RTI to AP SIC on its legal Obligation under RTI Act, 2005

Information seeking under Section-3 and Section-6(1) of RTI Act, 2005

To

The Public Information Officer,

Andhra Pradesh Information Commission,
      Samachara Hakku Bhavan,
      D.No.5-4-399,
      Behind Mozam-Jahi Market,
      Hyderabad - 500001

Sub: Information seeking under Section-3 and Section-6(1) of RTI Act, 2005

1.     u/s 25(1) of RTI act, 2005 the State Information Commission (here after referred as SIC) shall prepare annual reports. Please provide the web site link of 2016, 2015, 2014 annual reports of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

2.     u/s 4(1)(b)(iv) of RTI Act,  Please provide website link of the guidelines which regulate the furnishing of information by Ministry or Department to SIC

3.     If the SIC has kept all the reports submitted by Ministry or Department u/s 25(2) RTI Act, in any website please provide the link.

4.     Please provide the copies of all the recommendations u/s 25(5) RTI Act, specifying the steps which ought in its opinion to be taken for promoting conformity to any public authority from SIC inception to till date.

5.     u/s 19(8)(a)(vi) RTI Act, how many public authorizes have been ordered to submit 4(1)(b) compliance report. If the reports are available online please provide the website link of the same.

6.     i) Under the web link http://apic.gov.in/AndhraICSLTracking/infous41b.do a staggering 95.61% of public authorities have not furnished information u/s 4(1)(b) and Only 380 out of 8657 submitted.

ii) Under the web link http://apic.gov.in/TSICSLTracking/infous41b.do  a staggering 99.18% of public authorities have not furnished Information u/s 4(1)(b) and only 73 out of 8939 submitted.

With the above points 6(i) and 6(ii), it can be surmised that 4(1)(b) implementation is a not happening in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana State. Please provide all the order copies where SIC has used it powers conferred u/s 19(8)(a)(vi) of RTI Act, any time and order strict compliance with 4(1)(b) implementation.

We have attached 10 Rs IPO (34F 012739) towards fee for RTI Application as per Section-6(1) of RTI Act. If Honorable PIO decides we need to pay any extra fee, as per Section 7(3) of RTI Act please provide the details of Extra Fee payment to get the information.

Thanking You Sir,

Yours Sincerely,

Rajendra Kumar K & Thandava Yogesh,

3/3 LLB, Andhra University

H:No-55-7-61/3

Durga Temple Line, HB Colony

Visakhapatnam-530022

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