Suo-motu disclosure under Section 4 of RTI be got audited by a third party – Action taken report on compliance sought by DoPT

NO 1/6/2011-IR 

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions 

Department of Personnel Training

North Block, New Delhi-110001 

Dated 22nd September, 2014 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM 

2. In that O.M., it was mentioned that each Ministry/Public Authority shall ensure that the guidelines for suo motu disclosure under RTI are fully operationalised within a period of 6 months from the date of their issuance i.e. 15.04.2013. It was also mentioned that the Action Taken Report on the compliance of guidelines should be sent, alongwith the URL link, to the DoPT and the Central lnformation Commission soon afler the expiry of the initial period of the 6 months. It has been noticed that most of the Ministries/Departments/PublicAuthorities have not sent the compliance reporr/Action Taken Report to this Department and Central information Commission. 

3. It was required that each Ministry/Public Authority should get its proactive disclosure package audited by third party every year and such audit should be communicated to the CIC through publication on their own website. It has been noticed that most of the MinistrieslPublic Authorities have not yet got their proactive disclosure package audited by a third party. 4. It is once again requested that the guidelines mentioned in O.M. dated 15.4.2013 be complied with and the proactive disclosure package be got audited by a third party. The compliance report may be sent to this Department and the earliest.

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(Mamta Kundra)

Joint Secretary