This Office Memorandum reiterates the availability of a one-time grant of Rs. 50,000/- from the Department of Personnel & Training (DOPT) to Public Authorities for setting up Right to Information (RTI) Cells. This financial assistance is intended to procure necessary equipment like computers, scanners, and printers, contributing to the ‘Improving Transparency and Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI’ scheme. Ministries, Departments, Attached Offices, and Subordinate Offices interested in availing this grant must submit their proposals in the prescribed proforma, along with a copy of the order establishing the RTI Cell, to the Director (IR) via post or email. The OM also provides contact information and directs the NIC Cell to upload this memo on the DOPT website for wider dissemination.
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F.No.1/12/2010-IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions
Department of Personnel \& Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the $7^{\text {th }}$ July, 2014
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: – Financial assistance for Setting up of RTI Cell in Public Authority.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated 19.05.2011 and 02.08 .2012 regarding a ‘One time grant of Rs.50,000/- by DOPT for procuring a computer, scanner, printer etc. towards setting up of RTI Cell in the Public Authorities under the Centrally Sponsored Plan Scheme Improving transparency and accountability in Government through effective implementation of RTI’.
2. It is reiterated that Ministries/Departments/Attached Offices/Subordinate Offices desirous of availing the facility of financial assistance mentioned above, may send the proposals in the prescribed proforma (enclosed) to Director (IR), Room No. 279 A, North Block, New Delhi-1 by post or through e-mail at osdrti-dopt@nic.in. While submitting the proposal, a copy of the order for setting up the RTI Cell in the Public Authority may also be furnished.
3. O.M dated 19.05.2011 referred to above is available on the website of DOPT (persmin.nic.in $>$ DOPT $>$ OMs \& Orders $>$ RTI).
Sarita Nave
(Sarita Nair)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tele: 23040401
To
- All ministries/ Departments of Govt. of India
- UPSC/ Lok Sabha Secretariat/ Rajya Sabha Secretariat/ Cabinet Secretariat/ CVC/ President’s Secretariat/ Vice President’s Secretariat/ PMO/ Planning Commission/ Election Commission
- Staff Selection Commission, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
- Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, 10 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi
- NIC Cell, DOPT with a request to upload this O.M on the website as para 3# Application Proforma
Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Improving Transparency and Accountability in government through effective implementation of Right to Information
To be submitted in Five copies. The format given below should neatly typed on separate sheets given item-wise information Application in an incomplete form will not be entertained
| A | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Component for which assistance sought | Setting up of RTI Cells |
| 2 | Public Authority (Min/Deptt/ Attached / Subordinate Office) |
| B. Details of Institution | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Name of the Institution | |
| 2. | Particulars of the Institution | |
| i | Complete postal address | |
| 3 | Particulars of Nodal Officer | |
| i | Name | |
| ii | Designation | |
| iii | Tel and Fax No. (Including mobile No.) | |
| iv | E-mail id |
| C. Details of Expenditure | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Date of Setting up of RTI Cell | |
| 2. | Details of items to be procured | |
| 3. | Detailed estimates of expenditure | |
| 4. | Total amount of grant required | |
| 5. | CSPMS details of Public Authority. |
| D. Documents required | | |
| — | — | — |
| 1 | Copy of order setting up the RTI Cell | |
| 2 | An undertaking that once the estimates of expenditure are approved
as reasonable and the grant assessed on the basis of these estimates,
they shall not be modified by the institution without prior approval
of the sanctioning authority of the grant | |