Food and Public Distribution Deptt. delaying RTI response
Incidentally, the documents, which have been sought relate to an ordinance issued purely to benefit sugar-mill owners in a big way, subsequently withdrawn after uproar in and outside Parliament.
DEPARTMENT OF Food and Public Distribution of union government is deliberately and continuously avoiding providing documents sought under Right To Information (RTI) Act despite CIC-verdict dated October 21, 2010, in petition-number CIC/SS/C/2010/00317 and clear provisions under section 7(6) of RTI Act. Firstly, it didn’t respond to RTI petition dated October 21, 2009, on some excuse or other. But, now the CPIO Adhir Jha has deliberately tried to further delay the response by demanding Rs 168 as copying charges, which is not only against CIC directions but also contrary to section 7(6) of RTI Act. Incidentally, the documents, which have been sought relate to an ordinance issued purely to benefit sugar-mill owners in a big way, subsequently withdrawn after uproar in and outside Parliament. It is clear that sought file-notings will expose people behind the move to benefit sugar-mill owners at cost of public-exchequers. Such public-authorities deserve not only maximum penalties, but also should be made to pay compensation under section 19(8)(b) of RTI Act for deliberately harassing the petitioners.
It should also be inquired how an RTI petition sent by Speed Post on January 25, 2010, didn’t reach the department as claimed by the department.
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