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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 – 011-26102597; FAX – 011-26104183 WEBSITE: - WWW.ISTM.GOV.IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ File No- A-33092/5/2013-ISTM Date: 07.08.2013 To
1. All Central Ministries / Departments 2. All Attached / Subordinate Offices 3. All Public Sector Undertakings
Sub: - One day Workshop on “Disposal of Appeal under RTI” to be held on 1st November, 2013
Sir / Madam,
The Institute of Secretariat Training and Management will be conducting a One day “Workshop on Disposal of Appeal under RTI” on 1st November 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 2005, a platform to discuss various nuances of considering an appeal against the decision of the Public Information Officer.
3. Details about the workshop, eligibility criteria, nomination form, 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 23.9.2013 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,
(Rajeev Kumar Kundi) Deputy Director & Course Director |
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Workshop
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Disposal of AppealunderRTI(1st November 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 NeedIn the Right to Information Act 2005 a 2-layer provision of appeal against the decision of the PIO has been included. The first appeal is to be considered departmentally by an officer senior in rank to the PIO and the second and final appeal rests with the Central Information Commission. 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 WorkshopThe 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.
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