MEA starts putting RTI applications and replies on its website
19 Feb, 2015Vide Office Memorandum No 1/1/2013 dated 21.10.2014, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India had directed all the ministries and departments to pro-actively display all the RTI applications received by them under the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005, and the replies thereof, on their respective websites with effect from October 31, 2014. While most of the ministries and departments are still working out the modalities of how the implement the order, the Ministry of External Affairs has taken a lead and has started posting all the applications received and its replies on their official website, mea.gov.in (the specific link of the page is http://mea.gov.in/other.htm?dtl/23544/RTI+Applications+and+Replies )
The step would aid in a quick dissemination of information not only to the applicants but would also provide a ready source of information to the journalists and researchers who may like to do data mining. Currently, the queries and replies are posted in the pdf format with the name of the applicant and the issue in brief. It is a welcome step by MEA and hopefully other ministry and departments would follow. However, there is neither any search option for the visitor to screen the data to search for a specific topic nor is the date of posting on the site mentioned. The MEA should improve on these aspects.
Read earlier article “All RTI applications and replies to be pro-actively disclosed by the ministries and departments” at: http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com/all-rti-applications-and-replies-be-pro-actively-d#.VOU2wuaUe1U
Monthly RTI Figures
January 2014
RTI Applications received - 127
RTI Applications disposed off - 127
Appeals received - 3
Appeals disposed off - 3
February 2014
RTI Applications received - 152
RTI Applications disposed off - 152
Appeals received - 2
Appeals disposed off - 2
March 2014
RTI Applications received - 166
RTI Applications disposed off - 166
Appeals received - 4
Appeals disposed off - 4
April 2014
RTI Applications received - 165
RTI Applications disposed off - 165
Appeals received - 4
Appeals disposed off - 4
May 2014
RTI Applications received - 61
RTI Applications disposed off - 61
Appeals received - 4
Appeals disposed off - 4
June 2014
RTI Applications received - 145
RTI Applications disposed off - 145
Appeals received - 12
Appeals disposed off - 12
July 2014
RTI Applications received - 174
RTI Applications disposed off - 174
Appeals received - 5
Appeals disposed off - 5
August 2014
RTI Applications received - 150
RTI Applications disposed off - 150
Appeals received - 12
Appeals disposed off - 12
September 2014
RTI Applications received - 175
RTI Applications disposed off - 175
Appeals received - 21
Appeals disposed off - 21
October 2014
RTI Applications received - 172
RTI Applications disposed off - 172
Appeals received - 16
Appeals disposed off - 16
November 2014
RTI Applications received - 162
RTI Applications disposed off - 162
Appeals received - 17
Appeals disposed off - 17
December 2014
RTI Applications received - 216
RTI Applications disposed off - 216
Appeals received - 20
Appeals disposed off - 20
January 2015
RTI Applications received - 203
RTI Applications disposed off - 203
Appeals received - 21
Appeals disposed off -21