Open separate counters for RTI applications: CIC REGULATORY AFFAIRS

NEW DELHI . In an order that could make filing of Right To Information (RTI) applications easier, the Central Information Commission has asked the department of post to issue RTI stamps of Rs. 10 denomination and open separate counters for accepting the applications at its 1.5 lakh post offices.

A three-member bench headed by chief information commissioner Satyananda Mishra has issued a series of directions to the government, after complaints that public information officers were turning down applications on flimsy grounds. Agreeing that information seekers face problems in depositing RTI fees and photo-copying charges, the CIC made eight recommendations to the government for implementation.

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