Centre to make RTI online facility more people-friendly

NEW DELHI: You could soon file an online RTI application to seek information from  public sector banks, railways, Navratna PSUs, educational institutions and Central  Board of Direct Taxes.
 
 
 
The government has decided to extend its RTI online portal to include more public  authorities next year. At present, there are 463 public authorities aligned to RTI  Online portal. This includes central ministries and departments, prominent public  sector undertakings (PSUs), all the high commissions and Consulate General of India abroad.
 
 
 
The department of personnel and training, the nodal department for all RTI-related  issues, has proposed to make improvements in RTI online portal in the next year.  The department has proposed to include more public authorities in the year 2016.
 
These would include public sector financial institutions and banks, all the zones  under railways ministry and its PSUs, Maharatnas and Navratnas PSUs, CBDT upto  chief commissioner office level, Central Board of Central Excise upto Office level.

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