This memorandum serves as a reminder to all Ministries and Public Authorities regarding the implementation of suo-motu disclosure guidelines under the RTI Act, 2005. It highlights that many organizations have failed to submit their compliance reports and action taken reports within the stipulated six-month period from the issuance of the original O.M. dated 15.04.2013. Furthermore, it emphasizes the requirement for proactive disclosure packages to be audited by a third party annually and communicated to the Central Information Commission (CIC). The memorandum reiterates the request for compliance with the guidelines and timely submission of the audit reports to the Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) and the CIC. It is copied to various government departments, commissions, and state chief secretaries to ensure widespread dissemination and adherence.
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No 1/6/2011-IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG \& Pensions
Department of Personnel Training
North Block, New Delhi-110001
Dated $22^{\text {nd }}$ September, 2014
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Guidelines on implementation of suo-motu disclosure under Section 4 of RTI Act, 2005 – Compliance of.
Attention is invited to this Department’s O.M. of even no. dated 15.4.2013 and subsequent reminder dated 10.12.2013 on the subject mentioned above.
2. In that O.M., it was mentioned that each Ministry/Public Authority shall ensure that the guidelines for suo motu disclosure under RTI are fully operationalised within a period of 6 months from the date of their issuance i.e. 15.04.2013. It was also mentioned that the Action Taken Report on the compliance of guidelines should be sent, alongwith the URL link, to the DoPT and the Central Information Commission soon after the expiry of the initial period of the 6 months. It has been noticed that most of the Ministries/Departments/Public Authorities have not sent the compliance report/Action Taken Report to this Department and Central Information Commission.
3. It was required that each Ministry/Public Authority should get its proactive disclosure package audited by third party every year and such audit should be communicated to the CIC through publication on their own website. It has been noticed that most of the Ministries/Public Authorities have not yet got their proactive disclosure package audited by a third party.
4. It is once again requested that the guidelines mentioned in O.M. dated 15.4.2013 be complied with and the proactive disclosure package be got audited by a third party. The compliance report may be sent to this Department and the Central Information Commission, at the earliest.
- All the Ministries / Departments of the Government of India.
- Union Public Service Commission /Lok Sabha Sect/ Rajya Sabha Secretariat/Cabinet Secretariat/ Central Vigilance Commission/ President’s Secretariat/ Vice-President’s Secretariat/ Prime Minister’s Office/ Planning Commission/ElectionCommission.
- Central Information Commission/ State Information Commissions.
- Staff Selection Commission, CGO Complex, New Delhi.
- O/o the Comptroller \&Auditor General of India, 10, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.
- All officers/Desks/Sections, DOP\&T and Department of Pension \& Pensioners Welfare.
Copy to: Chief Secretaries of all the States/UTs