No. A-33039/ 01 /2013-ISTM

Government of India

Institute of Secretariat Training and Management

Department of Personnel and Training

Administrative Block, JNU Old Campus

Olof Palme Marg, New Delhi-110067

Tel: 26164285 Fax: 26104183


  Dated:   14.10.2013

 

To

            As per list attached

 

S ub:    Two days Workshop on Right to Information Act – 2005 from 11th - 12th November, 2013 for Central Public Information Officers. – Acceptance of nominations.

 Sir,  

With reference to your letter on the above subject, I am directed to inform you that official(s)  as  mentioned  in Column 1 of the enclosed  Annexure, has/have been selected for participation in the above training programme. 

2.         The selected officer(s) may be advised to report to the Institute at 9.15 AM on 11th  November, 2013(Monday) at ISTM,  JNU (Old) Campus, Olof Palme Marg, New Delhi -110 067.

3.         ISTM provides hostel facility, where rooms are available on first-cum-first-served basis.  Participants who would like to avail of hostel facility at ISTM may like to contact the Hostel Warden or the caretaker at the telephone number :  011-26165593.

4.         Capitation fee of Rs.2000/- for each participant is being charged from the candidates sponsored by organizations other than the Central Government or State Government candidate(s).  It may please be ensured that they bring a Bank Draft of Rs. 2000/- in favour of Assistant Director, ISTM, New Delhi towards capitation fee.

5.                  Participants are requested to download the RTI Act 2005 from www.cic.gov.in and go through it and prepare their responses to the questionnaire enclosed herewith.  They are also advised to bring it along with them while coming to attend the workshop.  The responses so brought will form the basis of discussion in the Workshop.

6.         The Campus of ISTM is situated along the (Outer Ring Road) Olof Palme Marg between the IIT Hostel and a residential colony called MUNIRKA, opposite to Sector-III of R.K. Puram, New Delhi.

                                                                                                             

Yours faithfully,

 


Encl: Pre-course Questionnaire

 (K. Govindarajulu)

Joint  Director  

 

 Copy forwarded for information to:

 1.                  As per Col. 2 and 3 of the list attached.

2.                  PS to Director

3.             Training Associate (Co-ordination).

 

Annexure  - 1

 

PRE – COURSE QUESTIONNAIRE

 

1)      There are 14 questions / statements in this questionnaire. 

2)      For recording response, officers are requested to go through the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005 and also reflect on their experiences. 

3)      Bring out the areas that appear to have ambiguity.  Relevant sections of the Act may be cited. 

 

 

1.                  Scope of the Act.

 

 

 
2.                  Salient features of the Act ( Imperatives)

 

 

 

3.                  Responsibilities of Public Authorities

 

 

 

4.                  Role of PIOs, APIOs and other Government servants