(a) whether the Government has refused to disclose more than 40% of basic information related to decision-making process and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) has conducted an audit and revealed the above facts and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether CIC has also ranked various departments of his Ministry on the basis of disclosure of information under RTI: and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING [COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)]
(a) & (b) The Central Information Commission has undertaken an evaluation to ascertain the quality of suo-moto disclosures under Section 4 of RTI Act made by various Public Authorities. The evaluation was conducted by a Committee comprising of Shri A.N.Tiwari, former Chief Information Commissioner and Shri M.M. Ansari, former Information Commissioner.
The Committee evolved an evaluation format and requested all Public Authorities to fill it up. Out of 2092 Public Authorities registered with the Commission, feedback was received from 838 Public Authorities.
Feedback on Section 4 disclosure as submitted by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, is as under:-
Procedure followed in decision making process
[Section 4(1)(b)(iii)] (i) Process of decision making, identify key decision making points Extant guidelines issued by Government from time to time.
(ii) Final decision making authority
(iii) Related provisions, acts, rules etc.
(iv) Time limit for taking a decision, if any As provided in RTI Act
(v) Channel of supervision and accountability
(c) & (d) Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has no separate departments. However, the following Public Authorities of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting have been ranked:-
Sl. No. Name of Public Authorities Percent Grade
(a) Ministry of Information & Broadcasting 83% B
(b) Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd
90% A
(c) Publication Division (B&R Section) 89% B
(d) Directorate General All India Radio 62% D
(e) Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)
92% A
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