UPSIC fails to upload orders on website

Publication: The Times Of India Lucknow; Date: May 19, 2011;
Section: Times Region; Page: 6

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UPSIC fails to upload orders on website

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Lucknow: The public discontentment over the functioning of UP State
Information Commission is brewing. The RTI activists have tried to
draw the attention of UP governor BL Joshi towards the laidback
functioning of the UPSIC through a memorandum.

The commission has entered into its sixth year of functioning on
March 22 this year. Even after completing five years of functioning
the commission has not recorded its output. The commission has neither
put any of its decisions on its website nor does it provide certified
copies of the decisions under the RTI act to the info-seekers.

"We will bring this to the notice of the governor," said RTI
activist Urvashi Sharma. The commission got funds from the Centre in
December 2008 for digitalization of records. However, the
digitalization of records is still awaited.

The activists also allege that the administrative reforms
department which is the nodal department for the implementation of RTI
Act in the state has also failed to make the commission act fast on
technological front.

The department of personnel and training, Government of India had
identified 19 State Information Commissions for e-enabling and the
funds were dispersed for the same in 2008. The funds, hence disbursed,
were to be used only for digitalization of SIC records and development
of a user-friendly website.

The activists will request the governor to initiate an inquiry
into the delay and to also direct the commission to regularly update
its orders on its website. The Central Information Commission as well
as several other state information commissions upload all orders on
their website as it also increases public awareness about the Act.

The sources at UP State Information Commission, however, blame it
to shortage of staff. "We do not have enough staff to handle day to
day functioning of the commission," said sources.

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