NATIONAL MEET ON RTI ACT, 2005Of

CPIOs, PIOs, APPELLATE AUTHORITIES, NODAL & ASSOCIATED OFFICERS

Inauguration

by

Shri Radha Krishan Mathur, IAS (Retd.)Chief Information Commissioner, CIC

th thJuly 6 & 7 (Thursday & Friday), 2017

Organized by

Standing Conference of Public Enterprises

VENUE : SCOPE Convention Centre,

Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003

The Republic of India became the 48�� Country in the

World to enforce right to informa�on/ speech as statue

in India in the form of "Right to Informa�on Act 2005"

with effect from 12.10.2005. This act empowers

ci�zens of India to access the informa�on available

with the "Public Authority” as defined in the act. The

basic aim & objec�ve of the act is to bring transparency

& accountability in the working of “Public Authority”

and thus containing the corrup�on. As per Sec�on 2(h)

of the RTI Act, all the Central Public Sector Enterprises

(CPSEs) are Public Authori�es and hence, obliged to

provide the informa�on sought by the ci�zen of India

under the Act.

SCOPE being an Apex Professional Body of Central

Public Sector Enterprises, has been making endeavors’

to in organiza�ons including the Promote Excellence

True Implementa�on of RTI Act among member CPSEs.

In the past, SCOPE had invited CIC and other senior

officials to address the Chief Execu�ves/Directors

/Senior Execu�ves in the interac�ve sessions which

have been found very useful and beneficial. In addi�on,

SCOPE has been organizing a series of workshop/

symposium for CPIOs, Appellate Authori�es and senior

officials of CPSEs on “Effec�ve Implementa�on of RTI

Act” in various regions of the country.

“Recognizing the contribu�on of CPSEs in the

implementa�on of RTI Act 2005, SCOPE has introduced

Annual Meritorious Award on RTI”. NTPC and GAIL

have won the award in 2016.

SCOPE has been receiving issues of concerns and

sugges�ons from CPSEs from �me to �me related to

RTI Act management.

With a view to provide pla�orm to CPSEs to deliberate

issues in implementa�on of RTI Act 2005, SCOPE

proposes to organize a of “NATIONAL MEET”

CPIOs/PIOs/Appellate Authori�es /Nodal Officers &

concerned officials on 6�� & 7�� July, 2017 at SCOPE

Conven�on Centre, SCOPE Complex, Lodhi Road, New

Delhi.

During the Na�onal Meet, issues of concerns and

ex p e r i e n c e s / g o o d p ra c � c e s o f C P S E s i n

implementa�on of the RTI Act & latest DoPT circulars,

CIC and Honorable Courts decisions shall be

deliberated. In order to derive maximum benefits by

the par�cipants, the Resource Persons, who are having

rich experience & knowledge in RTI Act shall share their

considered & expert views, provide guidance, share

case studies and clarify the queries and doubts of the

par�cipants of on the subject. The feedback from the

par�cipants of Na�onal Meet organized in 2016, was

very encouraging, construc�ve and posi�ve & their

sugges�ons & feed back have been kept in view while

designing & framing the to pics of this Na�onal Meet.

The objec�ve of the Meet is to enable PIOs/CPIOs and

associated officers of CPSEs to gain be�er apprecia�on

of the RTI Act and the issues involved for its effec�ve &

true implementa�on in their respec�ve organiza�ons

as well as, to share latest developments in the area of

RTI .

• Government Perspec�ve on RTI Act.& latest dra�

guidelines on RTI by DoPT in 2017

• Recent Developments in Implementa�on of RTI Act

& New Challenges

• Proac�ve Disclosure i.e. compliance of sec�on 4

• Transparency vis-a-vis privacy or personnel

informa�on

• Commercial Confidence informa�on and larger

public interest

• Sharing of Experiences of Good Prac�ces of CPSEs

on RTI implementa�on

• Sharing of major CIC / Judicial decisions on RTI and

their implica�ons.

• Interac�ve sessions with present & former

Informa�on Commissioners, CIC

• RTI Act vis-a-vis Procurement Bill & Lok Pal on

disclosures

• Challenges to CPSEs due to contradictory

decisions by the adjudicators of the RTI Act

OBJECTIVE

BROAD COVERAGE

BACKGROUND OF THE PROGRAM

This Meet will include genesis, delibera�ons & sharing of important provisions of the RTI Act, case studies based on important CIC & Courts decisions, panel discussions and presenta�ons on recent developments in the area of RTI. The eminent speakers have been invited from DoPT, CIC & State Informa�on Commissions, and experienced academician and professionals from CPSEs with rich knowledge on the subject. In addi�on, some of the leading CPSEs shall also share their experiences and good prac�ces related to implementa�on of RTI Act, 2005 in their respec�ve organiza�ons, followed by an interac�on with the par�cipants with CIC & speakers.

Appellate Authori�es, Chief Public Informa�on Officers

(CPIOs)/Public Informa�on Officers (PIOs) Nodal

Officers and Senior Execu�ves/ officers associated with

the Implementa�on of RTI Act in CPSEs, officers from

HR, Finance, Law, Contracts & Materials, Projects

Execu�ons etc, as major applica�ons are related to

these departments.

Mr. Yashovardhan Azad, IPS (Retd.), Informa�on Commissioner, CIC

Prof. M. Sridhar Acharulu, Informa�on Commissioner, CIC

Ms. Gayatri Mishra, Joint Secretary, DoPt

Prof. M.M. Ansari, Former Informa�on Commissioner, CIC

Prof. M. L. Sharma , Former Informa�on Commissioner, CIC

Mr. Ved Prakash, Chairman, SCOPE & CMD, MMTC Limited

Dr. U.D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE

Mr. Aakash Deep Chakravar�, IAS, Registrar, Telecom Dispute Redresal Appellate (Former Jt. Secy. Law, CIC)

Mr. O.P. Khorwal, Consultant & Convenor, SCOPE Steering Commi�ee on RTI

Mr. S. A. Khan, Group General Manager (Corp. Affair), SCOPE.

Mr. U.K Dikshit, Advisor (Programs)

Mr. O. P. Khorwal, Consultant & Convenor, SCOPE Steering Commi�ee on RTI E-mail : okhorwal@yahoo.com MOB :91-9650990241

Dr. U. D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE - Chairman

Mr. Rajeev Bhardwaj, Director (HR), SECI

Ms. Nishi Saigal, GM ( Law & Corp. Affair), IOCL

Mr. S. C. Rai, GM,EIL

Mr. M. S. Tonk, GM (HR) & CPIO, ONGC

Mr. Deepak Saigal, CPIO, NHPC

Mr. Sudhir Mi�al, GM & CPIO, Power Grid

Mr. K. Mohan, AGM( HR & Law & CPIO), BHEL

Mr. G. G. Gautam, CPIO, SAIL

Mr. Sushil Kumar Singh, CPIO, OIL

Mr. B. M. Solanki, DGM (HR) & CPIO, GAIL

Mr. S. A. Khan, Group GM (Corp. Affairs), SCOPE

Mr. O. P. Khorwal, Consultant & Convenor, SCOPE Steering Commi�ee on RTI

STEERING COMMITTEE

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

RESOURCE PERSONS

METHODOLOGY

MEMBERS

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

PROGRAMME FACILITATORS

Nominations may be forwarded th(E-mailed or faxed) latest by the 30 June 2017 to: Mr. Anunay Das,

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Dr. U.D. Choubey, Director General, SCOPE, addressing the Symposium. Sitting in the centre, Mr. H. Sekhar Das, Assam State Chief Information Commissioner, inaugurated the symposium. On his left, Mr. S.B. Borgohain, Director (HR), NEEPCO.

On his right, Mr. O.P. Khorwal, Convener, RTI Steering Committee of SCOPE.

The Program is non-residen�al

Repor�ng Time : 9.00 AM 6th July, 2017

Date : July 6�� & 7�� (Thursday & Friday) , 2017

Venue : SCOPE Conven�on Centre, Lodhi Complex , New Delhi

Fee : Rs.11,500/- per par�cipant + Service Tax as applicable at the �me of Program

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