NON-Attending of Emails Received by Commission

Date: 04-12-2013                                                                    By email and post

To,

Mrs. Deepak Sandhu,

Chief Information Commissioner

Central Information Commission,

August Kranti Bhavan, Bhikhaji Cama Place

New Delhi – 110066  Email: d.sandhu@nic.in

Hon’ble Madam,

Subject: NON-Attending of Emails Received by Commission

I append below query and reply vide enclosed letter No. CIC/CPIO/2013/1446/BS/000117 dated 28-11-2013 to my RTI application dated          19-10-2013, received from CPIO of CIC:

Query No. 3.6 Details of action taken on my emails dated 26-07-2013 and       13-10-13 and name and designation of officer who was mandated to attend such emails as per allocation of work chart.

Reply of CPIO: As dak received in the Central Registry only are acted upon, no action was taken as per record, on the emails. There is no copy of emails on record. [Emphasis added].

This means that communications received by emails by Commission are not attended nor they are taken on record. If the system permits, perhaps emails would be getting deleted from computers even against Public Records Act. I am not sure if emails are even opened by Commission. This fact is serious as far as working of the Commission is concerned when Govt of India is giving top priority for use of technology in governance. I may add that use of emails saves environment also as every 3000 sheets of paper cost a tree.

I earnestly request you to kindly intervene in the matter.

Yours faithfully,

J P Shah

Encl: 1

Copies to: Director, Dept of Personnel and Training, North Block, New Delhi Email: osdrti-dopt@nic.in -with a request to intervene to correct such a situation.