STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION OF HIMACHAL PRADESH WORKING WITHOUT SIC AND SCIC AND THE PIOs AND FAA TAKING NO COGNISANCE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DISCLOSURE UNDER LAW, TIME TO TIME ACCEPTED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR REDRESSAL OF GRIEVANCES OF AFFECTED PERSONS

Implementation of suo motu disclosure under section 4 of RTI Act, 2005 issued vide OM number 1/6/2011 -IR, dated 15-4-2013 describing that a Committee of experts consisting of Shri AN Tiwari, CIC Retired and Dr MM Ansari, Information Commissioner Retired (of Central Information Commission) was constituted to recommend, inter alia measures to further strengthen implementation of section 4 of the RTI Act, 2005 . The committee has inter alia, made the following recommendations which have been duly accepted by the competent authority:--- (1) All the details of the public authority may be uploaded on its website. Access to information should be made user -friendly for which appropriate information technology infrastructure should be suitably designed, developed and operationalized. (2) All the training modules for professional upgradation of employees should incorporate matter relating to the virtues of transparency and open Government and RTI Law. (3) In order to minimize the burder of serving RTI applications, the public authorities with high public dealings should put in place an effective system to redress the grievances of affected persons. At the sub -organisational levels, there should be co-operation and co-ordination between the Public Information officers and the officers responsible for addressing public grievances. (4) In order to reduce the number of RTI applications, relating to service matters, the information relating to recruitment, promotion and transfers should be brought into public domain promptly. (5) The retention and maintenance of specific documents for specified duration should be clearly spelt by each public authority in respect of its documents. As such all the public authorities are requested to follow the above recommendations. (GI, Dept. of Per. &Trg, OM No, 1/34/2013 -IR dated 29th June, 2015) Keeping in view the above recommendations of the Committee, it is necessary to follow above recommendations of the implementation of suo motu disclosure under section 4of the RTI Act, 2005,and maintain system of redress the grievances of the affected persons, instead of unnecessary queries like questionare type of issue, even public authorities declared responsible for retention and maintenance of specific documents, relating to the service matters and the information relating to recruitment, promotion and transfers etc and the case of appellant related to second channel of promotion before the HOD since letter number PBW -AB (13) -37/95 dated, 21-5-2004 and addressed to the Engineer in Chief for due benefits for which case file referred to post the applicant against vacancy in second channel of promotion and department of the Marketing Board vide Secretary (PWD) memo number PBW -AB(13) -37/95 -IV dated 17-6-2004 however it is regretted for the wrong assessment and wrong deal of case instead of posting on the (Appointment-11 ) Departments, being eligible for the post after letter of modified seniority restructured for the due benefits in the second channels of promotion:-- Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal pradesh phone number, 9459334377