MYSURU: State data commissioner KM Chandregowda on Friday disposed of as many as 16 Right To Information (RTI) applications – a figure that used to be set in stark aid when he announced that there have been greater than 66,000 RTI applications pending clearance around the state. Bengaluru has the very best collection of pending RTI queries.
As many as 1,88,386 RTI queries had been made because the implementation of the Act in the state in 2005. Of those 1,21,772 are yet to be cleared. In Mysuru, of the four,174 RTI applications submitted, 3,543 had been disposed of, said Chandregowda on Friday.
The senior bureaucrat used to be on Mysuru on Friday to clear a couple of RTI queries that had been pending for greater than a 12 months. As many as 29 RTI applicants had complained to the state data commissioner concerning the protracted delay in clearing their information. Chandregowda on Friday issued notices to officers of quite a lot of departments for failing to furnish data sought by the applicants, and scheduled a date to listen to a couple of instances. On Friday, he heard petitions that have been submitted previous, while 14 of them had been adjourned to a later date.
One of the institutions charged with withholding data is Sharada Vilas College, which has gained grants from the federal government to the music of Rs 100 crore. An advocate, Bangar Nayak had sought data pertaining to the school’s roster machine, and a breakdown of the collection of students admitted beneath all of the classes. “Sharada Vilas College is a government-aided establishment. Even the salaries of teachers are paid by the federal government, and so the school is roofed by RTI,” said Nayak.
He pointed to the case of a student from a backward category being denied admission on the school despite scoring 68% in II PUC. “The school has no longer supplied data on category-wise admission, or the costs levied by the control. They have also no longer furnished details on how they have got spent the grants,” Nayak added.
On the opposite hand, another advocate had sought data on an inspection carried out by an professional of a corner site in Krishnamurthypuram. The advocate said that Mysuru Urban Development Authority (Muda) had claimed not to be in possession of the information. However, Chandregowda directed Muda officers to furnish the desired data earlier than Friday evening.
Chandregowda said that a couple of officers deliberately behind schedule offering data to RTI applicants, while in a couple of instances, information may just no longer be found. “We had been receiving numerous RTI applications from throughout Karnataka, and we now have been receiving many petitions in Bengaluru city,” he added.
Chandrgowda said that a couple of departments had no longer followed laws while appointing public data officials. “I have directed those departments to deal with this problem,” he said.
As many as 1,88,386 RTI queries had been made because the implementation of the Act in the state in 2005. Of those 1,21,772 are yet to be cleared. In Mysuru, of the four,174 RTI applications submitted, 3,543 had been disposed of, said Chandregowda on Friday.
The senior bureaucrat used to be on Mysuru on Friday to clear a couple of RTI queries that had been pending for greater than a 12 months. As many as 29 RTI applicants had complained to the state data commissioner concerning the protracted delay in clearing their information. Chandregowda on Friday issued notices to officers of quite a lot of departments for failing to furnish data sought by the applicants, and scheduled a date to listen to a couple of instances. On Friday, he heard petitions that have been submitted previous, while 14 of them had been adjourned to a later date.
One of the institutions charged with withholding data is Sharada Vilas College, which has gained grants from the federal government to the music of Rs 100 crore. An advocate, Bangar Nayak had sought data pertaining to the school’s roster machine, and a breakdown of the collection of students admitted beneath all of the classes. “Sharada Vilas College is a government-aided establishment. Even the salaries of teachers are paid by the federal government, and so the school is roofed by RTI,” said Nayak.
He pointed to the case of a student from a backward category being denied admission on the school despite scoring 68% in II PUC. “The school has no longer supplied data on category-wise admission, or the costs levied by the control. They have also no longer furnished details on how they have got spent the grants,” Nayak added.
On the opposite hand, another advocate had sought data on an inspection carried out by an professional of a corner site in Krishnamurthypuram. The advocate said that Mysuru Urban Development Authority (Muda) had claimed not to be in possession of the information. However, Chandregowda directed Muda officers to furnish the desired data earlier than Friday evening.
Chandregowda said that a couple of officers deliberately behind schedule offering data to RTI applicants, while in a couple of instances, information may just no longer be found. “We had been receiving numerous RTI applications from throughout Karnataka, and we now have been receiving many petitions in Bengaluru city,” he added.
Chandrgowda said that a couple of departments had no longer followed laws while appointing public data officials. “I have directed those departments to deal with this problem,” he said.
Over 66,000 RTI queries awaiting clearance in Karnataka
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