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CIC: Testing procedure followed for testing of certain parameters of a Polymer (Flocculant) procured by Security Paper Mill through public tender is a matter of public interest; Not a core activity and does not affect security interests in any manner     Right to Information Act 2005    Certified copy of entire pages of correspondence & noting side of the file by which a particular order was issued - Respondent: Information regarding transfer of other employees has no relationship to any public activity or interest - CIC: Denial upheld     Right to Information Act 2005    Denial of specific part of regulation from which the clause "promotion to a higher grade cannot be made without having the corresponding position available in the higher grade and no promotion can be made effective from a retrospective date” upheld by CIC     Right to Information Act 2005    Copy of NOC issued to an Airman (IAF) was denied claiming that it is 'Personal Information' the disclosure of which would cause unwarranted invasion to the privacy of the individual - CIC: Denial u/s 8(1)(j) upheld; No larger public interest disclosed     Right to Information Act 2005    PIO informed the Appellant that the information sought is not available in their office and transferred the application to Bangalore Development Authority u/s 6(3) - Appellant did not approach the transferee Public Authority - CIC: No intervention needed     Right to Information Act 2005    Transfer of pension to wrong account - Neither the RTI application nor the first appeal was responded by the respondent, on account of non-receipt - Respondent furnished a reply which the appellant claimed to have not received - CIC: Provide revised reply     Right to Information Act 2005    Vijai Sharma and K V Chowdary appointed as CIC and CVC respectively     Right to Information Act 2005    Is the Mysore Police Commissioner’s office coming up without plan approval?     Right to Information Act 2005    No action taken against the illegal massage parlours or spas in Goa     Right to Information Act 2005    Are there norms about the fee a school should charge and the facilities it offers?     Right to Information Act 2005    There is only 1 primary health centre per 28 villages of UP     Right to Information Act 2005    Services of all OSDs / Consultants terminated by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai     Right to Information Act 2005    Are the state-funded ‘public trust institutions’ obligated to provide ‘information’ under the RTI Act?     Right to Information Act 2005    Takeaways from the Supreme Court verdict on the Electoral Bond Scheme     Right to Information Act 2005    We will know, we will live - RTI     Right to Information Act 2005   
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DOPT CIRCULAR 2015
O.M. No. and Date Subject
No. 1/1/2013-IR (Vol.V)
14/12/2015

 

Extension/Improvement of RTI Online Portal - Action Plan 2016.

 

No. 14/9/2014-IR (Vol.II)
29/10/2015

 

Guidelines on Internship for Undergraduates pursuing five year integrated course in Law or graduates pursuing Bachelors degree in Law under the Centrally sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in government through effective implementation of Right to Information Act.

 

14/9/2014-IR(Vol.II)
29/10/2015

 

Guidelines on Internship for Undergraduates pursuing five year integrated course in Law or graduates pursuing Bachelors degree in Law under the Centrally sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in government through effective implementation of Right to Information Act

 

No. 10/1/2013-IR
06/10/2015

 

Format for giving information to the applicants under RTI Act - issue of guidelines regarding.

 

NA
06/10/2015

 

Compendium of Best Practices on RTI

 

No. 4/2/2015-IR
09/09/2015

 

Notice for inviting particulars for appointment to the post of Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission.( last date of receiving application is 12.10.2015)

 

No. 1/5/2011-IR
10/07/2015

 

Harmonization of RTI (Fee and Cost) Rules and Appeal Procedure Rules under Right to Information Act, 2005.

 

No. 1/1/2013-IR
09/07/2015

 

76th Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice - Recommendation regarding suo-motu disclosure under Section 4 of Right to Information Act, 2005.

 

No. 1/6/2012-IR
02/07/2015

 

Guidelines for grants to ATIs and SICs under the various components of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in government through effective implementation of Right to Information Acts for the year 2015-16

 

NA
29/06/2015

 

Implementation of Suo Motu disclosure under Section 4 of RTI Act, 2005.

 

No. 1/1/2014-IR(Vol.III)
23/06/2015

 

Extended Date - Right to Information Fellowships - 2015

 

NA
05/06/2015

 

Right to Information Fellowship 2015 guidelines

 

10/1/2013-IR
17/03/2015

 

Format for giving information to the applicants under RTI Act seeking comments from public regarding.

 

1/32/2013-IR
17/02/2015

 

Guidelines for PIOs/First Appellate Authorities for supply of Information and disposal of first appeal respectively - reiteration of

 

1/3/2014-IR
14/01/2015

 

Introduction of postal stamps as RTI fee/cost - seeking comments from public regarding