Livemint: New Delhi: Thursday, May 12, 2016.
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| A file photo of staff at the Central Information Commission’s office checking RTI applications. Photo: Hindustan Times |
Section 4 of
the Right to Information Act casts an obligation on public authorities to make
public maximum information in their domain.
Over 350
government departments have defaulted in following norms for mandatory public
disclosure of information, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
All public
authorities or government departments have to disclose certain information
under Section 4 of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
As per the
annual report of the Central Information Commission (CIC) for 2014-15, out of
1,528 registered public authorities who have submitted RTI returns to the CIC,
1,170 public authorities have uploaded RTI manuals or disclosures and 722 have
updated them, minister of state for personnel, public grievances and pensions
Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.
As per the
reply, there are 358 public authorities who have not yet made public
disclosures.
Section 4 of
the RTI Act casts an obligation on public authorities to make public maximum
information in their domain.
“The CIC has,
from time to time, issued letters to various defaulting public authorities for
submission of quarterly returns,” the minister said.
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