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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Only one-fourth of RTI applicants get info sought: Study -Kumud Das

Only one-fourth of RTI applicants get info sought: Study -Kumud Das

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published Published on Sep 5, 2012   modified Modified on Sep 5, 2012
-The Times of India

INDORE: Only one-fourth of the applicants filing RTI before the central information commission (CIC) get the information as required by them, if one goes by the study conducted by an Indore-based RTI activist,Anuradha Verma. She is currently associated with Indian Institute of Management (Indore) as an RTI consultant and runs a site www.rtifoundationofindia.com. 

The study reveals that nearly one-third of the applicants get only a part of the information sought whereas another one-third cases are rejected. In many cases, the CIC takes around 10-12 months to hear an appeal. 

In her study, Verma analyzed all the orders passed by the CIC in July. The commission had uploaded a total of 2,165 orders on its website. The study suggests that the time taken between the filing of appeals before the panel and it being heard has been so long that the matters might have lost their relevance. "Knowing about the consequences of filing an appeal and the probable outcome would be helpful in getting an overall picture of the kind of appeals being filed before the CIC," adds the paper. 

Talking to TOI, Verma said, "A hearing has to happen, while repeated hearing can be avoided." Verma said she was working on a crucial part of her study which might help in reducing the time taken by CIC to hear an appeal. 

Speaking on the functioning of CIC, Verma said, "It is a prime organization everybody looks up to. Still, I feel that some mechanism should be developed to make it more effective."

The Times of India, 5 September, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/Only-one-fourth-of-RTI-applicants-get-info-sought-Study/articleshow/16257135.cms


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