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On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 5:51 AM, Manoj K. Kamra <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear Sh.Venkateshji and Sarbajit Royji, > > What about compelete proactive disclosures as per 4.1.a,b(17manuals),c,d > whether these should still be exempted. > > In reply to my RTI application,Project director of local bodies of Rajsthan > demanded more than 2 lacs for managing proactive disclosures due to these > being more than 1 lac pages. > > Please suggest how to get these free of cost/nominal cost. > > With regards > > Manoj K.Kamra > Bikaner(Rajasthan) > > > --- In [email protected] <rti_india%40yahoogroups.com>, "Venkatesh > Nayak" <venkat...@...> wrote: > > > > Dear all, > > In June 2009 the President of India stated in her address to the joint > > session of Parliament that dislcosure of information in non-strategic > areas > > would be improved. While this will be applicable to the Central > Government, > > it is important to take note of a similar initiative launched by the > > Government of Karnataka from December 2008. A Monthly Programme > > Implementation Calendar (MPIC) has been designed and disseminated amongst > > all public authorities to capture the plans and the progress of work > regards > > implementation of various schemes and activities at various level of the > > State Government.A circular issued by the Chief Secretary, guidelines for > > filling up the MPIC and various formats to be used including Excel sheets > > are accessible at: http://finance.kar.nic.in/mpic/planmon.htm The Fiscal > > Policy Institute in Bangalore is providing backup support to departments > to > > implement this initiative. The scheme was launched under the glare of the > > media. Compliance has been slow to pick up. The main features of MPIC are > > given below: > > > > Monthly Plan Implementation Calendar in Karnataka: > > > > 1) Objectives: > > The Monthly Programme Implementation Calendar (MPIC) is a system intended > to > > facilitate effective and timely implementation of Government's > programmes. > > MPIC involves detailed planning of important activities which form part > of > > the process of implementation of a programme / scheme and arranging them > in > > appropriate sequence according to a monthwise schedule. The monthwise > > schedule of activities for the implementation of a programme will help > the > > implementing officers at the state, district, taluk and other levels to > take > > up the programmed activities in a timebound manner according to a planned > > schedule for optimum results. This will avoid programmes being > implemented > > without adequate preparation, or being unduly delayed. This will also > avoid > > rush of expenditure by government departments towards the end of the > > financial year. MPIC may be considered as an extension of the Monthly > > Multilevel Review (MMR) system, which is in operation in the State since > the > > early 1980's. > > > > 2) Preparation and Use of MPIC: > > Apart from indicating the physical and financial targets to be achieved > > under a programme during different months/parts of a financial year, MPIC > > will also depict the typical activities to be taken up for implementing > the > > programme every month. Thus, even if no physical or financial targets / > > milestones are expected to be achieved in a given month, the preparatory > > activities for achieving the programmed targets during subsequent months > are > > shown in the calendar. The completion or non completion of the activities > > programmed for every month is reported to enable implementing officers > and > > reviewing authorities to take corrective action on a timely basis so that > > the targets are achieved within the time allowed for implementing the > > programme. > > > > The MPIC report is to be prepared for every plan scheme including the > > schemes relating to salaries and other establishment expenditure, and > every > > non-plan scheme excluding the schemes / provisions meant for salaries and > > office expenses. Thus, plan schemes like Direction and Administration, > even > > though relating to creation of posts and payment of salaries, are > included > > in the MPIC while such items of non-plan expenditure are excluded. Thus, > > non-plan schemes / programmes like maintenance of buildings, disbursement > of > > scholarships, purchase of medicines, etc., are all included in the MPIC > > reviews. The MPIC reports are to be submitted strictly complying with the > > MPIC format as shown in (the Annexures). > > In typical development departments like Agriculture, Horticulture, > > Education, Public Works, etc., the responsibility for implementation of > > programmes goes down to the officers at the Taluk / Sub-division level. > The > > responsibility for reviewing the programmes rests with authorities at the > > District / Division, State Headquarters / Directorate, and the > Secretariat / > > Ministry levels. Therefore, MPIC formats for most departments are to be > > prepared separately at the State level by the Head of the Department, at > the > > District / Division level by the District / Division Heads, and at the > Taluk > > / Sub-division level by the concerned implementing officers. In respect > of > > Departments which do not have district / taluk level establishments the > > Principal Secretaries / Secretaries to Government may specify the > > authorities including Boards and Corporations which will report progress > for > > MPIC reviews. > > > > The progress achieved in the implementation of schemes is to be reported > in > > the MPIC formats by Taluk, District and State authorities in the same > manner > > as in the case of MMR reports. At each level, the progress reported by > the > > lower levels is to be consolidated for review and for reporting to the > next > > higher level. The review of MPIC reports will take place in the Monthly > > Multilevel Review (MMR) meetings as per the current practice. > > > > 3) Disclosure of MPIC: > > The Departments may post MPIC as prepared at the beginning of the year, > > updated every month with information on progress achieved on their > website > > for public viewing. [A typical MPIC filled up for a specific month is > > available on the Department of Horticulture website: > > <http://www.horticulture.kar.nic.in/mpic.pdf> > > http://www.horticulture.kar.nic.in/mpic.pdf However the MPIC of this > > Department for later months is not available on this website. MPIC is not > > accessible on the websites of a large number of departments and > directorates > > in Karnataka.- CHRI's note] > > > > I hope readers will share similar examples from other jurisdictions > within > > and outside India. Andhra Pradesh has a vibrant and working system for > > proactively disclosing information about the implementation of the > National > > Rural Employment Guarantee Act/Scheme through the Internet. Monitoring > > compliance with requirements like > > the MPIC is the first step towards securing accountability of public > > authorities. > > Thanks > > Venkatesh Nayak > > Programme Coordinator > > Access to Information Programme > > Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative > > B-117, I Floor, Sarvodaya Enclave > > New Delhi- 110 017 > > tel: 91-11- 2686 4678/ 2685 0523 > > fax: 91-11- 2686 4688 > > website: www.humanrightsinitiative.org > > alternate email: <mailto:nayak.venkat...@...> > > nayak.venkat...@... > > > > p.s. Apologies for crossposting > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
