RTI a form of Education

Delivering a thought provoking lecture on the ‘Role of Right To Information in Education’ PPS Gill, Information Commissioner (RTI), Punjab and PAU alumnus said, “RTI itself is an education. It is one of the acts of independent India which has stirred the nation and empowered the people.”
He was addressing the varsity faculty and the students on the occasion of National Education Day on Friday . The event was organised by the Punjab Agricultural University Science Club. Gill said that in a democracy, there are three important ingredients which include awareness, information and knowledge
Sharing the essential details of the Right To Information Act, Gill said that information about e-mails, press releases, documents, orders, circulars, can be sought through the public authority. 
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rti-a-form-of-education-says-info-commissioner/874573/ 

Kerala the first state in India to facilitate online RTI queries.

Now file RTI queries online

KOCHI: The e-filing of RTI conceived by the IT mission will make Kerala the first state in India to facilitate online RTI queries. The project is expected to be launched this month at the General Administration Department (GAD) in the secretariat.Training is being imparted to the staff members of all Akshaya centres, the state's grassroots level ICT centres which will be the source point enabling people to file their query.Being launched under the e-district programme, the service will make electronic network available across the state with GAD working as the nodal office through all the Akshaya centres.A fee of rs10 will be charged on each application filed online. Once confirmed the application will be routed through Akshaya centres to the public information officers of the concerned department.The officers will then be provided with digital signatures to accept the application.The status of the application at each stage will be messaged to the applicant. One will have the choice to opt for the response as soft or hard copy.IT mission is also planning to increase the number of Akshaya centres in the state from 2,500 to 3,500.

http://www.cityjournal.in/Newspaper/20111104/Kerala/Kerala_4.html

 

केन्द्रीय सूचना आयुक्त की नियुक्ति

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सूचना अधिकार से जुड़े विभिन्न योद्धाओं के प्रयासों के कारण अब केन्द्रीय कार्मिक मंत्रालय ने केन्द्रीय सूचना आयुक्त की नियुक्ति के लिए आम नागरिको से भी आवेदन मांगे है , 

हमारे प्रयासों को सफलीभूत करने हेंतु आपसे अनुरोध है की कृपया अपने अखबार में इस सूचना को प्रमुखता से प्रकाशित करने की कृपा करे जिससे देश के कुछ अच्छे और  विद्वत जन भी केन्द्रीय आयोग में पहुँच कर  देश की वर्तमान व्यवस्था परिवर्तन में अपनी अहम् भूमिका निभा सके ! 
भारत सरकार के क्रमिक मंत्रालय द्वारा जारी विज्ञप्ति

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