Govt officials’ travel bills subject to RTI – CIC tells NTPC

Govt officials’ travel bills  subject to RTI – CIC tells NTPC

NEW DELHI. The Chief Information Commissioner  has ruled that the bills submitted by a government official for getting travel allowance are not covered under privacy safeguards.
 
 
 
Government officials are allowed to claim TA or travel allowance in lieu of expenses incurred while traveling on official business or for approved holidays under ‘leave travel allowance’.
 
 
 
In case that came up before the CIC, a person by the name of Sanjeev Kapoor from  Jaipur filed a request for all the travel bills submitted by  one of the , GM,
 
According to the RTI, no one needs to divulge any information “which relates to  personal information the disclosure of which has not relationship to any public  activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of  the individual” subject to certain conditions.
 
 
 
The CIC rejected the privacy argument and ruled that information relating to travel  details of a public servant is not exempted per se.
 
 
 
“The CPIO (of NTPC) is directed to divulge the information sought for any 3 months  only. The Appellant shall refocus his query w.r.t. time period and inform the CPIO  regarding same who in turn, shall furnish the information free of cost within 4  weeks,” it rule
 
Read more at http://rtn.asia/g-c/17232/govt-servants-travel-allowance-bills- subject-to-rti-cic#04TzUA4VHgvjtIkv.99

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