Oct 22 2014 : The Times of India (Delhi)
Ministries to put up RTI replies online from Oct 31
New Delhi
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
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Taking transparency to another level, the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday directed all its ministries and departments to suo motu display Right to Information (RTI) applications and responses thereof, on their respective websites from October 31.However, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) instructions in this regard do leave scope for withholding RTI replies that contain personal information relating to an individual.“It may be noted that RTI applications and appeals received and their responses relating to the personal information of an individual may not be disclosed if they do not serve any public interest,“ said the DoPT note, which was circulated to all Union ministries and departments on Tuesday .
To facilitate uploading of RTI applications and appeals received and their responses on the website, a new feature has been added to the CPIO FAA module on the `RTI Online' portal on pilot basis for DoPT. Through this feature, an option is given to the central public information officers (CPIO) and first appellate authority (FAA) to upload the reply to RTI query and the first appeal respectively on to the department's website. This particular fea ture will now be extended to other ministries and departments as well. To display the RTI applications received in the ministry or department and the reply given using this feature, web services will be provided through a URL to each ministry or department by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) or Department of Personnel and Training “The concerned ministry or department needs to consume this web service (by writing a program) to display the desired contest on its respective website,“ the DoPT note said while asking the ministries and departments to take the help of NIC or DoPT experts in this regard.
“An immediate action is requested so that the facility to upload the reply to RTI application and first appeal respectively on the website of the respective ministry or department may be started with effect from October 31, 2014,“ the DoPT directed.
To facilitate uploading of RTI applications and appeals received and their responses on the website, a new feature has been added to the CPIO FAA module on the `RTI Online' portal on pilot basis for DoPT. Through this feature, an option is given to the central public information officers (CPIO) and first appellate authority (FAA) to upload the reply to RTI query and the first appeal respectively on to the department's website. This particular fea ture will now be extended to other ministries and departments as well. To display the RTI applications received in the ministry or department and the reply given using this feature, web services will be provided through a URL to each ministry or department by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) or Department of Personnel and Training “The concerned ministry or department needs to consume this web service (by writing a program) to display the desired contest on its respective website,“ the DoPT note said while asking the ministries and departments to take the help of NIC or DoPT experts in this regard.
“An immediate action is requested so that the facility to upload the reply to RTI application and first appeal respectively on the website of the respective ministry or department may be started with effect from October 31, 2014,“ the DoPT directed.
