The Hindu: Hubballi: Friday,
February 17, 2017.
Now, it is
possible to file online applications under Right To Information (RTI) Act as
State Information Commission has set up a mechanism for facilitation.
Speaking to
presspersons after holding a review meeting at the Hubballi Dharwad Municipal
Corporation here on Wednesday, State Information Commissioner Shankar Patil
said that now people seeking information under Right To Information Act could
upload applications by logging onto the website of the State Information
Commission.
Mr. Patil
said that the applications thus received online would be subsequently forwarded
to the departments concerned.
The benefit
of the system was that the applicants would be able to get information on the
status of their applications, he said.
Referring to
the common complaint of delay in receiving information under RTI Act, Mr. Patil
said that he had issued instructions to the officials to provide information in
a time-bound manner.
30,000
pending
To a query,
Mr. Patil said that he had disposed of 4,000 out of 8,000 cases after he took
charge two years and eight months ago. There were 30,000 applications still
pending before the commission, he said.
In a bid to
reduce the number of applications under RTI Act, all departments had been asked
to voluntarily disclose information and upload them on their official websites.
“This would
automatically reduce the number of RTI applications,” he said.
In Dharwad
Earlier,
holding a review meeting in Dharwad at the Deputy Commissioner’s office, Mr.
Patil asked the officials concerned to ensure that they uploaded information on
their official websites without fail.
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