REPORTS OF PIO’s AND ANALYSIS

CHAPTER – 2

REPORTS OF PIO’s AND ANALYSIS

The Annual Report focuses essentially on status of implementation of

the Act by Public Authorities in accordance u/s 25(2) of the Act.

The data received from Public Authorities regarding RTI applications

for 2013 have been compiled by this commission to be reported in the

Annual Report of 2014 of the GSIC.

On the whole 50% of the Public Authorities in the category of

Departments, Semi-Govt/Autonomous/Colleges and Institutes have

submitted their annual returns as stipulated u/s 25(2) of the RTI Act during

the reporting year 2014.

This commission in the present report has therefore, analysed

performance of only 50 Public Authorities Department wise, 14 in Semi

Govt/Autonomous bodies while 21 at College/Institution level who have

submitted Annual Returns.

Table 2.1

Various Categorey of Organisation/ Depts. submitting Annuals Returns

Secretariat

Govt. Department

Semi Govt./Autonomous Bodies

College/Institution

Various Category of Organisation/ Depts. submitting Annuals Returns

Name of Public Authorities

No. of P.A. submitted

Annual Returns

No. of P.A.

submitted late

Annual Returns

No. of P.A. Defaulters in

submitted Annual

Returns

Secretariat 0 0 0

Govt. Department 50 27 12

Semi-Govt./Autonomous Bodies 14 5 44

College/Institution 21 7 2

The total number of RTI Applications received by these PIO‟s

is11,544. While the no. of request disposed by Public Authority is

10994.Thus 550 cases either rejected information or kept pending.

1. No. of Annual Report submitted 50+14+21=85

2. How many request have been Received

1914+9630= 11544

3. How many request have been Disposed

1747+9247= 10994

4. Total No. of P.I.O.s 40+176+21(Colleges)=237

Each and every department shows an increase in number of

application every year and PIOs areworking hard to dispose them within the

time limit. This shows that citizens are aware of their Rights about RTI Act

and use it to get maximum benefit of the Act.

However, the 1st and 2

nd appeals from the RTI applicants may also

continue to increase unless practices relating to record management,

Proactive disclosure and effective dissemination of information on the

website are put in place. The Heads of Departments who are also the Public

Authorities have to note that fulfilling their obligation under section 4 of

RTI Act greatly reduces the work of PIO/FAA and the Commission.

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It is also evident that most of the PIOs are providing required

information within prescribed time limit. Some of the PIO‟s are required to

put more efforts, in the disposal of the application but generally speaking the

request for information received and provided during the year 2013 has been

quite satisfactory.

The Act contains a provision for filling first appeal with the

designated Appellate Authority of the concerned Department so that

applicants can get the desired information by approaching Head of

Departments. Almost all public authorities have been designated as appellate

authorities under the Act.

GSIC has observed that, there areDepartments, which have adhered to

the “Guidelines” for the submission of the Report.There are several

Departments, who have not taken their Annual Report writing seriously.

They did not submit their „Annual Returns‟ for the reporting year 2013.

Some of them have submitted their Annual Returns after issue of Reminder

I, II, III (table no. 2.6). The Hon‟ble CIC has called the Public Authorities

for the meetingon 9th and 12

th December 2014,to impress upon the need of

timely submission of report. Public Authorities should make more effort for

implementation of RTI Act, 2005 especially in regard to Sec. 4 of the RTI

Act.

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It is also possible that some Public Authorities/Autonomous

bodies/Colleges/Institutions who have not received any application under

RTI Act in a reporting year do not realize the necessity of filing report. It

needs to be clearly emphasized that even „nil‟ status has to be reported to

ascertain the number of registered Public Authorities submitting their

Annual Returns.

It is observed that increased effort are needed on the part of Public

Authorities to ensure compliance of order by the CIC & SIC on the various

appeals from time to time. Thus, and the compliance of FAA order, will

reduce the number of penalty cases.

RTI is a excellent tool to promote transparency & accountability in

the working of every Public Authority. Let us take this opportunity and do

the best.

TABLE – 2.1

The following tables give the breakup of application received by various public

authorities in the State during the reporting year 2013.

Sr. No. Status of Public Authorities received RTI Applications

No. of Department

1. No. of Public Authorities which received more than 1000 RTI Applications

3

2. No. of Public Authorities which received more than 500-1000 RTI Applications

1


11


10


10


14

Highest No. of RTI Application received

Mamlatdar Bardez …………………. 1265

Dy. Collector North Goa …..…………….. 430

Dy. Town Planner, Margao …………….…. 344

Ex. Engineer Div.-VI …………………. 215

TABLE – 2.2

DEPARTMENTS WHICH RECEIVED MAXIMUM REQUESTS

Sr. No. Name of Department No. of Department

No. of Requests


3

Collectorate of North, Panaji 3666

Public Works Department 1843

Town and Country Planning Department 1353


1

Settlement and Land Records 792

3 No. of Public Authorities which received more than 100-500 RTI Applications

11

Water Resources Department 405

Forest Department 399

Directorate of Education 367

Health Services 244

Electricity Department 220

Food & Drugs Administration 140

Womens& Child Department 137

Captain of Ports 130

Khadi and Village Industries Board 123

Director of Agriculture Department 112

Goa Public Service Commission 103


10

Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs 87

Planning Statistics and Evaluation 70

Sports & Youth Affairs 68

Science Technology & Environment 68

Craftsmen Training Department 66

Information & Publicity 65

Municipal Council, Curchorem, Cacora Administration/Urban Development

63

Fisheries 63

Institute of Psychiatry & Human Behaviour 55

Technical Education 55


10 382

6 No. of Public Authorities which received less than 25 RTI Applications

14 177

TOTAL 11253

TABLE - 2.3

The table of office having single PIO (Compiled as per report received from Public Authority during the reporting year)

Sr.No. Name of the Department

Name of the Public Authority

Names/Designation of the PIO

No. of requests received by PIO

No.of cases

disposed

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Health Services Dr. Sanjeev Dalvi

Director of Health Services,Panaji-Goa

Shri Anil Kumar, Dy. Dir(HIB),DHS, Panaji-Goa

244 244

2 Food & Drugs Administration

Director of Food & Drugs Administration Smt. Jyoti Sardesai, Dy. Director

140 135

3 Captain of Ports

Captain of Ports Department

Sagar Chandra Rai, Hydrographic Surveyor

130 129

4 Khadi and Village Industries Board

Smt. Pusplata Alekar Chief Executive Officer Shri. Laxmikant Panvelkar

123 61

5 Goa Public Service Commission

Secretary Goa Public Service Commission

Under Secretary Goa Public Service Commission

103 103

6 Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs

Director of Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs

Archana S. Chodankar, Assistant Director of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs

87 87

7 Planing Statistics and Evaluation

Director of Planing Statistics and Evaluation, Panaji-Goa Vijay B. Saxena, Jt. Director

70 68

8

Sports & Youth Affairs

Shri Y.B.Tavde, Director of Sports & Youth Affairs

Mrs.Juliana Gurjao e Colaco, Dy. Director of Sports & Youth Affairs

68 59

9

Science Technology & Environment

Shri V.M. Prabhu Desai, Director of Sports & Youth Affairs

Mrs.Juliana Gurjao e Colaco, Dy. Director of Sports & Youth Affairs

68 59

10 Information & Publicity

Director,Information & Publicity

Shri Shekhar Mayenkar, Information Officer

65 57

11

Municipal Council, Curchorem-Cacora Administration/Urban Development

Chief Officer Agnelo A. Fernandes 63 54

12 Fisheries Director of Fisheries Shri Chandrakant Velip, Superintendent of Fisheries

63 63

13

Technical Education

Director of Technical Education 1.Shri Pradip Kusnur

55 55

Director of Technical Education 2. Smt. Classic Monteiro

1

14 Goa State Social Welfare Board

Secretary , Goa State Social Welfare Board

Member Secretary, Goa State Social Welfare Board

48 45

15 Department of Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Services

Director of Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Services Dy. Director(Admn)

46 45

16 Goa State Commission for Womens

Secretary , Goa State Commission for Womens

Member Secretary, Goa State Commission for Womens

46 46

17 Art & Culture Director of Art & Culture Shri Ashok V. Parab, Dy. Director of Art & Culture

45 26

18 Goa State SC & OBC,FIN, DEV, CORPN, LTD.

Secretary of Goa State SC & OBC,FIN, DEV, CORPN, LTD.

Shri. Ashok D. Redkar, Managing Director

37 35

19 River Navigation Department

Captain Ports Administration

Shri. Surya Chodankar,Admn-cum-Account Officer

33 33

20 Goa Dental College & Hospital

Director, Goa Dental College & Hospital

Dy. Director (Admn.) 33 32

21

Institute of Public Assistance,(Provedoria)

Director, Institute of Public Assistance,(Provedoria)

Shri. Jayant Tari

32 32

22

Office of the Controller Legal Metrology

Controller, Legal Metrology

Shri D.P.Kholkar, Asst.Controller, Legal Metrology, Central Laboratory (Packaged Commodities) Panaji

32 31

23 Archives & Archaeology

Director of Archives & Archaeology, Panaji,Goa

Smt. Blossom Medeira, Archivist (General)

30 30

24 Department of Printing and Stationery, Panaji

Director of Printing and Stationery, Panaji

Maria A. Brenda Colaco, Assistant Accounts Officer

22 22

25 Information Technology

Ms. Deepapshri Dharne Director of Information Technology Dy. Director (Admn. & Accts.)

20 20

26

Goa State Horticultural Corporation Ltd.,Tonca, Caranzalem,Goa

Shri Nelson figueiredo, Managing Director,Goa State Horticultural Corporation Ltd.

Shri Laxman Gaude, Manager (Accts/Admn)/PIO

20 20

27 Goa State Election Commission

Secretary , Goa State Election Commission

Under Secretary Goa State Election Commission

17 11

28 Home Guards & Civil Defence

Jr. Staff Officer Civil Defence & District Commdt. Home Guards/ PIO (North/South) Districts

Jr. Staff Officer Civil Defence & District Commdt. Home Guards/ PIO (North/South) Districts

17 17

29 Factories & Boilers Director Inspector of Factories

16

30 Goa State Museums

Director of Goa State Museums Shri Zilu R. Shetye, Head Clerk

14 14

31 Official Language Director of Official Language

Smt. Urmila R. Gawade, Assistant Director (Marathi)

14

32 Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA)

The Managing Director, Sinchai Bhavan, Alto-Porvorim, Bardez-Goa

Shri M.S. Gokak, Surveyor of Works

10 10

33 Industries Department

Director of Industries Department Shri L.V. Naik, Panvelkar

10 10

34 Directorate of Small Savings & Lotteries, Serra Build., Altinho, Panaji

Jt. Director (Accounts),Dte. of Small Savings & Lotteries, isappointed as PIO and Head Clerk is appointed APIO

Shri Baba M. Gaonkar, Joint Director (Accounts), Dte. Of Small Savings & Lotteries is PIO.

8 8

35

Goa Handicrafts, Rural & Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd.

Director,Goa Handicrafts, Rural & Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd.

Shri Oliver Silveira (Asstt. Accountants Officer)

5 5

36

Sainik Welfare

Joint Secretary (Home) / Special Secretary (Home)/ Additional Secretary (Home) Secretary Shri. Venugopal Nair

2 2

37 Goa Tourism Development Corporation Ltd.

Secretary of Goa Tourism Development Corporation Ltd.

Under Secretary Goa Tourism Development Corporation Ltd.

2 2

38 Institute of Psychiatry & Human Behaviour

Director, Institute of Psychiatry & Human Behaviour Dy. Director (Admn.) PIO

55 55

39 Goa State Information Commission

Smt. Irene V. Sequeira Secretary (GSIC)

Smt. Siddhi Halankar Under Secretary (GSIC)

21 21

TOTAL 1914 1747

TABLE - 2.4

Showing sub-set of Department having more No.of PIOs

Sr.No. Name of the Public Authority

Names/Designation of the PIO

No. of requests

received by PIO

No.of cases

disposal

1 2 3 4 5

1 Director of Agriculture Department

1)Shri Olavio Fernandes, DDA (Hort), Directorate of Agriculture, Krishi Bhavan, Tonca Caranzalem, Goa

66 54

2)Shri Kishor N. Bhave, Zonal Agricultural Officer, Valpoi-Goa 10 10

3 to 12 others PIOs 36 36

TOTAL 12 PIOs 112 100

2 Collector of North, Panaji

1)Mamlatdar, Bardez 1265 871

2)Dy. Collector & SDO 430 414


TOTAL 20 PIOs 3666 3440

3

Director of Craftsmen Training Department

1)P.T. Murgaonkar 47 47

2)Satish Salunke 9 9


TOTAL 11 PIOs 66 66

4 Chief Elctrical Engineer of Electricity Department

1)Asstt. Engineer (Tech), Division-I Panaji

134 132

2)Asstt.Executive Engineer, electricity Dept. Div.X Curti, Ponda

40 28



5 Director of Education Primary ADEI 148 128

Secondary Education 113 87

3 to 6 others-Non Govt. Aided & Unaided 106 140


6 Deputy Conservator (Head Quarter) Forest Department

1)Shri Mahesh Kumar Shambhu, IFS Dy.Conservator of Forests

150 Nos. 49 Nos.

2)Shri Anil A.Shetgaonkar, Dy. Conservator of Forests

121 Nos 143 Nos



7 Principal Chief Engineer of Public Works Department

1)Shri Vijay S. Mardolkar, Exe. Engr., Div-VI 215 215

2)Shri Dileep M. Dhavalikar, Exe. Engr., Div.-III, St. Inez, Panaji 169 168


TOTAL 42 PIOs 1843 1627

8 Director of Settlement and Land Records

1)PANAJI D.S.I.R. Ajit S. Talaulikar, Supdt. of Surveys & Land Records 324 376

2)S.S. & L.R. MARGAO Kum.Domiana Nazareth, Supdt. of Surveys & Land Records, Margao 146 153


TOTAL

8 PIOs 792 876

9 Chief Town Planner Town and Country Planning Department

1) Shri S.P.Surlakar,PIO/Dy.Town Planner, Shri R.M.Borkar,PIO/Town Planner and Shri Prakash Bandodkar,PIO/Dy.Town Planner, Margao 344 237

2) K. Ashok Kumar, Dy. Town Planner, Mapusa 306 226


TOTAL 16 PIOs 1353 1121

10 Chief Engineer of Water Resources Department

1)Exe.Engineer,W.D.II, WRD, Gogal,Margao, Goa 69 69

2)S.L.A.O. (South), WRD, Gogal, Margao, Goa 53 53



11 Director of Womens & Child Department

1) M/s.Lynnette Ferrao,Member Secretary 42 124

2)Smt. Lynette Viegas, Social Welfare Officer (DW&CD) 38 24

3 to21 others PIOs 57 58


Total 11 Department 9360 9247

Table No.2.5

Non -Submission of RTI Returns for the year 2013

Name of the Department

I PIO and under

Secretaries of All

Secretariat

departments

DEFAULTER

II PUBLIC AUTHORITY/

DIRECTORATES

1 Collectorate of South Goa

DEFAULTER

2 Excise

3 Mines & Geology

4 Office of the Commissioner of Commercial taxes

5 Police

6 Public Grievances

7 Prosecution

8 Panchayat

9 Directorate of Social Welfare

10 Tourism

11 Transport

12 National Institute of Oceanography

III

SEMI-GOVERNMENT/AUTONOMOUS BODIES

1 Administrativ Tribunal

DEFAULTER

25 Entertainment Society Of

Goa

DEFAULTER

2 Registrar of Co-op Societies

26 Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Alto Betim

3 EDC Limited, Panaji, Goa

27 Goa Commission For Sc/St

4 Goa Meat Complex Ltd.

28 Goa Education Development

Corporation

5

Goa State Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation Ltd. Panaji

29 Goa Forest Development

Corporation Ltd.

6 Goa State Commission for Backward Classes

DEFAULTER

30 Goa Human Resource

Development Corporation

DEFAULTER

7

Goa Tillari Irrigation Development Corporation

31 Goa Industrial Development

Corporation.

8 Goa Housing Board, Head Office, Porvorim

DEFAULTER

32 Goa Institute Of Rural

Development And

Administration

DEFAULTER

9 Sports Authority of Goa

33 Goa Rehabilitation Board.

10 Bal Bhavan 34 Goa State Agricultural

Marketing Board

11 Corporation Of The

City Of Panaji 35 Goa State Commission For

Protection Of Child Rights

12 District Rural

Development Agency,

North

36 Goa State Co-Op.Mktg &

Supply Federation Ltd.

13 District Rural

Development Agency,

South

37 Goa State Infrastructure

Development Corporation

Limited

14 Economic

Development

Corporation Limited

38 Goa State Pollution Control

Board

15 Info Tech Corporation

Of Goa Ltd. 39 Sewerage & Infrastructural

Development Corporation of

Goa Limited

16 Kadamba Transport

Corporation Limited 40 Press Information Bureau

17 Kala Academy Goa 41 The Marine Products Export

Development Authority

18 North Goa Planning

And Development

Authority

42 Mormugao Port Trust

19 South Goa Planning

And Development

Authority

43 Oil And Natural Gas

Corporation Limited

20 Mormugao Planning

And Development

Authority, Vasco

44 Passport

21 Community Food &

Nutrition Extension

Unit

IV COLLEGE/INSTITUTION

DEFAULTER

22 Customs And Central

Excise 1 Goa University

23 Goa Science Centre &

Planetarium 2 Institute Of Hotel

Management And Catering

Technology

24 Enforcement

Table 2.6 DEPARTMENTS WHICH RESPONDED TO REMINDERS

REMINDER NO.1 Sr.

No

Name of the

Department

Sr. No Name of the Department

1 Dirte. of Sports &

Youth Affairs

8 Office of the Principal Chief conservator of

Forests

2 Dirte. of Small

Savings & Lotteries

9 Dirte. of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary

Services

3 EDC Limited 10 Goa State Scheduled Tribes Finance and

Development Corporation Ltd.

4 Goa State Election

Commission

11 Dept. of Information and Publicity

5 Goa State

Harticultural

Corporation Ltd.

12 Dept. of Printing & Stationery

6 GHRSSIDC 13 Dept. of Education

7 Goa Housing Board

REMINDER NO.2 Sr.

No

Name of the

Department


1

Dirte. of Official

Language

18

O/o the Commissioner of Excise

2

River Navigation

Dept.

19

Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, Goa

3

Dept. of Sainik

Welfare

20

Dirte. of Official Language, Junta House,

Panaji

4

O/of the Collector of

North Goa District

21

Dnyanorassarak Mandal‟s, College of Arts,

Assagao, Bardez-Goa

5

Dept. of Legal

Metrology, Panaji

22

Shri Gopal Gaonkar Memorial, Goa Multi-

Faculty College, Dharbandora, Dist. South

Goa

6

O/o the

Superintending Engi.,

Electricity Dept.

23

O/o the Director General of Police, PHQ,

Panaji-Goa

7

Raj Bhavan

24

Vidya Vikas Mandal‟s, Shree Damodar

College of Commerce & Economics, Comba,

Margao

8

Curchorem-Cacora

Municipal Council,

Curchorem

25

Goa college of Home Science, Dayanand

Bandodkar Road, Campal, Panaji

9

Dirte. of Planning

Statistics & Evaluation

26

Rosary College of Commerce & Arts,

Navelim, Salcete-Goa

10

Dirte. of Museums

27

Dhempe College of Arts & Science, Miramar,

Panaji

11

Institute of Psychiatry

& Human Behaviour

28

Carmel College of Arts, Science &

Commerce for Women, Nuvem, Salcete

12

Goa Tillari Irrigation

Devpt. Corp.

29

College of Arts & Science, Farmagudi, Ponda

13

O/o the Chief Town

Planner

30

College of Arts & Commerce, Cuncolim,

Salcete-Goa

14

Dept. of Information

Technology

31

S.S.Dempo College of Commerce &

Economics, Serra Bldg., Near All India

Radio, Altinho, Panaji

15

Dirte. of Women &

Child Dept.

32

Dr. Dada Vaidya College of Education,

Farmagudi, Ponda

16

Dirte. of Social

Welfare, Panaji-Goa

33

College of Arts & Commerce, Zuarinagar,

Goa

17

O/o the Commissioner

of Commercial Taxes,

Vikrikar Bhavan,

Panaji

34

Zanty Brothers Educational Foundations,

Narayan Zanty College of Commerce,

(Sarvan, Post Industrial Estate), Bicholim

REMINDER NO.3 Sr.

No

Name of the

Department


1 Govt. College of

Arts, Science &

Commerce,

Sanquelim-Goa

8 Govt. College of Arts, Science &

Commerce, Quepem-Goa

2 Govind Ramnath

Kare College of

Law

9 Goa Vidyaprasarak Mandal‟s, Gopal

Govind Poy Raiturcar College of

Commerce and Economics, Post Box

No.102, Farmagudi, Ponda-Goa

3 Dirte. of Higher

Education, Alto,

Porvorim

10 Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts

and Science, Margao

4 Shree Mallikarjun

College of Arts &

Commerce,

Canacona

11 St. Xavier‟s College of Arts, Science &

Commerce, Mapusa, Bardez-Goa

5 Dept. of Sainik

Welfare, Panaji

12 Goa Board of Secondary and Higher

Secondary Education, Alto Betim-Goa

6 Dirte of Higher

Education, Old

DTE Complex,

Alto, Porvorim

13 Office of the Collector of South Goa,

South Goa District, Matanhy Saldanha

Administrative Complex, Collectorate

Building, Margao

7 Directorate of

Accounts, Panaji-

Goa

14 Nirmala Institute of Education, Altinho

Panaji-Goa

Table showing Remainder / Percentage

No. of the Depts. Reminders Percentage

13 Reminder 1 21%

34 Reminder 2 56%

14 Reminder 3 23%

Table showing Remainder / Percentage Percentage

13 Reminder 1

34 Reminder 2

14 Reminder 3

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