Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances &Pensions
25-November-2018
Government Brought Most Public Authorities Under RTI Act
The Union Minister of State (Independent
Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO,
Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr
Jitendra Singh stated here today that in the last four and half years,
the government led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has brought most
of the public authorities under the purview of the RTI act, which is in
keeping with the commitment to ensure maximum transparency in the
working of these institutions. The Department of Personnel
and Training(DOP&T), which is the nodal department for the Right to
Information and Central Information Commission, has so far successfully
covered nearly 2000 public authorities under the RTI Act, he said.
Dr Jitendra Singh made these
observations when the outgoing Chief Information Commissioner (CIC),
Shri R.K. Mathur called on him today.Lauding the achievements of the last
over four years, Dr Jitendra Singh said, when the government came in,
there were very few public authorities under the purview of RTI Act, but
a fast – track process was initiated to make the RTI more effective and
more inclusive.
In addition, Dr Jitendra Singh noted
that the filing of RTI has been made much more convenient and easy with
the use of latest technology. There is now a portal and an App, as a
result of which, any citizen can file an RTI from his mobile phone, at
any time of the day or night, and from anywhere.
The disposal time of the RTI application
received in the Central Information Commission has been drastically
reduced, said, Dr Jitendra Singh, and added that the pendency has also
considerably reduced in comparison to what it was before 2014.
In the DOP&T, Dr Jitendra Singh
said, we have tried to sincerely live up to Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi’s commitment of maximum governance with minimum government,
maximum transparency and maximum citizen-participation. He said, there
has also been a successful effort to compile inputs from the various
RTIs received, in order to prepare research manuals for planning future
strategies and improve upon the existing methodologies.
Source: PIB
