Govt directs Admin Secretaries to furnish action taken report regarding implementation of RTI in JK

Jammu: The government in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir on Wednesday directed all the administrative secretaries to furnish the action taken report regarding the implementation of the provisions of Right to Information Act.
In an order issued on Wednesday the government directed the administrative secretaries to furnish the requisite information at the earliest.
“In terms of government Order No. 45-K(GAD) of 2020 dated08.01.2020, all the pubic authorities in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, were directed to appoint Public Information Officers and First Appellate Authorities in all administrative units/offices under the Right to Information Act, 2005,” the order states.
The order further directs the administrative secretaries to furnish the action taken report in respect of their departments and subordinate offices, with details of all the CPIOS and the First Appellate Authorities, besides updating the Departmental websites accordingly