new era entrants of various zones remained presence for learning skills about the guidelines for certain clauses of online RTI, section 4(1)) b) to make disclosure more effective and the matter has been in detail discussed with the new era entrants. Considering that disclosure in regard to certain sub -clauses have been relatively weak, detailed guidelines for four sub -clauses are also required to be followed. Primarily, the intention of this clause is that, every public authority should proactively disclose the standards by which it's performance should be judged. Norms may be qualitative or quantitative in nature or temporal or statutory norms. In order to ensure compliance with this clause, public authority would need to disclose norms for major functions that are being performed. Citizens charters, which are mandatory, wherever norms have been specified for the disclosure of its functions by any statute or Government orders, they should be proactively disclosed, particularly linking them with the decision making processes. Information must be presented from users perspective, which may require rearranging it, simplifying it, however original documents in original formats should continue to be made available because these are needed for community monitoring of Government functioning. It is particularly mentioned here that Section 4 of the RTI Act, 2005 sets out a practical regime of transparency in the working of the public authorities by way of disclosure of as much information to the public as possible, suo motu, so that the public may not have to resort to section 6.It is an important part of the Act, observance of which is essential for its effective implementation. The new era entrants present on this occasion have been suggested to take cognisance of the sub section (1) of section 4 of the Act to publish all relevant facts while formulating all important policies and announcing the decision-making affecting the public, where they are also obliged to provide reasons for their administrative reforms and the quasi judicial functions of the affected parties,, as requires wide dissemination of the every information to be disclosed suo motu in such form and manner which is accessible to the public:-- Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal pradesh phone number, 9459334377