The Hindu: Udupi: Monday, August 29,
2016.
Deputy
Commissioner, T. Venkatesh, said recently that officers had to respond to
applications filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act within the
stipulated period.
He was
speaking at a training programme on consumer awareness for officers of various
government departments including Food and Civil Supplies and District Consumer
Information Centre, here.
Mr. Venkatesh
said it was incumbent on officials to give whatever information they had, when
an application was filed under RTI Act. If they were not available to give the
reply, they should specify the reasons whey they could not do so. If not, they
would have to face action from the Karnataka Information Commission.
Sakala was
another important programme, which the officials should be aware of. They had
to provide services under Sakala within the stipulated time. Udupi district was
already standing second in the State in the implementation of Sakala.
‘Create
awareness’
It was
essential that even people were made aware of consumer rights. There were
usually complaints of measuring weights used in the shops, Mr. Venkatesh said.
Priyanka Mary
Francis, CEO of zilla panchayat, said there was no dearth of rules and
regulations. The challenge lay in implementing them effectively. It was
essential that case workers in the government departments had knowledge about
RTI Act.
Even cooked
food given during midday meals in schools had to be checked for quality. It was
necessary to work out a process to check this food and the accessibility to
labs, she said.
S. Yogishwar,
Deputy Director of Food and Civil Supplies, welcomed the gathering. Dinakar
Babu, President of Zilla Panchayat, presided over the function. Veena, Child
Development Project Officer, proposed a vote of thanks.
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