Re: [HumJanenge] Final recommendations of NAC to draft RTI Rules

EXCELLENT:

Lets wait for the final recommendation of NAC to DoPT/PMO <wink>

Sarbajit

On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 11:12 PM, Metrodesk Ptinews
<metro.ptinews@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ms Aruna Roy Convener of the Working Group on Transparency,
> Accountability and Governance informed the Council that the Working
> Group formulated its recommendations after several rounds of
> consultation with members of the civil society and the Dept of Personnel
> and Training (DoPT). The DoPT and the NAC had worked out an
> agreement on all issues except the one amendment proposed by the DoPT
> restricting all RTI applications to one subject matter . Areas of
> agreement include, enhancement of word limit from 250 words to 500
> words and also to drop the Rules relating to abatement of RTI application
> upon death of applicant. With regard to restricting all RTI applications to
> "one subject matter" NAC decided to recommend that the restriction to
> "one subject matter" be dropped from the purview of the proposed
> amendments to the RTI Rules. The final recommendation of the NAC in
> this regard is as follows:
>
> Provided that the request for information shall ordinarily not exceed 500
> words, excluding annexures, the address of the Central PIO and the
> address of the applicant. Provided further that no application shall be
> rejected on the above ground.
>