Dr. Jitendra Singh Releases RTI Journal and Launches E-Journal on NFICI Website

Dr. Jitendra Singh today released the latest edition of the RTI Journal and unveiled an E-Journal on the website of the National Federation of Information Commissions in India (NFICI).

The Minister was addressing the Inaugural Session of the 15th Annual General Body Meeting of NFICI at the Central Information Commission (CIC), New Delhi.

The meeting was attended by the Chief Information Commissioner of Central Information Commission Heeralal Samariya, State Chief Information Commissioners and Information Commissioners from across the country.

Highlighting some of the landmark DoPT reforms since 2014, Dr. Jitendra Singh recalled the abolition of over 1600 obsolete rules, starting with the practice of getting documents attested by gazetted officers. “This reform sent out a message that this Government trusts the youth of this country, who comprise 70% of the population,” he said.

Dr. Jitendra Singh underlined the enormous push given by the Government over the last decade to foster transparency, accountability and public disclosure of information for citizen-centric governance. He recalled how, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dictum of “Maximum Governance, Minimum Government”, transformational changes were introduced to enhance credibility, disposal rates, and transparency through technology-driven options.

He praised the CIC and State Commissions for achieving almost 100% disposal of RTI cases, even during the COVID-19 lockdown, when sittings were conducted remotely to ensure uninterrupted functioning. “This speaks volumes of the kind of tools that are now available and effectively used to strengthen transparency,” he noted.

Highlighting some of the landmark DoPT reforms since 2014, Dr. Jitendra Singh recalled the abolition of over 1600 obsolete rules, starting with the practice of getting documents attested by gazetted officers. “This reform sent out a message that this Government trusts the youth of this country, who comprise 70% of the population,” he said.