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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

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

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

Information regarding home loan in which appellant’s mother, i.e., late Smt. V Jain was a guarantor - CIC: Information was related to third party property loan (Mr. Pradeep Jain and Smt. V Jain), and both are alive; No public activity or interest involved

Total number of accounts opened by PNB under different welfare schemes - Delay of almost two years - CIC: PIO is cautioned and advised to strengthen its RTI portal to enable effective and timely disposal of RTI applications and first appeals in future

CIC: The issue raised by the Appellant remains unanswered due to non-availability of any material information in the records; Advisory u/s 25(5) issued to the Office of Insurance Ombudsman to look into such cases in larger public interest

Vijai Sharma and K V Chowdary appointed as CIC and CVC respectively

Is the Mysore Police Commissioner’s office coming up without plan approval?

No action taken against the illegal massage parlours or spas in Goa

Are there norms about the fee a school should charge and the facilities it offers?

There is only 1 primary health centre per 28 villages of UP

Services of all OSDs / Consultants terminated by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai

Are the state-funded ‘public trust institutions’ obligated to provide ‘information’ under the RTI Act?

Takeaways from the Supreme Court verdict on the Electoral Bond Scheme

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DOPT CIRCULAR 2016

O.M. No. and Date	Subject
No. 1/MISC.matters/2016-IR (Pt.-II) 09/12/2016	Training/Workshop on RTI Online Portal for the nodal officers of the defaulting / absentees Public Authorities for alignment with the RTI online portal on 23rd December, 2016 at CSoI, Vinay Marg.
No. 14/13/2016-IR 05/12/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to AASC.
No. 14/13/2016-IR 05/12/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to AASC.
No. 14/13/2016-IR 05/12/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to MGSIPA, Punjab.
No. 14/13/2016-IR 05/12/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to MGSIPA, Punjab.
No. 14/13/2016-IR 05/12/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to MGSIPA, Punjab.
No. 14/13/2016-IR 05/12/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to HCM RIPA, Jaipur.
No. 14/13/2016-IR 05/12/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to HCM RIPA, Jaipur.
No. 14/13/2016-IR 05/12/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to AASC.
No. 14/13/2016-IR 05/12/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to HCM RIPA, Jaipur.
No. 1/1/2013-IR (Vol-V) 24/11/2016	Updating Bank Details of Public Authorities (PAs) in RTIMIS for transfer of RTI Fees and Additional Payment received through RTI online portal.
No. 1/Misc.matters.2016-IR (Pt-II) 11/11/2016	Training Programme on RTI Online Portal on 28.11.2016 for 77 defaulting Public Authorities (PAs)
No. 14/10/2016-IR 09/11/2016	Inviting applications for RTI Fellowship, 2016.
No. 14/9/2016-IR 17/10/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grant to Sikkim IC.
No. 1/1/2013-IR 07/10/2016	Uploading of RTI replies on the respective websites of Ministries/ Departments
No. 14/10/2016-IR 06/10/2016	Inviting applications for RTI Fellowship,2016.
No. 1/Misc.maters/2016-IR (Pt-II) 20/09/2016	DO to PAs regarding RTIMIS workshop on 27.09.16 at CSOI
No. 14/9/2016-IR 05/09/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to Andhra Pradesh HRDI.
No. 14/9/2016-IR 05/09/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants of BIPARD.
No. 14/9/2016-IR 05/09/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to BIPARD
No. 14/9/2016-IR 05/09/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to BIPARD
No. 14/9/2016-IR 05/09/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to UAA, Nainital.
No. 14/9/2016-IR 05/09/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to Andhra Pradesh HRDI.
No. 14/9/2016-IR 05/09/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to Maharashtra SIC.
No. 14/9/2016-IR 05/09/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to UAA, Nainital.
No. 14/9/2016-IR 05/09/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to UAA, Nainital.
No. 4/3/2016-IR 02/09/2016	Notice for inviting particulars for appointment to two posts of Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission. (last date of receiving application is 03.10.2016) PDF in Hindi
No. 14/7/2016-IR 02/09/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants to SIC Himachal Pradesh.
No. 14/4/2016-IR 01/09/2016	Guidelines on Internship Programme under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in government through effective implementation of Right to Information Act - Inviting Applications Regarding.
No. 11/20/2014-IR 23/08/2016	Forwarding of Success Stories of the Right to Information Act, 2005 by all State ATIs -regarding
No. 1/2/2016-IR 17/08/2016	Placing details of current/earlier CPIOs/FAAs on websites of Public Authorities - regarding.
No. 14/7/2016-IR 30/06/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants
No. 14/7/2016-IR 30/06/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants
No. 1/34/2013-IR 30/06/2016	Report of the Committee set up under the chairmanship of Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi, Joint Secretary, DoPT to examine the recommendations of the Committee of Experts on suo motu disclosure under Section 4 of the RTI Act, 2005.
NA 21/06/2016	Schedule of Training to be Imparted to Nodal Officer/CPIO/FAA of various Public Authorities under Central Govt. Ministries/Departments for Alignment with DOPTs RTIMIS Web Portal.
No. 14/6/2016-IR 17/06/2016	Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act - Release of Grants
No. 1/Misc.Matters/2016-IR 10/06/2016	4th Regional Workshops scheduled to be held in Bangaluru regarding expansion of RTIMIS Portal to cover more Central Public Authorities.
No. 1/Misc.Matters/2016-IR 26/05/2016	Regional Workshops scheduled to be held in Mumbai regarding expansion of RTIMIS Portal to cover more Central Public Authorities.
No. 1/Misc.Matters/2016-IR 25/05/2016	Regional Workshops scheduled to be held in Kolkata regarding expansion of RTIMIS Portal to cover more Central Public Authorities.
No. 1/6/2012-IR 18/04/2016	Inviting proposals 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 Act for the year 2016-17.
No. 1/1/2013-IR 23/03/2016	Uploading of RTI Replies on the respective websites of Ministries/Departments.
No. 1/34/2013-IR 22/03/2016	Corrigendum - Report of the Committee set up under the chairmanship of Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi, Joint Secretary, DOPT to examine the recommendations of the Committee of Experts on suo motu disclosure under Section 4 of the RTI Act, 2005.
No. 1/34/2013-IR 16/03/2016	Report of the Committee set up under the chairmanship of Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi, Joint Secretary, DOPT to examine the recommendations of the Committee of Experts on suo motu disclosure under Section 4 of the RTI Act, 2005.
No. 1/34/2013-IR 16/03/2016	Report of the Committtee set up under the chairmanship of Shri Devesh Chaturvedi, Joint Secretary - DOPT to examine the recommendations of the committee of experts on suo motu disclosure