Saturday, December 14, 2013

Government issues guidelines for better implementation of RTI Act

The Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT), Ministry of Personal public Grievances and pensions, government of India, issued a guideline and templates for better implementation of section 4 (1) (b) of the Right to Information Act (RTI) and asked the states and union territories to implement it to bring transparency into the administration at local level.
According to sources, in order to further improve the proactive disclosure, government of India constituted a task force on Suo Moto disclosure in May 2011 which included representatives of civil society organizations active in the field of RTI.
Sources said that section 4 (1) (b) of the RTI act lays down the information which should be disclosed by public authorities on pro active basis. The purpose of the pro active disclosure is to place large amount of information in public domain on a proactive basis to make functioning of the public authorities more transparent and also to reduce the need for filling individual RTI applications.
Though, experiences suggests that governments have not been implementing it and people have to file RTI applications which ideally should be available on pro-active disclosure where one need not to file an RTI application.
The task force recommended guidelines for disclosure by state governments along with templates for disclosure at various levels. Four Illustrative templates have been recommended for disclosures under Public Distribution System (PDS), Panchayats, MANERGA, Primary and Secondary schools. These four areas have been selected on the ground that they constituent some of the most significant services being provided at the ground level.
"The templates would not only improve the quality of disclosure but would also facilitate more transparency in governance'' says Pankti Jog of Mahiti Adhikar Gujarat Pahel (MAGP), one of the constituents of Task force.
"If the guidelines and templates of pro-active disclosures implemented, it will help a lot to bring transparency in administration and lower the pendency of appeals before the Gujarat Information Commission (GIC) as citizen have to approach to GIC even in matters which should be available on pro-active disclosure'' Jog said.
The templates and guidelines issued by government provide the methods about how the information at local level should be displayed or make available pro-actively.

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Officers' Name & AddressPhone Numbers
The Superintendent of Police,044-24959597 (Direct)
Southern Range,044-24615929/24615989
The Superintendent of Police,044-24959597 (Direct)
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,044-24615949/24954142
Post Box No.487,
NCB 23, P.S.Kumarasamy Raja Salai,
Chennai – 600 028.
Trichy Vigilance office:0431-2420166 (Off)
The Deputy Superintendent of Police,0431-2434303 (Res)
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,Cell:94450-48885
Race Course Road, Opp to Anna Stadium,
Thiruchirappalli – 620 023.
Pudukottai Vigilance office:04322-222355 (Off)
The Deputy Superintendent of Police,04322-260160 (Res)
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,Cell:94450-48887
SF No.6089/8, Alankulam Housing Unit,
(Near Collectorate)..
Pudukottai – 622 005.
Thanjavur Vigilance office:04362-227100 (Off)
The Deputy Superintendent of  Police,04322-247555 (Res)
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,Cell:94450-48884
Tamil University Post,
Thanjavur – 613 010.
Nagapattinam Vigilance office:04365-245460 (Off)
The Deputy Superintendent of Police,Cell:94450-48884
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,
# 4/64, Kumaran Koil Street, Manjakollai PO, (Near Anna Statue)
Nagapattinam – 611 106.
Madurai Vigilance office:0452-2531395 (Off)
The Deputy Superintendent of Police,0452-2381138 (Res)
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,Cell:94450-48891
# 165/G, Alalagarkoil Main road,
Madurai – 625 012.
Dindugul Vigilance office:0451-2461828 (Off)
The Deputy Superintendent of Police,0451-2461461 (Res)
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,Cell:94450-48889
# 576/4, EB Colony,
Chettinaykkanpatty, Trichy By-pass Road,
Dindugul – 624 004.
Theni Vigilance office:04546-255477 (Off)
The Deputy Superintendent of Police,04546-255477 (Off)
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,Cell:94450-48890
# W-4, Block-8-106/1, Chairman Rathinam Nagar East, Periyakulam Main Road,
Theni – 625531.
Sivagangai Vigilance office:04575-240222 (Off)
The Deputy Superintendent of Police,04575- 246460 (Res)
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,Cell:94450-48892
# 3/391, Thirupathur Road,
Sivagangai – 630 561.
Ramanathapuram Vigilance office:04575-240222 (Off)
The Deputy Superintendent of Police,04567-231355 (Res)
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,Cell:94450-48893
D-Block, Rameswaram Main Road
Ramanathapuram – 623 503.
Virudhunagar Vigilance office:04562-252678 (Off)
The Deputy Superintendent of Police,04562-252155 (Res)
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,Cell:94450-48894
Kumarasamy Raja Nagar,
Collectorate Campus,
Virudhunagar - 626 002.
Tirunelveli Vigilance office:0462-2580908 (Off)
The Deputy Superintendent of Police,0462-2530387 (Res)
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,Cell:94450-48895
No:16-53A/1, Masilamani Nagar,
Near Central Jail, Palayamkottai,
Tirunelveli – 627 005.
Thoothukudi Vigilance office:0461-2310243 (Off)
The Deputy Superintendent of Police,
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,Cell:94450-48896
# 215-5B/2, 2nd Street, Ganesh Nagar,
Thoothukkudi – 628 008.
Nagercoil Vigilance office:04652-227339 (Off)
The Inspector General of Police,044-24616900 (Direct)
Special Investigation Cell – I & II,044-24615929 / 24615949
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,044-24615989 / 24954142
Post Box No.487,
NCB 25-A, P.S.Kumarasamy Raja Salai,Fax:044-24615556
Chennai – 600 028.
The Superintendent of Police,044-24610550 (Off)
Special Investigation Cell,044-24612002 (Fax)
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,
Post Box No.487,044-24615989 / 24954142
NCB 27, P.S.Kumarasamy Raja Salai,
Chennai – 600 028.
The Addl. Superintendent of Police,044-24959880 (Off)
Special Investigation Cell – I,Cell:94450-48869
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,
Post Box No.487,
NCB 27, P.S.Kumarasamy Raja Salai,
Chennai – 600 028.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police,044-24959880 (Off)
Special Investigation Cell – I,Cell:94450-48870
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,
Post Box No.487,
NCB 27, P.S.Kumarasamy Raja Salai,
Chennai – 600 028.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police,044-24959866 (Off)
Special Investigation Cell – I,Cell:94450-48871
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,
Post Box No.487,
NCB 27, P.S.Kumarasamy Raja Salai,
Chennai – 600 028.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police,044 - 24959877 (Off)
Special Investigation Cell – I,Cell:94450-48872
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,
Post Box No.487,
NCB 27, P.S.Kumarasamy Raja Salai,
Chennai – 600 028.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police,044 - 24959855 (Off)
Special Investigation Cell – I,Cell:94450-48873
Vigilance and Anti-Corruption,
Post Box No.487,
NCB 27, P.S.Kumarasamy 
Raja Salai,
Chennai – 600 028.