The Asian Age: New Delhi: Friday,
August 26, 2016.
With a view
to encourage its officers and staff, including Group D employees, to get
acquainted with the provisions of the Right to Information Act (2005), the Aam
Aadmi Party government has decided to hold a comprehensive test on the matter
in November this year in the national capital. All officers working with the
Delhi government, its sub-ordinate offices or undertakings and local bodies can
participate in the test.
The test will
be confined to the provisions of the RTI Act and will contain 100 objective or
subjective questions.
The test will
be of one-and-a-half hour duration. There will be separate papers for each
category one for LDC and Group D and their equivalent, second for UDCs,
Assistants and their equivalent and the third for superintendents and their
equivalent and above.
Each
incumbent who secures 50 per cent and above marks would be given a certificate
and cash award on the basis of his or her performance. Those who will secure 80
per cent or above will be paid a cash incentive of Rs 1,500, ones who secure 70
per cent to 79 per cent will be paid Rs 1,000, those getting between 60 per
cent and 69 per cent marks will be given a reward of Rs 800 and ones securing
50 per cent to 59 per cent will be paid Rs 600.
In addition
to the cash prizes, those who will secure the first three positions by getting
80 per cent and above marks in their respective categories will be paid
additional cash incentives. The toppers will be paid an additional cash prize
of Rs 1,500. Those securing second position will be rewarded Rs 1,000 and the
ones who get third position will be paid an additional amount of Rs 500.
All that one
is required to do to participate in the test is to submit a one-page
application giving details about his or her designation and department. The
applications have to be submitted latest by September 30.
The
information related to the test has already been conveyed to all the principal
secretaries, secretaries, HODs, district and sessions judges, all MDs and
chairpersons of local bodies, commissioners of municipal bodies, police
commissioner and chairpersons of NDMC and DJB.
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