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    F.No.

    1/1/2013-IR
    Government of India
    Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
    Department of Personnel and Training
    ***
    North Block, New Delhi
    Dated the 7 th October, 2016

    OFFICE MEMORANDUM

    Subject:- Uploading of RTI replies on the respective websites of


    Ministries / Departments

    Attention is invited to para 1.4.1. of the enclosed guidelines referred to in


    this Deptt.'s O.M. No.1/6/2011-IR dated 15.04.2013, for implementation of suo-
    motu disclosure under Section 4 of the RTI Act, 2005, which states as follows:-

    "All Public Authorities shall proactively disclose RTI applications and


    appeals received and their responses, on the websites maintained by
    Public Authorities with search facility based on key words. RTI
    applications and appeals received and their responses relating to the
    personal information of an individual may not be disclosed, as they do not
    serve any public interest."

    2. Further vide O.M. No.1/1/2013-IR dated 21.10.2014 on the issue of


    uploading of RTI replies on the respective websites of Ministries / Departments,
    DoPT had requested that:

    "RTI applications and appeals received and their responses relating to


    the personal information of an individual may not be disclosed, if they do
    not serve any public interest".

    3. Now, keeping in view the directions dated 20.11.2013 of Hon'ble High


    Court of Kolkata in Writ Petition No.33290/2013 in the case of Mr. Avishek Goenka
    Vs Union of India regarding personal details of RTI applicants, it is clarified that
    while proactively disclosing RTI applications and appeals received and responses
    thereto, on their website, the personal details of RTI applicant/appellant should
    not be disclosed as they do not serve any public interest. It is further
    clarified that the personal details would include name, designation, address,
    e-mail id and telephone no. including mobile no. of the applicant.

    (Gayatri Mishfin-
    Director (IR)
    Tele:23092755
    To

    All Public Authorities

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