REGISTRAR, STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION, SHIMLA-2 SHOULD PREPARE MONTHLY STATEMENT OF CASES PENDING FINALIZATION OVER THREE MONTHS AND MUST REPORT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARTMENT, AS (SIC) IN DEFUNCT STATUS AND POSITION, SINCE THE LONG

It was an occasion today on 26-7-2026 while attended the online RTI meeting under the banner of National Campaign Committee right from 11 am to 1.30 pm , where in it is found that RTI activists, working for the welfare of redressal of their grievances under Right to Information Act, 2005 and the citizens charters mandatory for the public authority feeling harassed by way of non compliance, delay and dereliction of duty as well misleading information , however the Commissioners are not feeling penal action justified so proposed by the Act at the rate of rupees 250 / per day along with the disciplinary action against the public information officers, list by way and virtue of which it is difficult to bring transparency and accountability in the administration, as there is no accuracy and correctness in implementation of the Right to information Act, 2005 and the citizens charters mandatory for all becoming out of the routine governance, where the government functionaries are required to make decisions in a discretionary manner, by ignoring the principles laid down in some rules or the other . For example the procedure laid down for the methods for disposal of work have been defeated, as these procedures are reduced to mere red-tape and delays occur in the disposal of RTI and the RTS and there is no time limit for disposal of references, even though and more over there is a provision for monthly statement of cases pending finalization over for three months and Each department/Section is required to prepare, with the approval of the administrative Secretary a monthly statement of cases pending finalization over three months, which is to be compiled for all the departments by the administrative reforms department and submitted to the Chief Minister through the Chief Secretary, where it has to be endured that all cases pending finalization over three months with reasons for remaining pending are included in this statement. In the case of Directorates and Collectorates, this statement should have the approval of the HOD or Deputy Commissioners and the statement should be sent to the Administrative department with a copy to the administrative reforms section of the personnel department. Keeping in view the above description made code for procedure laid the Registrar State information commission is also responsible to prepare such statement of the pending complaints and Appeals and furnish it to the department of administrative reforms so that pendency of defunct status and position created because of the vacant slots may be submitted to the Chief Minister through the Chief Secretary of the state Government and government may do needful under sub section (3) of section 12 of the RTI Act, 2005 , as people facing problems because of the delay and dereliction of duty required for the second Appeals/Complaints and the High Courts demanding decision of the SIC :-Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal pradesh phone number, 9459334377