______ANNUAL REPORT
FOR
2012
Punjab State Information Commission Chandigarh
______CONTENTS
CHAPTER SUBJECT PAGE NO. 1. An Introduction to the Punjab State Information 1 Commission
2. Permanent Office of the Commission 3 3. Staff of the Commission 4 4. Budget of the Commission 8 5. Meetings of the Full Commission 9 6. Adjudicatory functions of the Commission 10 7. Observations and Recommendations 14
8. Obligations of Public Authorities 21 Annexures:-
th A. Minutes of 11 Meeting of Full Commission 16 B. Minutes of 12th Meeting of Full Commission th 17 C. Minutes of 13 Meeting of Full Commission 21 D. Minutes of 14th Meeting of Full Commission th 24 E. Minutes of 15 Meeting of Full Commission F. Minutes of 16th Meeting of Full Commission 26 G. List of Penalty Cases in State Information 27 Commission, Punjab w.e.f 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2012 29 H. Reports received from Departments/ Public 33 Authorities u/s 25 of the RTI Act.
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Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
The most remembered phrase from Lincoln's Gettysburg address is 'Government of the people, by the people, for the people'. It has become the definition of democracies all over the world. Knowledge is power and the Right to Information Act 2005 has brought this power to people, without which no democracy can retain its intrinsic character. In a vibrant democracy, citizens are the custodians of power.
The Right to Information is enshrined in the Constitution of India Article 19(1)(a), which states that every citizen has the freedom of speech and expression. The Supreme Court judgment, in Raj Narain v State of Uttar Pradesh (1976), stated that people cannot express themselves unless they know. Freedom of speech and expression, if exercised without information, loses its strength. Also, if information is not available to all in democracy, it will also chip away the other rights, guaranteed by our Constitution.
The Right to Information Act 2005 lays down the substantive as well as procedural right to obtain information. The Act empowers every citizen to inspect and ask for copies of public records, works, and seek any information in any other form like samples, drawings, models, data material held in electronic form etc. he/she wants from the government. It applies to all bodies constituted under the Constitution of India or under any other law made by Parliament and State Legislature or under any government notification including non-governmental organisations that are substantially financed by the government. Its enactment and implementation has made a positive change by bringing transparency and openness in the way of administrative machinery.
PUNJAB STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION
As provided under section 15(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, Punjab Govt. constituted the State Information Commission Punjab on October 18, 2005 and Sh.Rajan Kashyap IAS, who retired as Chief Secretary of government of Punjab, was appointed its first Chief Information Commissioner. After the 2
superannuation of Sh.Rajan Kashyap on 29.07.2008, Sh.P.K.Verma, State Information Commissioner was appointed as officiating Chief Information Commissioner vide Punjab Govt. Notification No.2/41/2005-1AR/573-581 dated 07.08.2008 and he continued as such till 28.06.2009. He was succeeded by Sh.R.I.Singh IAS, Chief Secretary (Retd.), who assumed charge as Chief Information Commissioner on 29.06.2009.
COMMISSIONERS
In the year under report, six more State Information Commissioners, namely, Sh. Parveen Kumar, Sh. Ravinder Singh Nagi, Sh.Satinder Pal Singh, Sh. Harinderpal Singh Maan, Sh. Surinder Awasthi and Sh. Narinderjit Singh were appointed. During the same year, Mrs. Ravi Singh, Sh.P.P.S. Gill and Sh.Kulbir Singh superannuated. The following Information Commissioners were in position during the period under the report:-
Chief Information Commissioner
1. Sh.R.I.Singh, Chief Information Commissioner;
State Information Commissioners:
1. Mrs. Jaspal Kaur, State Information Commissioner; 2. Sh. B.C.Thakur, State Information Commissioner; 3. Sh. Chander Parkash, State Information Commissioner; 4. Sh. Ravinder Singh Nagi, State Information Commissioner; 5. Sh. Harinder Pal Singh Mann, State Information Commissioner; 6. Sh. Narinderjit Singh, State Information Commissioner; 7. Sh. Surinder Awasthi, State Information Commissioner; 8. Sh. Satinder Pal Singh, State Information Commissioner; 9. Sh. Parveen Kumar, State Information Commissioner;
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Chapter -2 COMMISSION OFFICE:-
The State Information Commission is presently housed in two rented buildings. The main office is located in SCO.84-85, Sector 17C, Chandigarh. Besides, the Chief Information Commissioner, four State Information Commissioners, namely, Sh.Bidhi Chand Thakur, Sh. Ravinder Singh Nagi, Sh. Satinder Pal Singh, Sh. Parveen Kumar, along with their personal staff sit in this building. This building houses one court room, Commission’s administrative wing, registry, library etc. in this building.
The other building is in SCO.32-34, Sector 17C, Chandigarh, situated at a short distance from the main building. It has one court room, chambers of five State Information Commissioners, namely, Mrs. Jaspal Kaur, Sh.Chander Parkash, Sh. Narinderjit Singh, Sh. Surinder Awasthi, Sh. Harinderpal Singh Mann and their personal staff. 4
Chapter-3 Staff of the Commission
STATE CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER AND THE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONERS
The incumbency position in the year 2012 is as follows:-
Designation Date of Superannuation Name (CIC/SIC)
Sh. Ramesh Inder Singh CIC 28.06.2014
Ms. Jaspal Kaur SIC 12.11.2014
Sh. Bidhi Chand Thakur SIC 14.06.2015
Sh. Chander Parkash SIC 10.08.2016
Sh. Ravinder Singh Nagi SIC 13.02.2017
Sh. Narinderjit Singh SIC 01.12.2014
Sh. Surinder Awasthi SIC 27.01.2016
Sh.Harinderpal Singh Mann SIC 13.02.2017
Sh. Satinder Pal Singh SIC 31.07.2015
Sh. Parveen Kumar SIC 16.02.2017
Section 16 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, provides for the terms of office and conditions of service of the State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners. Sub-section (5) of section 16 provides that the salaries and allowances 5
payable to and other terms and conditions of service of (a) the State Chief Information Commissioner shall be the same as that of the Election Commissioner and (b) the State Information Commissioner shall be the same as that of the Chief Secretary to the State Government.
Secretaries remained in position with the Commission: (Joined)
Dr. Arvinder Singh,IAS. 20.06.2012 Till date
Additional Staff of the Commission
With the increase in number of State Information Commissioners and work-load, it was felt that more staff was required for efficiently carrying out the work in the Commission. The Commission corresponded with the Government for providing adequate staff. In spite of vigorous efforts made by the Commission, the requisite adequate staff has not been provided, which adversely afftects the efficiency of the Commission.
Systems and Website
Punjab State Information Commission was the first State Information Commission in India to launch its website: www.infocommpunjab.com.
Punjab State Information Commission has developed an information system in consultation with National Informatics Centre (NIC), Punjab and Technorite Consultants, Mohali, Punjab. To enable the storage and retrieval of huge volumes of information, a three-tier system has been developed and adopted.
Local Area Network (LAN)
All Punjab State Information Commission computers have been linked up through LAN allowing fast data transfer and sharing.
The Management Information Software (INCOMS) system can generate the following reports:
- Daily case register/ cases registered within a certain period; 6
- Allocation of cases to various benches; - Issue of Notice of Hearing; - Details of cases in progress; - Cause list; - Status/history of a case; - Department-wise distribution of cases; - Public Authority-wise distribution The Punjab State Information Commission website contains information on the RTI Act, Punjab State Government Rules and Forms, cause lists and MIS, like number of appeals/ complaints registered and disposed of etc.
INTERNAL TRACKING OF APPEALS
Punjab State Information Commission has implemented an IT system for tracking the appeals/complaints filed in the Commission. The status of each appeal/complaint is updated online. This system also generates all required reports for the Commission.
INTERNS AT SICP
Over the years increasing number of young students from various academic institutions have been approaching the Commission with a view to undergoing internship in the Commission. It has now become a regular feature; and these interns/ students are exposed to the basic nuances of the RTI Act and its implementation. During 2011-2012 SICP had interns from various Universities/Educational institutions, namely:-
4 from Institute of Law Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 5 from Deptt of Laws Panjab University, Chandigarh 1 from MCM DAV College, Chandigarh 10 from Panjab University Centre for Emerging areas in Social Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh
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VIDEO CONFERENCING FACILITY
The video conference facility was launched by H.E.Governor of Punjab, S.Shivraj V Patil on 3rd March 2011. Funds for this facility were provided by the Government of India and the project was executed by National Informatics Centre (NIC). The four border districts of Amritsar, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur and Ferozpur have been covered through video conferencing. Hearing of the cases is conducted in the office of the respective Deputy Commissioner. Gradually the facility is proposed to be extended to the remaining districts of the State provided the required staff and court room are made available. This facility saves lot of money, time and energy of the complainant, appellant and the PIO’s, as they are not required to come to Chandigarh to attend the hearing of their cases. The facility has also resulted in early delivery of justice to the parties concerned at their door steps. 8
Chapter -4 Budget of the Commission
A. Budget allocation to the Commission for the Financial year 2012-13 was : Rs. 3,65,00,000/-
B. SEMINARS TO CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT RTI ACT under Centrally Sponsored Scheme
In order to create awareness, strengthen and build capacity for effective implementation of RTI Act, the Commission spent Rs.2,50,000/- on conducting seminars and inter-active sessions, workshops etc in the year under report. These programmes were conducted at the following places:-
S.No. Name of organization
1. Panjab University, Chandigarh
2. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
3. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
4. Central Co-operative Bank Ltd.Gurdaspur
5. Central University Bathinda
6. Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar
7. Deputy Commissioner, Bathinda
8. Deputy Commissioner, Tarn Taran
9. Deputy Commissioner, Barnala
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Chapter -5 Meetings of the Full Commission
To address various issues concerning the Commission and for effective implementation of the RTI Act, six meetings of the Full Commission were held on 18/01/2012, 18/04/2012, 27/07/2012, 17/09/2012, 08/10/2012, 20/11/2012. The proceedings of these meetings are annexed at I, II, III, IV, V and VI. The proceedings are also available on the Commission’s website. 10
Chapter -6 Adjudicatory functions of the Commission
While performing adjudicatory role as per sections 18 and 19 of the RTI Act 2005, during the period under report, 5413 appeal/complaint cases were decided. The closing balance on 31.12.2012 was 1543 cases. 5667 cases were instituted during the period. Out of a total of 5667 appeal/complaint cases, 5413 were decided during the year 2012 which left a balance of 1543 cases to be carried forward to the next year 2013. The following chart depicts this position clearly:-
2012 (1-1-2012 to 31-12-2012)
1. Total number of cases pending as on 1289 01.01.2012 2. Total number of fresh cases received 5667 between 01-01-2012 and 31-12-2012 3. Total number of cases disposed of between 5413 01-01-2012 and 31-12-2012 4. Total number of cases pending as on 01-01- 1543 2013
A comparison with the previous years since 2005 is given in the chart below:-
Overall status of the 2nd Appeal/Complaints in the Commission (From 2005 to 2012)
Year Balance Received Total (Received + Disposed of Balance Balance of Last Year)
2005 - 20 20 - 20
2006 20 1083 1103 624 479
2007 479 2900 3379 2429 950 11
2008 950 3854 4804 3058 1746
2009 1746 5098 6844 5543 1301
2010 1301 5101 6402 5522 880
2011 880 5279 6159 4870 1289
2012 1289 5667 6956 5413 1543
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Total No. of Penalty cases & where Compensation ordered by the Benches in 2012(01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012)
No. of cases in Total Amount of No. of cases in Total Amount of which penalty was Penalty imposed which Compensation imposed Compensation was awarded awarded 29 Rs.3,55,000/- 99 Rs.2,65,550/-
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The Complete List is at Annexure at “VII” 14
Chapter 7
Observations and Recommendations
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MINUTES OF 11TH MEETING OF THE FULL COMMISSION HELD ON 18.01.2012 UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE HON’BLE STATE CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER, PUNJAB. ***
Following Information Commissioners were present:-
1. Sh. R.I.Singh,State Chief Information Commissioner,Punjab. 2. Sh. Kulbir Singh,State Information Commissioner,Punjab. 3. Sh. P.P.S.Gill, State Information Commissioner,Punjab. 4. Ms.Ravi Singh, State Information Commissioner,Punjab. 5. Ms.Jaspal Kaur, State Information Commissioner,Punjab. 6. Sh. B.C.Thakur, State Information Commissioner,Punjab. 7. Sh.Chander Parkash, State Information Commissioner,Punjab.
In attendance:- 1. Sh. R.K.Arora,Manager Finance and Admn. 2. Sh. K.R.Gupta,Deputy Registrar.
ITEM NO.1: To review the progress of Court Work.
The position regarding pendency and disposal of court work was reviewed from 01.01.2011 to 31.12.2011. At the end of the year as on 31.12.2011 only 1289 case were pending.
ITEM NO.2: The request dated 18.11.2011 of Sh. Sanjay Kumar Mishra to recall the SIC, Punjab (Management) Regulations 2010.
It was decided to have a fresh look at the State Information Commission, Punjab (Management) Regulation, 2010. For this purpose a Sub Committee will be constituted by the Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab. It will look into all aspects and submit its recommendations.
The meeting ended with a vote of thanks.
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Proceedings of 12th Meeting of Full Commission of State Information Commissioner Punjab, Chandigarh held on 18.4.2012 at 12.30 P.M. under the Chairmanship of Chief Information Commissioner.
The following were present:
1. Shri R.I.Singh, Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab;
2. Ms. Jaspal Kaur, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
3. Shri Bidhi Chand Thakur, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
4. Shri Chander Parkash, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
5. Shri Narinderjit Singh, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
6. Shri Surinder Awasthi, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
7. Shri Harinderjit Singh Maan, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
8. Shri Ravinder Singh Nagi, State Information Commissioner, Punjab; In attendance: Shri K.R.Gupta, Deputy Registrar.
The agenda items were discussed and the following decisions were taken.
Item No. 1: Review of Court Work as on 31.3.2012.
The Commission noted that 1531 appeal/complaint cases were pending as on 1.4.2012. Now that the 4 newly appointed State Information Commissioners, who were earlier sitting in Double Benches, are holding courts independently in single Benches with effect from 16.4.2012, it is expected that disposal will get further speeded.
Item No. 2: Proceedings of the Meeting of Sub-Committee of the Commission Regarding State Information Commission, Punjab (Management) Regulations 2012 Held on 10.4.2012 at 12.45 P.M.
The Commission considered the agenda note and the minutes of the meeting of the sub-committee held on 10.4.2012. The decisions of the Patna High Court referred to by the sub-committee in its minutes were also noted
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(Saiyed Hussain Abbas Rizwi Vs State Information Commission (AIR 2010 Pat
57) and decision of DB in Saiyed Hussain Abbas Rizwi Vs State Information Commission (AIR 2011 Pat 103).
On consideration of the matter, the Commission approved, in principle, the proposal of the sub-committee as contained in Paragraph 3 of the minutes of its meeting dated 10.4.2012. It directed the office to unbundle the existing management regulations and bring three separate draft orders for approval of the Commission, keeping the recommendations of the sub-committee in mind. These orders may address issues relating to (1) Appointment, powers and functions of the Registrar and registry; (2) Working hours, sittings and vacations of the State Information Commission; and (3) Registration, abetment / hearing of appeals / complaints and constitution of Benches for hearing appeals and complaint cases u/s 18 and 19 of the RTI Act.
Item No. 3: Increase in the salary of the official of the Punjab State Information Commission on the pattern of Right to Service Commission, Punjab.
The Commission noted that the existing staffing pattern and salary structure is highly unsatisfactory. The employees are being hired through a service provider at dismally low wages and as a result, the Commission does not attract the best talent. Even this staff leaves the Commission at the first opportunity they get for better emoluments and security of service. The Commission has, in fact, become a training ground for the work force provided by service provider, as they leave the Commission, after acquiring experience. Recently, the Commission lost few persons to the newly constituted Punjab Service Commission, which has offered higher emoluments than being paid by the Information Commission.
The Commission deliberated on the issues and the following decisions were taken :-
(i) The Government be requested to provide permanent regular staff on Punjab Government Pay Scales. The Commission has been created under an Act of Parliament and is a permanent body. There is no
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justification to operate the Commission by a work force on low daily wages through a private service provider.
(ii) As it make take some time to create permanent posts in Punjab government scales, the recommendations contained in para 4 of the Agenda note are approved. The case may be referred to the Government for enhancing the basic salary with annual increment enhancement from 5% to 10% on the pattern of Punjab Right to Service Commission.
(iii) The proposal for creation of additional posts in the Commission was sent to the Punjab government long time back and has been pending with it. Shortage of staff directly affects the working of the Commission. The government should therefore be reminded for early clearance of the proposal.
Item No. 4 The Punjab State Information Commission (Destruction of Judicial Records) Office Order 2011.
The Commission noted the contents of the reference received from the government vide its letter No. 2/98/2009/IPA/06 dated 4.1.2012, conveying that as per the provisions of Section 15 (4) of the RTI Act, there is no need to take approval of government for notifying The Punjab State Information Commission (Destruction of Judicial Record) Office Order, 2011.
The Commission recalled that earlier it had approved, in exercise of powers under Section 15 (4) of the RTI Act, the destruction of judicial records Office Order. However, actual work of destruction of record has not been undertaken so far as a reference on this issue had been made to the government. Now that the Administrative Department has conveyed that no approval is required at the government level, the Commission resolved that the work of destruction of judicial record should be taken up without further delay, in accordance of the policy laid down in the Office Order.
Since the office would be taking up this work for the first time, to ensure strict compliance with the approved procedure and smooth operation, a sub-committee of the Commission with the following members is hereby
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1. Shri Chander Parkash, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
2. Shri Narinderjit Singh, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
3. Shri Harinderjit Singh Maan, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
Other Items
The Information Commissioners pointed out that the vehicles allotted to them have outlived their prescribed life span. Being old, the vehicles are not giving smooth service and need to be replaced.
The Commission resolved that the vehicles be got replaced as per the government policy / instructions on the subject and a case should be moved to the Government for allocation of funds for purchase of new vehicles for State Information Commissioners, against condemned old cars.
The Commission noted that State Information Commissioners are equated with Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab and new vehicles should be as per entitlement of vehicle to Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab, as approved by the vehicle board.
Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair.
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MINUTES OF 13st MEETING OF THE FULL COMMISSION OF THE STATE INFORMTION COMMISSION, PUNJAB HELD ON 27.07.2012 AT 3.00 P.M. UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF SHRI R.I.SINGH, CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER, PUNJAB.
PRESENT:
1. Mrs.Jaspal Kaur, State Information Commissioner; 2. Sh. Ravinder Singh Nagi, State Information Commissioner; 3. Sh.Narinderjit Singh, State Information Commissioner; 4. Sh. Chander Parkash, State Information Commissioner; 5. Sh. Surinder Awasthi, State Information Commissioner; 6. Sh. Harinderpal Singh Mann, State Information Commissioner; 7. Sh. S.P.Singh, State Information Commissioner; 8. Sh. Parveen Kumar, State Information Commissioner; 9. Dr. Arvinder Singh IAS, Secretary to the Commission.
IN ATTEDANCE
1. Sh. R.K.Arora, Manager Finance & Admininistration; 2. Sh. K.R.Gupta, Deputy Registrar
Leave of absence was granted to Sh. B.C.Thakur, SIC.
Item No. 1 - Review of Court Work.
The position regarding the pendency and disposal of court work from 01.01.2012 to 30.06.2012 was reviewed. As on 30.6.12, only 1531 cases were pending for disposal with the Commission.
Item No. 2 State Information Commission Punjab (Management) Regulations 2012.
The Commission hereby repeals with immediate effect the existing State Information Commission, Punjab (Management Regulations), 2012.
Further, on consideration of the proposal, the Commission approved the following three draft Office Orders and directed that henceforth these shall be followed in letter and spirit. The three draft Office Orders are:-
1. Registration, Abetment or Return of Appeal/Complaint and Related Matters. 2. Working Hours, sittings and vacations etc. 3. Composition of Registry of the Commission and Related Matters.
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Item No.3 The Punjab State Information Commission (Destruction of Judicial Records) Office Order 2011.
The minutes dated 26.07.2012 of Sub-Committee constituted by the Commission to overview destruction of record was placed before the Commission.
The Commission noted that record of appeal / complaint cases has not been destroyed since inception of the Commission. Consequently, old files have piled up without any record room or a regular Record Keeper. The available space with the Commission is extremely limited. It was also noted that the Central Information Commission and some of the State Information Commissions regularly undertake the exercise to destroy old records.
On consideration of the matter, the Commission decided that it would be desirable not to further delay destruction of record, which has fallen due for destruction. The Commission, therefore, directed that periodic exercise to weed out / destroy old records should be under taken, in accordance with the Destruction of Judicial Records Office Order, 2011.
To overcome the shortage of staff to undertake this exercise, the Commission resolved that the required manpower may be hired on a purely temporary basis for short periods through the service provider, with the approval of CIC.
Item NO.4- Voluntary disclosure of Property Returns.
The Commission noted the contents of the agenda note.
Item No5.- 7th Convention of Central Information Commission to be held on 12th & 13th Oct. 2012 at New Delhi.
The contents of the letters received from the Central Information Commission were brought to the notice of the Full Commission for appropriate action.
Item No.6- Details of expenditure and Grant received during the financial year 2011-12
The Commission noted the details of grant/s received and expenditure incurred by the
Commission.
Item No.7- Banking Facilities- opening of Smart Banking Current account and Total Freedom Salary accounts.
The Commission perused the agenda item along with the explanatory notes placed before it and decided that a total freedom salary account with the Punjab National Bank Sector 16 Branch, Chandigarh could be opened once the office of the Commission shifts to the new building under construction in the Red Cross Building, Sector 16, Chandigarh. Until then, the present arrangements may continue. It was further decided that in the meantime, clarification regarding the tax
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liability on interest accrued on amount lying in Smart Banking Current Account be ascertained from the Income Tax Department.
Any other Item:
After conclusion of the regular agenda items, the following items were discussed / decided:-
A) The State Information Commissioners intending to avail ex-India leave / earned leave may send their leave application/s sufficiently in advance, preferably at least 15 days before the due date. It was further desired that while applying for casual leave, it is desirable that the concerned Commissioners indicate the number of days of leave due, leave already availed of and the balance leave to credit.
B) The website of the Commission needs to be made more user-friendly. It was decided that a sub-committee of the Commission be constituted by CIC to oversee this exercise and to ensure that the website of the Commission is upgraded and updated regularly.
Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the chair.
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Proceedings of 14th Meeting of Full Commission of State Information Commissioner Punjab, Chandigarh held on 17.9.2012 at 03.30 P.M. under the Chairmanship of Chief Information Commissioner.
The following were present:
1. Shri R.I.Singh, Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab;
2. Shri Bidhi Chand Thakur, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
3. Shri S.P. Singh, State Information Commissioner, Punjab
4. Shri Chander Parkash, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
5. Shri Narinderjit Singh, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
6. Shri Surinder Awasthi, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
7. Shri Harinder Pal Singh Maan, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
8. Dr. Arvinder Singh, IAS, Secretary, State Information Commission, Punjab.
Special Invitee: Mrs. Puneet Kaur Sekhon, Legal Adviser.
The agenda items were discussed and the following decisions were taken.
Item No. 1: Regarding implementation of the Hon’ble Supreme Court decision in Writ Petition No.210 (Civil) of 2012, decided on 13.09.2012 in Namit Sharma vs. Union of India.
On consideration of the matter at length, it was decided that opinion of the Advocate General, Punjab, Chandigarh be obtained specifically on the issue whether in view of the decision of the Hon‟ble Supreme Court of India in Namit Sharma vs. Union of India, it would be legally permissible to continue hearing of cases by Commissioners,, in view of the fact that at present there is no judicial member on the strength of the State Information Commission, Punjab. The present strength of the Commission is one Chief Information Commissioner and nine Information Commissioners and there is only one vacancy at present.
The Commission resolved that till legal opinion of the Advocate General is received, it is advisable to defer hearing of the cases by “expert members”/Commissioners, to avoid any contempt of the Hon‟ble Supreme Court.
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It was further resolved that the Hon‟ble Governor of Punjab may be kept apprised.
Item No. 2: Payment of Rent and arrear thereof in respect of SCO No. 32, 33, 34, Sector 17-C, Chandigarh.
On consideration of the recommendations of Infrastructure Committee, the Commission approved the proposal regarding payment of rent in respect of SCO No.32- 33-34, Sector 17-C, Chandigarh.
Item No. 3: Annual Report of the State Information Commission for the year 2010.
This item was deferred.
Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair.
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Proceedings of 15th Meeting of Full Commission of State Information Commissioner Punjab, Chandigarh held on 08.10.2012 at 11.30 A.M. under the Chairmanship of Chief Information Commissioner.
The following were present:
1. Shri R.I.Singh, Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab;
2. Shri Bidhi Chand Thakur, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
3. Shri S.P. Singh, State Information Commissioner, Punjab
4. Shri Chander Parkash, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
5. Shri Narinderjit Singh, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
6. Shri Surinder Awasthi, State Information Commissioner, Punjab;
7. Shri R.S. Nagi, State Information Commissioner, Punjab.
8. Dr. Arvinder Singh, IAS, Secretary, State Information Commission, Punjab.
The agenda item was discussed and the following decision was taken.
Item No. 1: Regarding implementation of the Hon’ble Supreme Court decision in Writ Petition No.210 (Civil) of 2012, decided on 13.09.2012 in Namit Sharma vs. Union of India.
The Commission took note of the legal opinion of the Advocate General, Punjab and decided to act accordingly.
Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair.
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MINUTES OF SIXTEENTH MEETING OF FULL COMMISSION OF STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION PUNJAB HELD ON 20.11.2012 AT 12.30 P.M. UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF SH. R.I.SINGH, CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER PUNJAB IN HIS OFFICE ROOM. PRESENT:
1. Mrs. Jaspal Kaur, State Information Commissioner; 2. Sh.Parveen Kumar, State Information Commissioner; 3. Sh.Chander Parkash, State Information Commissioner; 4. Sh.B.C.Thakur, State Information Commissioner; 5. Sh. Ravinder Singh Nagi, State Information Commissioner; 6. Sh.Harinder Pal Singh Mann, State Information Commissioner; 7. Sh.Surinder Awasthi, State Information Commissioner; 8. Dr.Arvinder Singh IAS, Secretary to the Commission.
In attendance:
(1) Sh. Ravinder Kumar Arora,M.F.A. (2) Sh.K.R. Gupta, Deputy Registrar. (3) Sh. Balwinder Singh, System Administrator.
The agenda items were discussed and the following decisions were taken:-
Item NO.1 Review of disposal of cases (as on 31.10.2012.
The position regarding the pendency and disposal of court work as on 31.10.2012 was reviewed, 2120 cases were pending for disposal with the Commission. The old pending cases, if any, upto 2011 be disposed of at priority level before the end of current calendar year.
Item No.2 Scope of Section 18 & 19 of RTI Act 2005.
The Legal Advice given by the Legal Advisor of he Commission and judgment of Hon‟ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No.10787-10788 of 2011 (arising out of SLP (C) No.32768-32769/2010) was noted.
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Item No.3 Annual Draft Report of the State Information Commission Punjab for the year 2010.
The Commission considered and approved the draft Annual Report for the year 2010 as placed before it. It was desired that further action in getting 300 copies of the Report printed from the Government Press U.T. Chandigarh as per practice of the last year and submitting to the Administrative Department be completed expeditiously.
Item No.4 Hiring of two officials equivalent to the post of D.E.O. for one month on D.C.Rates for destruction of record as per Punjab State Information Commission (Destruction) Judicial Record Office Order 2011.
The Full Commission considered the recommendations of the Sub Committee as placed before it and approved hiring of two officials equivalent to the post of Data Entry Operators through the official outsource agency of the Commission for a period not exceeding one month. These officials will be paid remuneration at D.C.Rates from the „Non-Salary‟ head. These officials will work under the direct and close supervision of the Deputy Registrar who will ensure that the work of destruction of identified record is accomplished within one month positively.
Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair.
* * * List of Penalty Cases in State Information Commission, Punjab w.e.f 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012
Sr. Case No. Complainant V/s Respondent Date of Decision Amount of Penalty Amount of Compensation No.
CIC Sh. R.I.Singh
College of Physical 1 CC-3636/2011 Palwinder Singh V/s 10.01.2012 NIL Rs.500/- Education.Bhago Majri.
Zeith Coop. H/B Society, 2 CC-2582/2011 Sudesh Kumar V/s 10.01.2012 Rs.25000/- Rs.1000/- Ludhiana.
1. DEO (E), Ferozpur. 2. FAA: 3 AC-897/2011 Ranjit Kaur V/s 17.05.2012 Nil Rs.20,000/- CEO, Faridkot
D.M., Pb. Agro Food Grain Corp., 4 CC-3206/2011 Nand Kishore V/s 09.05.2012 NIL Rs.500/- Sangrur. President Gen. Secy., the Tagore 5 CC-827/2011 H.L. Bhandari V/s Nagar-A Welfare Society, 02.07.2012 NIL Rs.1000/- Ludhiana 1. DPI (College), Pb., Chandigarh 6 AC-406/2012 R.C. Verma V/s 26.07.2012 NIL Rs.1000/- 2. FAA. DPI (C.) Pb., Chandigarh
7 CC-2782/2011 Faqir Chand V/s BDPO Gurdaspur 03.08.2012 NIL Rs.500/-
C.E. Water, Irrigation Deptt. 8 AC-1182/2012 Gurdial Singh V/s 02.11.2012 NIL Rs.1000/- Chandigarh
Prem Sabha High School, 9 CC-1580/2012 Kuldeep Singh V/s 07.11.2012 NIL Rs.1000/- Sangrur
10 AC-1069/2012 B.N. Gupta V/s AETC, Kapurthala 21.11.2012 NIL Rs.1000/-
11 AC-312/2012 Pardeep Datta V/s SSP, Patiala. 11.12.2012 NIL Rs.1000/-
12 AC-1069/2012 B.N. Gupta V/s AETC, Kaputhala. 21.12.2012 NIL Rs.20,000/-
Smt. Ravi Singh, SIC
Sr. Case No. Complainant V/s Respondent Date of Decision Amount of Penalty Amount of Compensation No. 1 CC-1543/2011 Harcharan Singh V/s Gram Panchayat, Mansa. 10.01.2012 Rs.10,000/- Rs.2000/- M.C., Abohar/Dy. Director Local 2 CC-937/2011 Ramesh Jain V/s 10.01.2012 Nil Rs.500/- Govt., Ferozepur. 3 AC-836/2011 Davinder Singh V/s Pr. Secy. Education Schools. 11.01.2012 Nil Rs.1000/- 4 CC-2580/2011 Hardial Singh V/s Tehsildar, Amritsar. 17.01.2012 Nil Rs.3000/- Gurinder Pal Police Station Jandiala Guru, 5 CC1814/2011 V/s 12.01.2012 Nil Rs.1500/- Singh Amritsar. BDPO, Khuian Sarvar at 6 AC-406/2011 Sukha Bai V/s 12.01.2012 Nil Rs.2000/- Abhohar, Ferozepur. 7 AC-1173/2011 P.K. Rattan V/s V.B., Pb., Chandigarh. 12.01.2012 Nil Rs.1500/- 8 CC-1695/2011 Jagroop Singh V/s FSO Delhon, Ludhiana. 18.01.2012 Rs.10,000/- Rs.2000/-
Sh. Kulbir Singh SIC
Sr. Case No. Complainant V/s Respondent Date of Decision Amount of Penalty Amount of Compensation No.
1 CC-3139/2011 Rabinder Singh V/s D.C., Jalandhar. 6.012012 Nil Rs.2000/-
2 CC-3065/2011 Jaswant Singh V/s BDPO, Dhillwan, Kapurthala. 10.01.2012 Nil Rs.1500/-
3 CC-3073/2011 Pritam Singh V/s BDPO, Dhillwan, Kapurthala. 10.01.2012 Nil Rs.1500/-
4 CC-875/2011 Rupinder Kaur V/s DSTC, Punjab. 18.01.2012 Nil Rs.5000/-
M.C., Abohar. FAA: Deputy 5 AC-393/2011 Stinu Jain V/s 18.01.2012 Nil Rs.3000/- Director Local Govt., Ferozepur.
Smt. Jaspal Kaur SIC
Sr. Case No. Complainant V/s Respondent Date of Decision Amount of Penalty Amount of Compensation No.
1 CC-1838/2011 Jarnail Singh V/s PSPCL, Bhagumagri. 15.02.2012 Rs.25,000/- NIL Mrs. Satinder Next date: 2 AC-627/2011 V/s DEO (S), Gurdaspur etc. Rs.25,000/- NIL Kaur 19.04.2012 Next date: 3 CC-2358/2011 Mangwal Singh V/s SMO, Rajinder Hosp., Patiala. Rs.25,000/- NIL 30.04.2012 Next date: 4 CC-1730/2011 Swaran Singh V/s PSPCL, Lassoi. Rs.25,000/- NIL 30.04.2012 02.05.2012 5 CC-3499/2011 Dalip Singh V/s DPI (S), Pb., Chandigarh. Rs.25,000/- NIL Next date. 6 CC-1325/2011 Daljit Singh V/s DPI (S), Pb., Chandigarh. NIL Rs.2000/- Mandeep 7 CC-359/2012 V/s DPI (S), Pb., Chandigarh. NIL Rs.2000/- Kumar 8 CC-125/2012 Kuldeep Kaur V/s DPI (S), Pb., Chandigarh. NIL Rs.5000/- 9 CC-90/2012 Ashok Kumar V/s DPI (S), Pb., Chandigarh. NIL Rs.5000/- 10 CC-546/2012 Seema Rani V/s DPI (S), Pb., Chandigarh. NIL RS.1500/- Pb. School Edu. Board, 11 CC-547/2012 Balbir Singh V/s NIL Rs.2000/- Mohali. Pr. Secy. School Edu., 12 CC-2584/2010 S.K.Gupta V/s 06.06.2012 Rs.25,000/- NIL Punjab. 13 CC-546/2012 Seema Rani V/s DPI (S), Pb., Chandigarh. NIL RS.1500/- Sh. B.C.Thakur SIC Sr. Case No. Complainant V/s Respondent Date of Decision Amount of Penalty Amount of Compensation No.
1 CC-3753/2011 Jasbir Singh V/s DFSC, Ludhiana. 16.03.2012 NIL Rs.5000/-
Sukhdev Raj 1.DM, PUNSUP, Ferozepur. 2 AC-101/2012 V/s 06.06.2012 NIL Rs.3000/- Sharma 2.FAA: D.M., Ferozepur.
3 AC-1081/2011 Sat Pal Sharma V/s M.C. Zone-D, Ludhiana. 14.06.2012 NIL Rs.3000/-
Asstt. Food Supply Officer, 4 CC-268/2012 Bikramjit Singh V/s 18.07.2012 NIL Rs.2000/- Batala, Gurdaspur.
5 CC-13/2012 U.S. Kohli V/s M.C., Jalandhar 25.07.2012 NIL Rs.3000/-
Kuldeep Kumar Dir. Rural Dev. & Panchayat, 6 CC-162/2012 V/s 09.08.2012 NIL Rs.3000/- kaura Mohali.
1.Dir. Food Supplies Pb., Chd. 7 AC-643/2012 Jaswinder Singh V/s 23.08.2012 NIL Rs.3000/- 2.FAA: Do.
Panchayat Secy. Gaderha Block 8 CC-114/2012 Dilbag Singh V/s 23.08.2012 Rs.5000/- NIL Khera, Fatehgarh Sahib.
1.Chief Vigilance Officer, L.G., 9 AC-196/2012 Rohit Sabharwal V/s 06.09.2012 Rs.5000/- Rs.3000/- Pb.,Chandigarh.
Krishna Nand 10 CC-365/2012 V/s Improvement Trust, Roopnagar. 06.09.2012 Rs.5000/- NIL Sharma
11 AC-766/2012 Krishan Gopal V/s DEO (E), Patiala. 12.09.2012 Rs.3000/- Rs.2000/-
Director General, Sarvsiksha 12 AC-768/2012 D.C.Gupta V/s 12.09.2012 NIL Rs.3000/- Abhiyan, Chandigarh
PUNSUP, Chd. 2.FAA: 13 AC-1039/2012 Harmeet Singh V/s 21.11.2012 Rs.5000/- NIL PUNSUP, Chd. 14 CC-1279/2012 Pawan Gupta V/s DPI (S), Pb., Chandigarh. 06.12.2012 Rs.2000/- NIL Sh. Chander Parkash SIC
Sr. Case No. Complainant V/s Respondent Date of Decision Amount of Penalty Amount of Compensation No.
Talwinder Jeet 1 AC-1067/2011 V/s PSPCL, Tarn Taran. 17.01.2012 NIL Rs.1500/- Singh
Gagandeep 2 CC-3137/2011 V/s Panchayat Secy., Kathu Nangal 29.02.2012 Rs.5000/- Rs.1000/- Kumar
3 CC-3503/2011 Ram Saroop V/s Power Corp. Ltd., Mohali. 23.05.2012 Rs.10,000/- Rs.2000/-
4 CC-3664/2011 Chanchal Singh V/s BDPO, Dhilwan. 23.05.2012 Rs.10,000/- Rs.2000/-
Vikam Singh 5 CC-3684/2011 V/s D.C., Ludhiana. 10.07.2012 NIL Rs.3000/- Bajwa
6 CC-3827/2011 Rajesh Aggarwal V/s M.C., Ludhiana. 11.07.2012 NIL Rs.10,000/- 7 CC-3846/2011 Bhagwan Dass V/s Imp. Trust, Sangrur. 19.07.2012 NIL Rs.10,000/-
8 CC-3386/2011 Surinder kumar V/s DDPO, Ropar. 02.08.2012 NIL Rs.2000/- 9 CC-531/2012 Pradeep Dutta V/s SSP, Patiala. 05.09.2012 NIL Rs.1500/- Kulwant Rai 10 CC-731/2012 V/s Tehsildar, Barnala. 11.09.2012 NIL Rs.4000/- Goyal Gurbaksh 11 AC-451/2012 V/s E.O., Zila Parishad, Ludhiana. 17.10.2012 NIL Rs.2000/- Singh 12 CC-1292/2012 Trilochan Singh V/s BDPO, Sangrur. 18.10.2012 NIL Rs.3000/-
13 CC-1474/2012 Alankar Arora V/s PSPCL, Patiala. 31.10.2012 NIL Rs.2000/-
14 CC-1947/2012 K.K. Verma V/s PSPCL, Bhagta Bhai. 07.11.2012 NIL Rs.5000/-
15 CC-1051/2012 R.P.S. Chadha V/s Mpl. Corp., Jalandhar. 07.11.2012 NIL Rs.5000/-
16 CC-1055/2012 R.P.S. Chadha V/s Mpl. Corp., Jalandhar. 07.11.2012 NIL Rs.5000/- 17 CC-741/2012 Arun Yadav V/s N.C., Jalalabd (West). 06.12.2012 Rs.25000/- Rs.5000/- Sh. Ravinder Singh Nagi SIC Sr. Case No. Complainant V/s Respondent Date of Decision Amount of Penalty Amount of Compensation No. 1 CC-367/2012 Tarlok chand V/s SDM. Ropar. 31.05.2012 NIL Rs.2500/- 2 CC-301/2012 G.S. Bath V/s PSPCL, Muktsar. 26.06.2012 NIL Rs.2500/- Gagandeep 3 CC-976/2012 V/s Imp. Trust, Sangrur. 25.07.2012 NIL Rs.1000/- Bhagaria 4 CC-935/2012 Jeet Singh V/s DPI (S), Pb., Chandigarh. 22.11.2012 NIL Rs.2500/-
5 AC-414/2012 Ravi Sharma V/s M.C., Ludhiana. 22.11.2012 NIL Rs.1500/-
6 AC-855/2012 Balbir Aggarwal V/s Dir. Health & F.W., Punjab. 12.12.2012 Rs.2500/- Rs.2000/- Sh. Surinder Avasthi SIC Sr. Case No. Complainant V/s Respondent Date of Decision Amount of Penalty Amount of Compensation No. Distt. Manager, PUNSUP, 1 AC-442/2012 Sukhdev Raj V/s 01.06.2012 NIL Rs.500/- Ferozepur. 2 CC-1008/2012 M.S. Gill V/s D.C., Ludhiana. 18.06.2012 NIL Rs.1000/- Bahadur Singh 3 CC-868/2012 V/s Tehsildar, Kharar. 05.07.2012 Rs.20,000/- NIL Saini 4 AC-488/2012 Tarsem Lal V/s D.C., Ferozepur. 05.07.2012 NIL Rs.4000/- 5 CC-875/2012 Anil Prashar V/s Pr. Secy. Edu. Punjab. 11.07.2012 Rs.15,000/- NIL AC-422/2012 Raman Kumar 6 V/s M.C., Amritsar. 14.08.2012 Rs.10,000/- NIL & 423/2012 Mahajan 7 CC-437/2012 Karam Singh V/s SDO, PSPCL, Dera Bassi. 06.09.2012 Rs.15,000/- Rs.3000/- 8 CC-438/2012 Dayal Singh V/s SDO, PSPCL, Dera Bassi. 06.09.2012 Rs.15,000/- Rs.3000/- 9 CC-2884/2012 Bikar Singh V/s Tehsildar, Mukatsar. 22.11.2012 NIL Rs.800/- Commissioner of Police, 10 AC-1396/2012 Arun Garg V/s 27.11.2012 NIL Rs.500/- Ludhiana. 11 CC-2401/2012 Jagsir Singh V/s D.C., Mukatsar. 29.11.2012 NIL Rs.2000/- 12 CC-1355/2012 Nika Singh V/s D.C., Patiala. 05.12.2012 NIL Rs.2000/- 13 AC-1508/2012 Prof. I.K. Sukheja V/s DAV Colleges, Bathinda. 05.12.2012 NIL Rs.750/- Prof. Rajeneesh 14 AC-1509/2012 V/s DAV Colleges, Bathinda. 05.12.2012 NIL Rs.750/- Kumar 15 AC-1510/2012 G.D. Doda V/s DAV Colleges, Bathinda. 05.12.2012 NIL Rs.750/- 16 AC-1096/2012 R.K. Gupta V/s DFSC, Ludhiana. 05.12.2012 NIL Rs.1000/- Pr.Secy. Home Affairs & 17 AC-710/2012 Arun Garg V/s 13.12.2012 NIL Rs.500/- Justice, Pb. Kuldeep Kumar 18 CC-2241/2012 V/s DFSC, Ludhiana. 13.12.2012 NIL Rs.500/- Kaura Pb. Vidhan Sabha, 19 CC-1399/2012 Arun Garg V/s 18.12.2012 NIL Rs.500/- Chandigarh. Pr. Secy. Edu. Pb. & DPI(S), 20 CC-875/2012 Anil Prashar V/s 19.12.2012 NIL Rs.1000/- Pb. Sh. Narinderjit Singh SIC Sr. Case No. Complainant V/s Respondent Date of Decision Amount of Penalty Amount of Compensation No. Bhupinder Pal Commissioner, M.C., 1 CC-1266/2012 V/s 29.08.2012 NIL Rs.1000/- Singh Ludhiana. 2 CC-1035/2012 Ranjit Singh V/s DTO, Moga. 30.08.2012 NIL Rs.2000/-
3 CC-2035/2012 Krishan Lal V/s M.C., Mukatsar Sahib. 11.09.2012 NIL Rs.2000/-
4 CC-1411/2012 Jasbir Singh V/s DTO, Mukatsar Sahib. 13.09.2012 NIL Rs.1000/-
5 CC-1036/2012 Surinder Kaur V/s Govt. ITI (Women), Mohali. 25.10.2012 NIL Rs.2000/- 6 CC-1936/2012 Titak Rajpal V/s D.C., Hoshiarpur. 26.10.2012 NIL Rs.1000/- G.M., PRTC, Depot, 7 AC-562/2012 Pawan Kumar V/s 16.11.2012 NIL Rs.2000/- Ludhiana.
Sh. Satinderpal Singh SIC
Sr. Case No. Complainant V/s Respondent Date of Decision Amount of Penalty Amount of Compensation No. 1.DPI (S), Pb. 2.FAA:DPI (S), 1 AC-908/2012 Nirpal Singh V/s 18.10.2012 NIL Rs.5000/- Pb. 2 CC-2425/2012 R.S. Chouhan V/s DPI (S), Mohali. 16.11.2012 NIL Rs.2000/- 1.DPI (S), Pb. 2.FAA:DPI (S), 3 AC-908/2012 Nirpal Singh V/s 22.11.2012 Rs.500/- NIL Pb. Ram Kumar 4 CC-2186/2012 V/s DPI (S), Mohali. 20.12.202 Rs.5000/- Rs.5000/- Singla 5 CC-2432/2012 Nirlep Kaur V/s BDPO, Banga. 20.12.202 Rs.1000/- Rs.5000/- Satinder Pal 6 CC-2541/2012 V/s DEO (E), Amritsar. 20.12.202 Rs.1000/- Rs.5000/- Singh
Sh. Harinderpal Singh Mann SIC
Sr. Case No. Complainant V/s Respondent Date of Decision Amount of Penalty Amount of Compensation No.
Bathinda Urban Development 1 CC-1343/2012 Amar Nath V/s 27.11.2012 NIL Rs.2000/- Authority, Bathinda.
2 CC-1347/2012 Amar Nath V/s Director, L.G., Punjab. 27.11.2012 NIL Rs.2000/-
3 CC-1061/2012 Lokesh Kumar V/s Director, L.G., Punjab. 13.12.2012 NIL Rs.2500/- Deputy Registrar 4 CC-2464/2012 Vikram Kumar V/s 18.12.2012 NIL Rs.1000/- Coop.,Societies, Bathinda. Parbodh Pr. Secy. To Govt. of Pb. 5 CC-2244/2012 V/s 18.12.2012 NIL Rs.2500/- Chander Bali Local Govt.
Reports received from Departments/ Public Authorities u/s 25 of the RTI Act.
S No Department Name Request Request Reason for Rejection Disciplinary Registration Additional Total Received Rejected Action Fee Fee Penalty Taken
Section8(1) Section a b c d e f g h i j 9 11 24 Others
1 Agriculture 2102 50 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 15 6 4 0 15 2 1 0 20620 54897 0 Animal Husbandry 2 & Fisheries and 327 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3130 7073 10403 Dairy Development 3 Cooperation 2024 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19610 33378 45332 4 School Education 4430 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 22570 73997 3000 Employment 5 Generation and 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1160 1599 0 Training 6 Elections 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 560 0 0 7 Excise & Taxation 1119 10 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 19 0 10920 15066 0 8 Finance 841 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 13037 16948 1455 9 Planning 60 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 600 1612 0 10 Food & Supplies 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 390 460 Health & Family 11 130 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1060 3280 0 Welfare Home Affair & 12 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 470 510 0 Justice Information Technology and 13 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 0 0 Administrative Reforms Industries & 14 1402 53 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 46 0 19063 42327 5000 Commerce 15 Irrigation 1542 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 15420 40980 0 Water Supplies & 16 396 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8110 6632 0 Sanitation Public Works 17 (Buildings & 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 26 0 Roads) Revenue, rehabilitation & 18 13498 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130045 119391 249356 disaster management
Rural Development 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 & Panchayats
Social Security & 20 Women & 959 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9520 34159 43679 Child Development
Defence Services 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Welfare Welfare of Scheduled Castes 22 414 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4140 1450 0 & Backward Classes Housing & Urban 23 3182 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33619 91961 2000 Development 24 Local Government 11797 156 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 122088 150366 48781
Cultural Affairs & 25 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 560 2556 0 Tourism
Higher Education & 26 1742 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 34 0 0 3 0 0 0 273 0 30238 9016 0 Languages
Printing & 27 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 Stationery Youth Services 28 Welfare 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1210 1041 0 & Sports Information & 29 Public 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1210 1041 0 Relations 30 Personnel 1211 26 1 0 11 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11400 111095 0 Science, 31 Technology 575 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 5430 17774 0 & Environment Medical Education 32 1521 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13783 1243 0 & Research Technical Education 33 1030 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9880 34391 0 & Industrial Training 34 Transport 3384 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34440 15502 9050 35 Power 5138 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 0 49559 41879 0 General 36 474 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4740 0 0 Administration
37 Parliamentry Affairs 104 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 900 2617 0
Archives, 38 Archeology 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 560 2556 0 and Museums 39 Forests 661 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6500 36867 0 Pension and 40 Welfare 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 of Pensioners 41 VIGILANCE 529 77 0 0 0 0 9 50 3 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4905 9298 0 Programme 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Implementation 43 NRI Affaris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Removal for 44 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 80 Grievances 45 Civil Aviation 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 310 0 46 Labour 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 365 0 0 47 Freedom Fighters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Governance 48 359 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3330 3926 0 0 Reforms 49 Coordination 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grand Total 61519 532 2 1 11 12 17 90 40 27 6 18 1 38 2 424 3343 615848 983268 418596 1. AGRICULTURE REPORT UNDER SECTION 25 RECEIVED FROM 50 PUBLIC AUTHORITIES S No Public Authority Name Request Request Reason for Rejection Disciplinary Registration Additional Total Received Rejected Action Fee Fee Penalty Taken Section8(1) Section Others a b c d e f g h i j 9 11 24 Others Department of 1 306 15 3 12 0 2760 4580 0 Agriculture Department of 2 109 0 0 1090 840 0 Colonization Punjab Punjab Agricultural 3 368 21 4 14 3 0 3600 8001 0 University Ludhiana Deptt of Soil and Water 4 Conservation 43 0 0 430 315 0 Chandigarh Deptt of Soil and Water 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Conservation Mohali Deptt of Soil and Water 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Conservation Ropar Deptt of Soil and Water 7 Conservation 7 0 0 70 20 0 Deptt ofHoshiarpur Soil and Water 8 Conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nawanshehar Deptt of Soil and Water 9 6 0 0 60 0 0 Conservation Sangrur Deptt of Soil and Water 10 6 0 0 60 0 0 Conservation Patiala Deptt of Soil and Water 11 6 0 0 60 0 0 Conservation Jalandhar Deptt of Soil and Water 12 1 0 0 10 0 0 Conservation Ludhiana Deptt of Soil and Water 13 4 0 0 40 165 0 Conservation Amritsar Deptt of Soil and Water 14 Conservation 5 0 0 50 30 0 Gurdaspur Deptt of Soil and Water 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 Conservation Ferozepur Deptt of Soil and Water 16 1 0 0 10 10 0 Conservation Faridkot Deptt of Soil and Water 17 3 0 0 30 0 0 Conservation Bathinda Deptt of Soil and Water 18 2 0 0 20 70 0 Conservation Mansa Deptt of Soil and Water 19 7 2 2 0 50 192 0 Conservation Mukatsar Deptt of Soil and Water 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 Conservation Mohali M Deptt of Soil and Water 21 1 0 0 10 54 0 Conservation Mohali TI Deptt of Soil and Water 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 Conservation Mohali SS Punjab Agri Export 23 6 0 0 10 0 0 Corporation Ltd Punjab Agro Industries 24 70 0 0 550 2258 0 Corporation Punjab Agro Food Grain 25 107 0 0 1010 1073 0 Corporation 26 Punjab Mandi Board 449 0 0 4490 20391 0 Punjab State 27 Warehousing 455 6 1 4 1 0 4550 15103 0 PunjabCorporation State Container Ltd 28 and Warehousing 3 0 0 10 0 0 Corporation Punjab State Seed 29 10 0 0 120 0 0 Corporation Ltd Punjab State Seed 30 8 6 6 0 210 0 0 Certification Authority Department of 31 64 0 0 1090 724 0 Horticulture Chandigarh Department of 32 22 0 0 0 0 0 Horticulture Amritsar Department of 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 Horticulture Bathinda Department of 34 3 0 0 30 0 0 Horticulture Abohar Department of 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 Horticulture Faridkot Department of 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 Horticulture Gurdaspur Department of 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 Horticulture Hoshiarpur Department of 38 3 0 0 30 588 0 Horticulture Jalandhar Department of 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 Horticulture Ludhiana Department of 40 20 0 0 110 432 0 Horticulture Patiala Department of 41 1 0 0 10 2 0 Horticulture Sangrur Department of 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 Horticulture TaranTarn Department of 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 Horticulture Mohali Department of 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 Horticulture Ropar Department of 45 Horticulture Fatehgarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sahib Department of 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 Horticulture Mukatsar Department of 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 Horticulture Moga Department of 48 5 0 0 50 49 0 Horticulture SBS Nagar Department of 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 Horticulture Kapurthala Department of 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 Horticulture Mansa Total 2102 50 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 15 6 4 0 15 2 1 0 20620 54897 0
Note: Differenece in Registration fee w.r.t Application received is due to the fact that number of applications received by the above mentioned departments are being forwarded by the other departments or from Coordination branch of Punjab Govt. for which registration fee is deposited at the department initially recieving the request.
2. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & FISHERIES AND DAIRY DEVELOPMENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 25 RECEIVED FROM 4 PUBLIC AUTHORITIES Sr.n Public Authority Name Request Request Reason for Rejection Disciplinary Registration Additional Total o Received Rejected Action Fee Fee Penalty taken Section8(1) Section Others a b c d e f g h i j 9 11 24 Others
Financial Commissioner, Animal 1 7 0 0 70 1000 1070 Husbandry Fisheries and Dairy Development
Director Animal 2 Husbandary, Punjab, 257 2 2 0 2570 3678 6248 Chandigarh Director, Dairy Development, 3 27 10 10 0 130 140 470 Department Punjab, Chandigarh Director, Fisheries 4 36 0 0 360 2255 2615 Punjab, Chandigarh Total 327 12 0 0 0 3130 7073 10403
Note:- Director Dairy Development:- This Department has received 4 application from other department/ offices and their respective fee has been deposited in those department, other then this 10 application have been rejected under section 8(1) (g) of RTI Act 2005.
Director of Animal Husbandry :- This Department has rejected 2 application under section 8(1)(J) 3. COOPERATION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 25 RECEIVED FROM 36 PUBLIC AUTHORITIES S No Public Authority Request Received Request Reason for Rejection Disciplinary Registration Additional Total Name Rejected Action Taken Fee Fee Penalty
Section8(1) Section Others a b c d e f g h i j 9 11 24 Others Registrar Cooperative Socities, Pb, Chandigarh 1 RCS, Pb 675 0 0 6750 410 7160 J.R. Jalandhar 2* 136 0 1250 3109 4359 Division J.R. Patiala 3 325 0 3250 9856 13106 Division J.R. Ferozpur 4 126 0 1260 1232 2492 Division 5 Weavco - - 0 - - - 6 P.I.C.T. - - 0 - - - 7* Sugarfed 23 - 0 240 566 806 8 Pancofed 1 - 0 10 - 10 9 Markfed 526 - 0 5260 10245 15505 10* S.A.D.B. 39 - 0 - - - 11* P.S.C.B - - 0 - - - 12* Labourfed 3 - 0 60 - 60 13 Housefed - - 0 - - - 14* Milkfed 56 - 0 380 1184 1834 Chief Auditor, Cooperative Societies.,Pb, Chandigarh Baljinder Singh 15 73 2 2 730 3222 ACA Head Off.
Satish Kumar AO 16 2 0 20 326 Bathinda
Manila Puri AO 17 0 0 - Apex Chd. Gyan Chand Jain 18 6 1 1 50 980 AO Ludhiana
Davinderjit Singh 19 3 30 398 AO Ropar (A.C.)
Kanwar Manjit 20 2 20 80 Singh AO Patiala
Ajit Kumar AO 21 1 10 - Amritsar
Jagdeep Singh AO 22 6 70 622 Sangrur
23 Jaswinder Singh 0 0 0 Surinderjit Kaur 24 Supdt. Markfed 2 20 306 Chd. Gurbhej Singh AO 25 8 80 2 Jalandhar Kulwant Singh AO 26 2 20 0 Ferozpur D.P.Sharda AO 27 0 0 - Gurdaspur D.P.Sharda AO 28 1 20 46 Hoshiarpur (A.C) Phool Chand AO 29 1 10 - Faridkot Davinderjit Singh 30 AO Fatehgarh 5 50 294 Sahib Gubhej Singh AO 31 1 10 150 Kapurthala (A.C) Jagjit Singh AO 32 1 10 350 Mohali Suresh Kumar AO 33 - - - Barnala Bahadur Singh AO 34 - - - Mogar 35 AO Mukatsar - - - 36 AO Nawan Shahar - - - TOTAL 2024 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19610 33378 45332 NOTE * J.R.Jalandhar Division - From this office 9 Applications(Rs. 90/-) were tansferred to J.R.Jalandhar Division due to which their registration fee collected(136-9 = 125 x 10=1250) is Rs. 1250/-. * Sugarfed - As per Sugarfed report 1 applicant had attached Rs. 20/- postal order with his application. So the total collected registration fee of 23 applicants is Rs. 240/-. * S.A.D.B. - Total 39 Applications were received but these were returned in original alongwith postal order to the applications because the case is pending with Hon'ble high Court, whether this Act is applicable on this bank or not. So no fee is collected by this bank. *P.S.C.B. - All the applicants were informed that this bank is a Cooperative Society registered under the Punjab Cooperative Societies Act. It is not a Public Authority as defined U/S 2(h) of the Right to Information Act as such no information can be provid