Zee News: New Delhi: Tuesday,
April 30, 2013.
The Centre
has decided to conduct a detailed study on implementation of its flagship Right
to Information (RTI) Act aimed at assessing public's satisfaction and
government's cost in providing information to applicants.
The
Department of Personnel and Training, which acts as nodal department for
implementation of the RTI Act, has issued a Request for Proposal documents to
firms interested in conducting 'A 360 Degree study on the implementation of the
Right to Information Act, 2005'.
"The Centre has decided to conduct the
study on RTI Act to assess its implementation across the country and find ways
to address bottlenecks faced by various stakeholders," a DoPT official
said.
The aim of
the study is to determine the level of satisfaction among the people with the
functioning of the RTI Act, in general and to study the use of the transparency
law by analysing type of applicants and kind of information being asked from
the departments concerned.
The study
will help in recording the experience of public authorities at different levels
in dealing with RTI applications and appeals.
The Right to
Information Act was enacted in 2005 to further the objectives of making
governance more transparent and accountable. An applicant can seek a time-bound
reply from a government department under the RTI Act.
The study
will cover both state and central governments. It will cover public authorities
at centre, state, district and panchayat-level. The last date for submitting
technical and financial bids is May 27.
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