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New Delhi : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh stated here on November 25, 2018,  that in the last four and half years, the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought most of the public authorities under the purview of the RTI act, which is in keeping with the commitment to ensure maximum transparency in the working of these institutions.

The Department of Personnel and Training(DOP&T), which is the nodal department for the Right to Information and Central Information Commission, has so far successfully covered nearly 2,000 public authorities under the RTI Act, he said. Dr Jitendra Singh made these observations when the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) R K Mathur called on him on November 25.

Lauding the achievements of the last over four years, Dr Jitendra Singh said, when the government came in, there were very few public authorities under the purview of RTI Act, but a fast- track process was initiated to make the RTI more effective and more inclusive. In addition, Dr Jitendra Singh noted that the filing of RTI has been made much more convenient and easy with the use of latest technology. There is now a portal and an App, as a result of which, any citizen can file an RTI from his mobile phone at any time of the day or night, and from anywhere.

The disposal time of the RTI application received in the Central Information Commission has been drastically reduced, said Dr Jitendra Singh and added that the pendency has also considerably reduced in comparison to what it was before 2014, according to a PIB release.

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