SECTION 4 LAYS DOWN THAT INFORMATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED THROUGH MANY MEDIUMS, DEPENDING UPON THE LEVEL OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY AND THE RECIPIENT OF INFORMATION

Right to information is a practical regime for citizens of the country to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, so there is no question of delay and denial in working of every public authority but it is regretted to point out the non compliance and knowingly misconstrued supply of information to citizens who desire to have it, list by way and virtue of which people are compelled to approach FAA and SIC or CIC as the case may be, even though and more over, information and data should be presented in open data formats whereby it can be pulled different Application Protocol interfaces to be used in different fashions more appropriate to specific contexts and needs. Information/data can, for instance, be presented in powerful visual ways using visualisation techniques. Such visual representation of information/data can give insights that may remain largely hidden in a textual or tabular presentation of data. In some contexts, pictures and audio/video recordings, etc, may be more useful. Section 4 lays down that information should be provided through many mediums depending upon the level of the public authority and the recipient of information (for example, in case of Panchayat, wall painting may be more effective means of dissemination of information) , and that more and more proactive disclosure would gradually be made through internet. There is need for more clear guidelines for web-based publication of information for disclosure. The department of information technology has been working on setting of technical standards for Government websites and the department of Administrative reforms and public grievances has published guidelines for websites of Government departments and these guidelines prescribe the manner in which websites need to be designed and how information should be disclosed. It is also to be kept in view to ensure that websites disclosures are complete, easily accessible, technology and platform neutral and in a form which conveys the desired information in an effective and user-friendly manner:-- Er Fateh Chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh phone number 9459334377