Rising Kashmir: Jammu: Saturday, July 21, 2018.
Jammu and
Kashmir institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural
Development(JKIMPA), on Friday organized a management training course for
junior officers from departments of Health, Education, Rural Development,
Handicraft and Agriculture on the RTI Act .
According to
an official, Raman Sharma, an RTI practitioner, was the guest faculty at the
session who through PPT shared technical aspects of the Right to Information
Act and replied various queries of the trainees and about their concern with
regard to this act.
The official
said that they informed that often their offices receive RTI pleas seeking
voluminous Information that hampers their routine work.
Citing
important section 5(3) and 5(4) of Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information Act
2009, Sharma informed the participants that providing information under RTI Act
is not only the duty of the Public Information Officers but every officer have
to assist the PIO under obligation as and when asked by him/her while dealing
with any RTI plea.
During the
5-days training which began on July 16, the Course Coordinator Manju Kapoor, Dr
Rewa Sharma, Director Trainings (Jammu) and other guest faculties also
interacted with the participating officials.
Meeta
Kumari,(KAS) Deputy Director, JKIMPA also remained present during the training
session.
Other guest
faculties who interacted with the participants include Salim khan, Additional
SIO NIC, Jammu, JS Jasrotia , Additional secretary social welfare department,
Mavi Kapoor, Nodal officer, JUDA district Kathua, Suresh Kumar Goria and Bharti
Sambyal, the official added.
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