BARAMULLA, MAY 17: Awareness-cum-round
table session on
implementation and monitoring of RTI Act, 2009 was held today under the
supervision of Chief Information Commissioner, Khursheed Ahmad Ganai, at Dak
Bungalow Baramulla.
The meeting was attended by DDC Baramulla Dr. Nasir Ahmad Naqash,
Registrar SIC, ADC, SDM Pattan, Tehsildars, FAAs, PIOs, and APIOs from all
Departments, RTI activists of the valley and officers from various Departments.
The DDC apprised the CIC that since 2009 when the Act came into effect,
till March 31, 2016, as many as 2183 applications were received under
RTI Act in the district and all of them have been disposed off;.
It was said that from April 1, 2016 till date, a total of 500
applications were received and 482 applications have already been cleared.
On the occasion, the CIC termed the RTI Act as means to secure
information under the control of public authorities; to promote transparency
and accountability and also intended to provide citizens of the State with a
legal mandate mechanism for obtaining government records for welfare
governance.
The RTI activists present in the meeting discussed threadbare the
various dimensions of the Act and emphasized the need for its awareness,
implementation and proper monitoring.
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