NEW DELHI: Now, you don't need to fret and fume about your
local MLA's accountability. If you want to know how your MLA has spent funds
allocated to him /her under the local area development (LAD) scheme, you need not
even file an RTI plea . All you have to do is look around for his 'report card'
in the neighbourhood. The information will be up on a signboard installed at a
prominent location in the area.
This will be done in compliance with the February 10 order of the Central Information Commission. The CIC order followed a complaint filed under Section 18 of the RTI Act by one Anjali Bhardwaj and 317 citizens from SFS flats in Sheikh Sarai . The complainants had acknowledged that information was available on the government website in English, but they contended it won't be accessible to the common man. Keeping in view the aam admi's right to access information easily , the panel issued directions to erect boards with details of expenditure of MLA funds for public scrutiny .
"A signboard of appropriate dimension will be installed, mentioning details of expenditure of the current year and of the previous year of the MLA," central information commissioner Shailesh Gandhi said. Though the government was supposed to put up boards by March 15 and submit a compliance report by March 25, it is still dragging its feet.
The first set of signboards will start coming up later this week. The urban development department plans to complete installation by end of the month. The department has identified offices of the deputy commissioners, schools and hospitals where the boards will be installed.
"The board shall also mention the exact link /URL of the department website where information can be accessed. No acronym /abbreviation should be used. Information will be displayed in Hindi and shall be installed at a location having maximum public view in each constituency," the CIC order stated. The boards will not only list expenditure details, but also give information on names of projects, the agency which carried out the work, the contractor and the date of commencement and completion of work.
These boards will be maintained and updated every year, within six months of the closure of the previous fiscal, by the head of the public authority, or the officers so directed by him in writing.
This will be done in compliance with the February 10 order of the Central Information Commission. The CIC order followed a complaint filed under Section 18 of the RTI Act by one Anjali Bhardwaj and 317 citizens from SFS flats in Sheikh Sarai . The complainants had acknowledged that information was available on the government website in English, but they contended it won't be accessible to the common man. Keeping in view the aam admi's right to access information easily , the panel issued directions to erect boards with details of expenditure of MLA funds for public scrutiny .
"A signboard of appropriate dimension will be installed, mentioning details of expenditure of the current year and of the previous year of the MLA," central information commissioner Shailesh Gandhi said. Though the government was supposed to put up boards by March 15 and submit a compliance report by March 25, it is still dragging its feet.
The first set of signboards will start coming up later this week. The urban development department plans to complete installation by end of the month. The department has identified offices of the deputy commissioners, schools and hospitals where the boards will be installed.
"The board shall also mention the exact link /URL of the department website where information can be accessed. No acronym /abbreviation should be used. Information will be displayed in Hindi and shall be installed at a location having maximum public view in each constituency," the CIC order stated. The boards will not only list expenditure details, but also give information on names of projects, the agency which carried out the work, the contractor and the date of commencement and completion of work.
These boards will be maintained and updated every year, within six months of the closure of the previous fiscal, by the head of the public authority, or the officers so directed by him in writing.
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