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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA INSTITUTE OF SECRETARIAT TRAINING & MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK, JNU CAMPUS (OLD), OLOF PALM MARG, NEW DELHI – 110067 TELEPHONE – 011-26185308; FAX – 011-26104183 WEBSITE: - WWW.ISTM.GOV.IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- File No- A-33092/4 /2013-ISTM Date: 21st June 2013
To All Central Ministries / Departments All Attached and Subordinate offices All Public Sector Undertakings
Subject: - One day Workshop on “Disposal of Appeal under RTI” to be held on 23rd September 2013.
Sir / Madam,
The Institute of Secretariat Training and Management will be conducting a One day “Workshop on Disposal of Appeal under RTI” on 23rd September 2013 for officers senior in rank to the PIOs in various public authorities, having the responsibility to function as appellate authority under RTI Act, 2005.
2. The aim of the workshop is to provide to the first appellate authorities under RTI Act
3. Details about the workshop, eligibility criteria, etc are available in the enclosed Workshop Brochure. It is requested that the nomination of eligible and interested officers, who are functioning as Appellate Authority under the RTI Act may please be forwarded, so as to reach the undersigned, latest by 23.8.2013 positively.
4. Nominees have option to either (a) Send hard copy along with sponsoring authority’s recommendations or (b) Apply on line. For sending the nomination form manually, the nomination proforma is available on istm.gov.in website. However, the nominees must ensure that his/her nomination is cleared by his/her sponsoring authority before applying online. The sponsoring authority’s letter may be sent separately by post.
5. While nominating officers for the workshop please indicate that he/she is functioning as Appellate Authority under RTI Act. The nominees should be relieved only after receipt of acceptance letter from the Institute.
Yours faithfully,
K.Govindarajulu Joint Director & Workshop Coordinator |
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Workshop
On
Disposal of Appeal
under
RTI
(23rd September 2013)
Institute of Secretariat Training and Management
Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel and Training JNU Old Campus, Olof Palme Marg New Delhi – 110 067. Website: http://www.istm.gov.in
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The Institute ISTM is a premier training institute under the administrative control of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), Government of India, and a lead resource center in the country for strengthening professional capabilities of trainers in the Central and State Training Institutes. It has in its faculty, several “Master Trainers” and “Recognised Users” as national resource persons in the area of training techniques. The Right to Information Act, 2005 came into force on 12 October 2005 to provide for setting out the practical regime of Right to Information for citizen to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority. With a view to facilitating smooth implementation of the Act, the Training Division, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), has entrusted to ISTM, New Delhi, the task of capacity enhancement initiative. Accordingly, the Institute has already conducted large number of Workshops for various levels of functionaries in the Government belonging to public authorities. With this experience, ISTM has now on its rolls a set of dedicated faculty equipped thoroughly on every detail in the Right to Information Act, 2005. The Need
In the Right to Information Act Several first appellate authorities have attended workshops at ISTM and have validated training module delivered by ISTM for equipping the first appellate authorities with requisite skills.
The Workshop
The Workshop on Disposal of Appeal under RTI will cater, comprehensively, to the functional needs of the senior officers designated by public authorities to consider appeals against the decisions of their PIOs.
Level of Participants
Officers senior in rank to the PIOs in various public authorities, having the responsibility to function as appellate authority under RTI Act, 2005.
Duration
One day (0930 hrs – 1700 hrs).
Aim
With a view to strengthening the first check post of RTI regime of transparency of information, the Workshop aims to provide to the first appellate authorities a platform to discuss various nuances of considering an appeal against denial of information. |
Objectives
By the end of this workshop, the participants will be able to: ü Admit a fully referenced appeal; ü Scan CPIOs action on original request for information; and ü Respond through a speaking order. Course Contents
ü Details of appeal by a requester or a third party. ü Grounds for appeal. ü Consideration of appeal. Methodology
With a view to generating a learning environment the Workshop would be conducted through highly participative training methods including experience sharing, problem solving and presentations. Language
The proceedings of the workshop will be in mixed language of Hindi and English. Capacity : 25 (Twenty Five)
Training Material
(i) The Right to Information Act, 2005; (ii) CIC (Appeal Procedure) Rules 2005; (iii) Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules 2005; (iv) Copy of CIC decisions Faculty
The Workshop will be implemented by the professionally competent in-house faculty of the Institute. Fee
No fee would be charged for attending this workshop from the participants as this workshop is sponsored by Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Hostel Accommodation
ISTM has a hostel facility where AC rooms are available on twin sharing basis. For advance reservation of accommodation at the ISTM Hostel, the following officer may be contacted directly: Sh. Arvind Pokhriyal, Asst. Director & Hostel Warden, Institute of Secretariat Training and Management, Department of Personnel and Training, Hostel Block No.1, Old JNU Campus, Olof Palme Marg, New Delhi – 110 067. Tel # 26177058, Telefax: (011) – 26104183, |
Nomination
Nominations in the prescribed format duly completed and signed by the sponsoring authority should reach:
Sh. K.G. Govindarajulu, Joint Director Institute of Secretariat Training and Management, Department of Personnel and Training, R.No. 104, Administrative Block, JNU Old Campus, Olof Palme Marg, New Delhi – 110 067. Tel. No. 2616428, Mob. 9968248083 Telefax: (011) – 26104183 Dates: · The Workshop will be conducted at ISTM on: 23.09.2013 · Last date of receipt of nominations: 23.08.2013 |