Gadwal: Providing information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, is the responsibility of designated officials in every government department, stressed Additional Collector (Revenue) Lakshminarayana.
He made these remarks while chairing a review meeting on Monday at the IDOC chamber in Gadwal with district-level appellate authorities and Public Information Officers (PIOs). The meeting focused on the progress of RTI applications and compliance with the directives of the State Information Commission.
Lakshminarayana stated that whenever citizens file an RTI application as per the law, it is mandatory for officials to furnish the information available with them within the stipulated timeframe. “Earlier, review meetings on RTI progress were conducted once every three months. Fr