Centre asks depts to furnish most sought-after RTI info
BY Agencies1 July 2016 11:26 PM GMT
Agencies1 July 2016 11:26 PM GMT
They have also been asked to set up ‘Information and Facilitation Centres’ (IFCs) to provide printed publications to citizens mentioning the categories of information that are frequently being sought under the RTI.
The latest directive is based on the recommendations of a committee formed by the government to look into the scope of suo motu disclosure of governance-related information by the central government departments.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has asked each public authority to set up a committee comprising officials with rich experience of dealing with RTI applications and appeals to identify the categories of such information.
“Such information must be disclosed in the public domain to make it more user-friendly and should also be reviewed at regular intervals,” it said in an order to all ministries.
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