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RTI OnlineRTI Onlinertionline.gov.in
Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and TrainingDepartment of Personnel and Training(IR Division)
VISION & MOTTOVISION & MOTTO
"We will transform governance, making it more transparent, accountable, accessible and participative,"
Shri Narendra Modi
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Conventional Process
Conventional Process of Handling RTI RequestsSend the application to the concerned Public Authority
RTI FeesRTI Fees• Demand Draft• Banker’s Cheque• eIPO• Post Order
Citizen writes RTI Request
• By Post• Over the Counter
gh post
• Post Order• Cash RTI Request forwarded
to CPIO by R&I section
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eceived by c
eply will be re
Information collation by PIOInformation dissemination to the citizen by post
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Drawbacks of Manual ProcessDrawbacks of Manual ProcessDelays in filing RTI request due to :
• Payment of RTI fees (through DD, Banker’s cheque, IPO etc.)
• Postal or in transit delays.
Delays in replying to RTI requests due to internal processing :
• Inter‐organisational transfers of requests as per provision of the ACT
• Collating information from various sections and departments
• File movements
• Preparing draft reply and sending reply by post
• Cataloguing of replies and storage of the same for record keepingCataloguing of replies and storage of the same for record keeping.
Additional costs involved :
• For citizens: typing and sending by posts & opportunity cost
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• For citizens: typing and sending by posts & opportunity cost
• For CPIO/ Appellate Authority: Typing/ copying and sending by post
Continued…Continued…
Miscellaneous IssuesMiscellaneous Issues• Delays in seeking of additional documents from RTI applicant
E h f RTI F i d b bli h i i h f f• Encashment of RTI Fee received by public authority in the form ofDD and IPO
• Constraints for filing RTI application from inaccessible areasConstraints for filing RTI application from inaccessible areas
• Lack of uniformity across Public Authorities
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RTI O li P t lRTI Online PortalEmpowering the citizens & promoting transparency & accountability via implementation of ICT tools within government Infrastructure
Why RTI OnlineWhy RTI Online
Digital INDIA VisionDigital INDIA Vision
Process reengineering to enable more productive workforce in
government
Large base of population having access to internet and smartphones
More secure and safe for RTI applicant
Environment friendly
Effective control and management
Record maintenance made easierRecord maintenance made easier
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StakeholdersStakeholders
CITIZEN
CITIZENSCITIZEN
RTIRTI‐ONLINE
CENTRAL FIRST PUBLIC
INFORMATION OFFICER
APPELATE AUTHORITY PUBLIC
AUTHORITYCICSecond Appeal
LIFE CYCLE OF ONLINERTI REQUEST
Citizen File RTI
Request Received by Nodal Officer
Request forwarded to CPIO
Citizen File RTI Request Online
FINAL REPLY
REQUEST DISPOSED OFREQUEST DISPOSED OF
Salient Features
Available 24x7Available 24x7
Bilingual (English & Hindi)
Enables filing RTI request /first Appeal online.
f f l d b / d d & b kPayment of fee online: debit/credit card & Net banking
Tracking the status of RTI request/ appeal throughg q / pp g
SMS and Email.
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Salient Features
Facilitating monitoring of pending requests/appeals .Facilitating monitoring of pending requests/appeals .
Generation of various types of Returns required by
CIC.
A dit T il i t i d f th ti lif l f RTIAudit Trail maintained for the entire life cycle of a RTI
Request /first appeal.
Facility to register and upload the RTI request and
first appeal received physically.12
Sustainability : Project Monitoring Unit
Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) : A team of management
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professionals setup to manage the portal and working as singlesupport window
• Troubleshooting queries of citizens and government officials viahelpline
• Institutionalizing feedback mechanism
• Capacity building for stakeholders like Nodal officers, FAAs andCPIOs
• PMU supported by NIC for design and development of thesystem
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CIC‐RTI Data Sharing Mechanismg
CIC’s Portal Launched
RTI‐CIC exchange of Data enabled
All data to be available to CIC
Personal appearances may bePersonal appearances may be
dispensed with
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Positive Outcomes
ExpansionExpansion
RTIMIS extended to 1840 PAs as on 15th March, 2017
13631600
EXPANSION FINANCIAL YEAR WISE
1363
800100012001400
96 88293
0200400600
G f NCT D lhi h d d h l hi h h
FY 2013 ‐14 FY 2014 ‐15 FY 2015 ‐16 FY 2016 ‐17 (AS ON 15TH
MARCH, 2017)
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Government of NCT Delhi has adopted the same portal which has190+ PAs
Online RTIs in Last 3 Financial Years
9773531000000
1200000
834183
755247600000
800000
24%
87831132062
231688
0
200000
40000011%
24%17%
0FY 2013‐14 FY 2014‐15 FY 2015‐16Total RTI Requests Filed Online RTI Request Filed
2 38 779 RTI R R i d O li f 1 t A il 2016 28th
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2,38,779 RTI Requests Received Online from 1st April, 2016 to 28thFebruary, 2017
Way Forwardy
Focus on increasing usage of RTIonline portal‐ awareness
igeneration
Rolling out mobile app for RTI
Motivating the State
Governments to implement theGovernments to implement the
web‐based application
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New Radio SpotNew Radio Spot
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THANK YOUTHANK YOU
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NODAL OFFICER MODULECITIZEN NODAL OFFICER MODULE
NEW REQUEST NODAL OFFICER
1 Forward Request to 2 Transfer 3 Supporting 4 Return to1.Forward Request to 2. Transfer 3. Supporting 4.Return toconcerned CPIO request to other PA document (if required Applicant
from Applicant )(with intimation to applicant)
CPIO MODULENodal officer
Citizen
RTI Forwarded by Nodal Officer to CPIO
CPIO
FINAL REPLYUNDER PROCESS TRANSFER FINAL REPLY
1.Reject RTI Request2.Partially Reject/Accept RTI Request3.Request Dispose of with reply
UNDER PROCESS
1. Third party information involved2. Additional Payment Required3. Request under process
TRANSFER
1.Partially transfer req. to other PIO2.Transfer req. to other PIO3.Partially transfer req. to other PA q p p yq p y q4.Forward req. to DPIO5.Transfer req. to other PA
FAA ModuleFAA Module
File First Appeal
Citizen FAAS
File First Appeal
Appeal Disposed Of FAAeek Comm
eceived
Appeal Disposed Ofents from
ommen
t Re
om PIO
Call Parties for HearingCall Parties for Hearing PIO Co froCall Parties for HearingCall Parties for Hearing
CPIO
DPIO ModuleDPIO Module
Forward Request to DPIO
CPIO
q
DPIO
Send Reminder/Direction to DPIO
Send Reply Finalto CPIO
Final Reply
Taken Up for Processing
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