Jagran
Post: New Delhi: Wednesday, 12 November 2014.
The Centre
has decided to involve law students to analyse RTI applications, their replies
given by the concerned departments and the suo motu disclosures made by them.
The analysis
will help a ministry or department consolidate and document its experience in the
implementation of the RTI, its successes, constraints in implementation,
identify the areas which need more attention, address the gap areas and suggest
what more needs to be done to help achieve the objectives of the transparency
law, the Department of personnel and
Training (DoPT) said.
Under the
'Improving transparency and accountability in government through effective
implementation of the Right to Information Act', the DoPT is offering
short-term internships to undergraduates who are in the second year pursuing
five year integrated course in law or graduates in the first year pursuing
three years graduation course in law from recognised and reputed universities
to conduct the analysis in select public authorities.
"The
interns would also study the status of suo motu disclosure of the ministry or
department alloted to them for their internship and would submit a report in
this regard," it said in an order. The internship will be for a duration
of one month beginning from December 1. The interns will be provided necessary
logistics support, like office space and photocopy facility, the DoPT said.
"Travel
costs of interns will be reimbursed on actual basis upto Rs 5,000 on submission
of reports," it said. The DoPT will coordinate with the selected public
authorities or government departments for the internship programme. The RTI Act
allows a citizen to get time-bound information on governance-related matters.
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