| After a thorough evaluation of the system & implementation process, World Bank has quoted RTI Central Monitoring Mechanism to be truly impressive, allowing I&PR Dept. to track requests across government through all phases from the initial application for information to the response of individual PIOs as well as the status of appeals. The software allows departments to upload information relating to 17 fields covered by the suo motu disclosure provisions of Section 4 (1b) of the RTI Act. |
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| World Bank has recommended to create a high-level steering committee chaired by the Chief Secretary to oversee the implementation of RTI Central Monitoring Mechanism across government, providing training to PIOs and roll-out of the central monitoring mechanism. |
| A team from World Bank was doing a study on implementation of RTI in South Asia named as "Governance Partnership Facility (GPF) Grant on "Implementing Right to Information in South Asia." After doing a study by meeting different stakeholders, they have highly appreciated the steps adopted by Govt of Orissa for RTI Implementation. Please find the signed document from World Bank as attached. |
| Please refer clause C in the attached annexure, where they have clearly appreciated RTI Central Monitoring Mechanism. |
| The quote from WORLD BANK in this regards are as follows. |
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| "In addition, the department has asked a private company (Luminous Infoways) to develop a software package for a central monitoring mechanism to track requests under RTI. This software is truly impressive, allowing INPR to track requests across government through all phases from the initial application for information to the response of individual PIOs as well as the status of appeals. The software allows departments to upload information relating to 17 fields covered by the suo motu disclosure provisions of Section 4 (1b) of the RTI Act, although the information actually provided was scanty in the case of some departments. As a result, the INPR department issued a circular on September 23, 2009 asking all public authorities to provide a report on the extent of their compliance with the suo-moto disclosure requirements of the RTI Act or risk disciplinary proceedings against them. The key issue here will be change management: persuading public authorities to use and update this software package on a regular basis, thus enabling INPR to track the performance of both individual public authorities and PIOs under the RTI Act, as well as compliance with their suo-motu disclosure obligations." |
| Please refer the recommendation of World Bank to Govt of Orissa in Clause III, where World Bank has clearly recommended the early roll out and implementation of this project throughout all the Offices. |
