DNA:
Mumbai: Friday, 31 October 2014.
While paying
fees for procuring information under Right to Information Act, one may not have
to run to citizen facilitation centres (CFCs) when they have sought the same
from central agencies.
At present,
citizens have to approach the CFCs to pay for the information they have sought
from central agencies. Most of the times, they have to be paid at a particular
time at centers far from where the information has to be collected. Citizens
have to face this harrowing experience despite central agencies having cash
counters.
But now, this
may not be the case. The state information commission has directed the Brihanmumbai
Municipal commissioner to make the same facilities available at the central
agency offices too. Following a complaint filed by applicant Mahabir Urs, the
directive was given on October 20 by state chief information commissioner,
Ratnakar Gaikwad.
"I
haven't yet seen the order. We will make the necessary arrangements once we
receive it," said Sitaram Kunte, municipal commissioner.