Bangalore
Mirror: Bangalore: Thursday, 26 November 2015.
Information
sought through Right To Information (RTI) will now reach applicants faster and
efficiently. For the first time in the state, the Karnataka State Information
Commission (KSIC) is holding an RTI Adalat - on the lines of the Lok Adalat
dispute redressal forum - which is scheduled to begin on December 3 till
December 15.
It will be
held at all the zonal offices of BBMP, the civic agency that the RTI Adalat has
planned to target first as it has the highest number of pending appeals. It
will take up grievances pertaining to delay and denial of information by BBMP
and will begin with cases pending with the court hall number 4 of KSIC.
The
commission has asked the BBMP to keep all original records and files pertaining
to citizens' appeals updated and ready at the respective BBMP zonal offices
zones on the day of the hearing.
The officials
will be made to provide the information on the spot. If the applicants are
satisfied, the case would be closed there and then; if not, a further hearing
will be held, the KSIC top brass maintained. Erring officials will be penalized
on the spot.