Lok Sabha Question No. 2567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Information related to Decision Making Process
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2567

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.12.2018

## INFORMATION RELATED TO DECISION MAKING PROCESS

2567. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  refused  to  disclose  more  than  40%  of  basic  information related to decision-making process and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) has conducted an audit and revealed the above facts and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  CIC  has  also  ranked  various  departments  of  his  Ministry  on  the  basis  of disclosure of information under RTI: and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION  AND  BROADCASTING  [COL  RAJYAVARDHAN  RATHORE (Retd.)]

- (a) & (b) The  Central Information Commission  has  undertaken an evaluation to ascertain the quality of suo-moto disclosures under Section 4 of RTI Act made by various Public  Authorities.    The  evaluation  was  conducted  by  a  Committee  comprising  of  Shri A.N.Tiwari, former Chief Information Commissioner  and  Shri  M.M.  Ansari,  former Information Commissioner.

The Committee evolved an evaluation format and requested all Public Authorities to fill  it  up.  Out  of  2092  Public  Authorities  registered  with  the  Commission,  feedback  was received from 838 Public Authorities.

Feedback on Section 4 disclosure as submitted by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, is as under:-

| Procedure followed in decision making process [Section 4(1)(b)(iii)]   | (i)   | Process of decision making, identify key decision making points   | Extant guidelines issued by Government from time to time.   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Procedure followed in decision making process [Section 4(1)(b)(iii)]   | (ii)  | Final decision making authority                                   | Extant guidelines issued by Government from time to time.   |
| Procedure followed in decision making process [Section 4(1)(b)(iii)]   | (iii) | Related provisions, acts, rules etc.                              | Extant guidelines issued by Government from time to time.   |
| Procedure followed in decision making process [Section 4(1)(b)(iii)]   | (iv)  | Time limit for taking a decision, if any                          | As provided in RTI Act                                      |
| Procedure followed in decision making process [Section 4(1)(b)(iii)]   | (v)   | Channel of supervision and accountability                         |                                                             |

- (c) & (d) Ministry of Information &  Broadcasting has no separate departments. However, the following Public Authorities of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting have been ranked:-

| Sl. No.   | Name of Public Authorities                  | Percent   | Grade   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|-----------|---------|
| (a)       | Ministry of Information &Broadcasting       | 83%       | B       |
| (b)       | Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd | 90%       | A       |
| (c)       | Publication Division (B&R Section)          | 89%       | B       |
| (d)       | Directorate General All India Radio         | 62%       | D       |
| (e)       | Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)  | 92%       | A       |

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