The RTI disposal rate in the country remained unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. During certain given intervals of time, the disposal rate was even higher than the usual. Union Minister for Public Grievances, Dr. Jitendra Singh informed this presenting relevant facts and figures pertaining to RTI disposal in the last few months.
Mr. Singh reviewed the functioning of Central Information Commission (CIC) with Chief Information Commissioner Bimal Julka today. Dr. Singh said, the functioning of the Commission had not been interrupted even for a single day during the entire course of the pandemic.
He said, in the midst of the pandemic on 15th May this year, the Central Information Commission started entertaining, hearing and disposing of RTIs from the newly created Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, through virtual means.
The minister said that E-office was extended to the home computers of officers and intensive use of technological tools was implemented for disposal of cases.
