RTIFED/SICP/New RTI Proactive Disclosure/2014/062/1501-A 15 January 2014 THROUGH E-MAIL DoPTs Fresh guidelines for disclosure by States Governments

under Section 4(1)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2005 To:

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Honble Chief Secretary to Government Punjab Punjab Civil Secretariat, Sector 1, Chandigarh 160001 Email: cs@punjabmail.gov.in 2. Sh. S.C. Chaudhary, IAS Honble Chief Secretary to Government Haryana Haryana Civil Secretariat, Sector 1, Chandigarh 160001 Email: choudharysc@hry.nic.in cs@hry.nic.in

With a copy to: 3. Mr. R.I. Singh Honble State Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab State Information Commission, SCO 84-85, Sector 17-C, Chandigarh -160017 Email: scic@punjabmail.gov.in Mr. Naresh Gulati Honble State Chief Information Commissioner State Information Commission, Haryana, SCO No. 70-71, Sector 8-C, Chandigarh - 160008 Email: ussichry@yahoo.co.in Dr. S.K. Sarkar, IAS Honble Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training GOI New Delhi; Please ensure the implementation of the fresh proactive disclosures by all the state governments by sending reminders and by securing the status reports; secy_mop@nic.in This Mail in original is also sent through e-mail to: - Honble Central Chief Information Commission; - All Honble Chief Information Commissioners of All Honble State Information Commissions; & - All Chief Secretaries of All State of India;

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Right to Information
DoPTs Fresh guidelines for disclosure by States Governments under Section 4(1)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2005
Honble Sir, Dr. S.K. Sarkar, Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training under the Ministry of Personnel personal Grievances and Pensions, Government of India, vide 52-page DO No. 1/6/2011-IR of 21 November 2013 to the address of Chief Secretary of each State, has circulated the 52-page guidelines for disclosure by States Governments under Section 4(1)(b) of the Right to Information Act 2005, along with illustrative templates for disclosures at various levels under PDS, Panchayats, MGNERGA, Primary and Secondary Schools etc., for facilitating disclosure at district and lower levels of government through suggestive templates for key areas. A copy of the same is attached herewith once again, or the same can be downloaded at the below mentioned web-links:
ccis.nic.in/Giobal_CircularSeach_Form_02.asp http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02rti/1_6_2011-IR-21112013.pdf

Even after the passage of almost 3-months from the date of the Do letter of Dr. S.K. Sarkar, Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training, GoI, there seems no effect of the same in the State of Punjab and Haryana. Other states would be in no better position.
RTIFED RTIFED feels that the data to be proactively disclosed as oper

these new guidelines is already available in the various departments in the digital form, and there should be no difficulty in putting the same on the website of the respective departments, as well as updating the same from time to time as the data renews.

Since the non-disclosure is the breach of the rights of the citizens, it is domineering on the Governments to ensure that the same is done without wasting any further time. Subverting the information from the public not only breeds corruption, rather the corrupts go scot-free.
RTIFED would request the latest status of the implementation of the fresh

guidelines as referred to above may please be apprised and the time line for the dull implementation thereof may please be made public. It may also be apprised as to how many department/districts/units have: i. ii. Not yet initiated the implementation of these guidelines. Initiated the process of implementation of these guidelines.

This communication is sent through electronic media and as such does not require any signature.
Write at: 3056, Sector 37-D, Chandigarh 160036 | Mobile +919-888-810-811 | Website: www.rtifed.com

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Have already completed the process of implementation of these guidelines. Time line of each for implementation of these guidelines. Process/instructions to regularly and periodically updating the information relating to these guidelines, where already implemented. Or if Your Government has decided in favour of not to implement these guidelines.

This is just a benignant public reminder to the DO letter referred to in the opening paragraph of this communication.
RTIFED would like to sit with the commissions to bring a workaround to

make this functional in the commissions, and very earnestly seek that your honour will bestow their node for this humane issue, would get a invite for this. This communication is sent through electronic media and as such does not require any signature. The receipt of this communication may please be acknowledged. Thanking you & with Warm Regards, Very cordially yours,
Surendera M. Bhanot

President RTIFED1 rtifed@gmail.com

enclosure: as stated please. A copy is also sent to all RTI NGOs for making similar plea to concerned authorities in their state/area of operation.

RTIFED (formerly known as RTI Activists Federation and conceived and founded by the legendary Advocate H.C. Arora) is a body looking after the rights of the RTI Applicants and keeping an eye over the happenings of the RTI related matters in various states.
This communication is sent through electronic media and as such does not require any signature.
Write at: 3056, Sector 37-D, Chandigarh 160036 | Mobile +919-888-810-811 | Website: www.rtifed.com

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