This document details the proceedings of a National Workshop on the Right to Information, held on January 9, 2014, and inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and PMO, Shri V. Narayanasamy. The workshop, hosted by the Indian Institute of Public Administration in New Delhi, featured three sessions. Session 1, a panel discussion from 11:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., focused on “Ensuring Compliance of Suo Motu disclosure commitments – from village to Central Ministries” with participation from various experts. Session 2, held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., showcased “Best Practices on RTI” with presenters discussing topics such as the Indira Awaas Yojana, digitalization of records, and the RTI Online web portal. Session 3, from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., featured “Success Stories on RTI and presentation by RTI Fellows, 2012,” highlighting achievements and insights from RTI fellows and successful implementation stories.
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Government of India
Department of Personnel and Training
NATIONAL WORKSHOP
on
RIGHT TO INFORMATION
$9^{\text {th }}$ January, 2014
Inauguration by
Shri V. Narayanasamy
Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances \& Pensions and PMO
at
Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi
Session 1
Panel Discussion: 11:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Topic: “Ensuring Compliance of Suo Motu disclosure commitments – from village to Central Ministries” Panelists
| Shri. Satyananda Mishra | Former Chief Information Commissioner, Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Shri Rajendra Singh | Magsaysay Award Winner (Also Known as the ‘Waterman of India’) |
| Shri Prabhu Chawla | Editorial Director of The New Indian Express |
| Ms. Maja Daruwala | Director, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) |
| Shri Manoj Joshi | Former Joint Secretary (RTI), Department of Personnel and Training |
| Shri R. K. Verma, Moderator | Renowned author of RTI related publications such as “Right to Information Law \& Practice” and “PIO’s Guide to RTI” |
Session 2
Best Practices on RTI: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
| Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|
| Rakshita Swamy, New Delhi | Indira Awaas Yojana, MGNREGA |
| Dr. Ganatre \& Dr. Derashri, Gujarat | Digitization of Records, Gujarat Vidhan Sabha |
| Shrikar Pardeshi (IAS), Pune | SARATHI, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal corporation |
| Anil Kumar Bharadwaj \& Payal Mittal, New Delhi | MCA21, Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
| Sanjeev Saxena, New Delhi | RTI Online web portal, DOPT |
| Kunal Shaw, New Delhi | RTI Kiosks |
| Sunaina S Valecha, Bangalore | Central Monitoring Mechanism, Odisha |
| Bhaskar Prabhu, Pune | An experiment of Citizens \& Public Authority handshake, Maharashtra |
Session 3
Success Stories on RTI and presentation by RTI Fellows, 2012: 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
| Presenters for Success Stories | RTI Fellows 2012 |
|---|---|
| Kamal Tak, Rajasthan | Manu Moudgil, Chandigarh |
| Gautam Kothari, Madhya Pradesh | Harsha Rajgatty, Karnataka |
| Nadim ud din, Uttarakhand | |
| Vivek Velankar, Maharashtra | Rekha Rani, New Delhi |