Dear Veeresh What is your grievance with these *ADDITIONAL* Rules which do not in any way affect existing section 4 disclosure?
You may note that these are a) Notified under 4(1)(b)(17) to EXPAND the scope information b) Notified by the Competent Authority u/s 28 and not the appropriate Govt u/s 27 Sarbajit --- In [email protected], veeresh bellur <veeresh_bel...@...> wrote: > > >  > Karnataka Government Dumps Public Disclosure Act but amends Karnataka Right > to Information Rules to make provisions proposed under Public Disclosure Act. >  > In a strange development Karnataka Government implemented the provisions > proposed under Public Disclosure Act by amending Karnataka Right to > Information Rules now being called Karnataka Right to Information (Disclosure > of Information by Authorities Providing Mun icipal Services) Rules, 2009. > This was disclosed during the National Conference of JNNURM held at Vigyan > Bhavan, New Delhi recently. A Notification has already been issued by the > Urban Development Department without consulting DPAR (Janaspandana) which is > the nodal agency for implementation of Right to Information Act, 2005. It > is learnt that even the Karnataka Information Commission was also kept in > dark in the matter. However the Notification issued by the Government by > including the provisions proposed under the Public Disclosure Act makes Local > Bodies and Urban Local Bodies to be more transparent in their administration. >  > In the recently held National Workshop on Community Participation Fund under > JNNURM Scheme held at Delhi where Mahithi Hakku Adhyayana Kendra was > represented by its Trustee Veeresh Bellur, many participants demanded > clarification on proposed Public Disclosure Act as it overrides some of  the > provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005. Karnataka State is the > First Government to implement the Provisions of Public Disclosure Act by > amending its rules under Karnataka Right to Information Rules, 2009. > >  > GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA >  > NO. UDD;92 CSS;2009                             >       KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT >                                        >                                       >  VIKASA SOUDHA >                                        >                                       >  BANGALORE DT.26.11.2009 >  > NOTIFICATION >  > In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause ()xvii) of clause (b) of > sub-section (1) of Section 4, read with section 28 of the Right to > Information Act, 2005 (Central Act 22 of 2005) the State Government hereby > makes the following rules, namely: >  > 1. Title and commencement: (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka > Right to Information (Disclosure of Information by Authorities Providing > Municipal Services) rules, 2009. > (2) It shall come into force at once. > 2. Definitions: (1) in these rules, unless context otherwise requires,- > (a) Act means the Right to Information Act, 2005 (Central Act 22 of 2005). > (b) âDisclosure of informationâ means disclosure of information as > enumerated in the schedule. > (c) âAuthoritiesâ means,- > i) A Municipal Corporation constituted under the Karnataka Municipal > Corporation act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14. Of 1977) or a City Municipality or a > Town Municip0ality and a Town Panchayat constituted under the Karnataka > Municipalities Act 1964 (Karnataka Act 22 of 1964) and such other > institutions or committees of self government constituted under article 243Q > of the Constitution of India, such other authorities providing municipal > services. > ii) Such other authorities, institutions or committees by whatever name > called providing municipal services specified in the twelfth schedule of the > Constitution of India and such other obligatory municipal services as > provided in the Karnataka Municipalities Act 1964 and the Karnataka Municipal > Corporations Act 1976, as the State Government may by notification specify. > d) âScheduleâ means schedule of the Act. > e) âSectionâ means section of the Act. >  > (2) Words not defined under these rules but defined in the Act shall have > the same meaning assigned to it in the Act. >  > 3. Disclosure of Information by Public Authorities.- (1) The Public > Authorities specified in Column(2) of the schedule shall disclose the > information as specified in column (3), at such level as specified in column > (4) and at the periods specified in column (5) as provided in the Act after a > period of one year from the date of coming into force of these rules. >  > (a)    A summary of the information disclosed in at least one newspaper > circulated in the district providing the address of the office, website > and/or e-mail and other contact details where full information may be > accessed; > (b)  Full disclosure of all information on the website of the local > authority; > (c)   Notice board of the Local Authority; > (d)  Notice board of Ward Offices, if any; >     (2) Any other mode, as may be prescribed, by the State Government > under the Act, or by notification issued from time to time. >     (3) The Public Information Officer (PIO) designated under RTI in > the related Public Authorities will be responsible for disclosure of > information under these rules. >  > BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA >  > (S RENUKARADHYA) > UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, >  URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. >  >  >  > >  > > B.H. VEERESHA > MAHITHI HAKKU ADHYAYANA KENDRA > 54, 17TH CROSS, M C LAYOUT > VIJAYANAGAR, BANGALORE 560 040 > TEL.NO. 9448704693 > > > The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. > http://in.yahoo.com/ >
