Second appeal made against Deputy Director Agriculture for not providing information




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UTTAR PRADESH INFORMATION COMMISSION

Second Appeal under section 19(3) of the Right to Information Act, 2005

Appeal Registration Number - A-20240700274

Appeallent's Particulars

Applied Date : 04/07/2024 12:41:44 PM

Name Yogi M P Singh

Gender Male

State UTTAR PRADESH

District MIRZAPUR

Town/Village मिर्जापुर

Pincode 231001

Mobile Number 7379105911

Email yogimpsingh@gmail.com

Address सुरेकापुरम कॉलोनी जबलपुर रोड मिर्जापुर सिटी

Department

Department AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT (District)

Division Mirzapur

District Mirzapur

Office Agriculture Department,Mirzapur Distrcit

Details of Request for obtaining information under section 6(1) of RTI Act, 2005

Date of RTI application under section 6(1) 20-01-2024

Is the Applicant below piverty line? No

Section 6(1) Application No. DRAGR/R/2024/60004

Section 6(1) Transaction ID DRAGRR20240000000004

Action Taken by Public Information Officer(PIO)

Answer of P.I.O. Not providing Information in Stipulated Time

Date of PIO Reply ---

Public Information Officer Details

PIO DDA MIRZAPUR

Address Public Information Officer Office - Agriculture Department,Mirzapur Distrcit

Pincode 231001

Mobile Number 7839882478

Email ddamzp2012@gmail.com

Details of First Appeal

Date of First Appeal application under Section 19(1) 01-04-2024

FAA JDA VINDHYACHAL

Address First Appellate Authority Office - Agriculture Department,Mirzapur Distrcit

Pincode 231001

Mobile Number 7839882477

Email jdavindhyachal@gmail.com

FAA Address Details

Answer of First Appellate Authority (FAA) There is no answer

Date of Order ---

Remarks

Relief sought under Section 19(3)- Second Appeal of the Right to Information Act, 2005 Public information officer did not entertain RTI application within time 30 days as prescribed under subsection 1 of section 7 of the right to information act 2005 and still they have not provided an

Other Supporting Documents

Document-1 Details Document

Document-2 Details application status

Hearing Option

Hearing Type Offline

Online Hearing Mobile ---

Online Hearing Email ---

Declaration

 I hereby state that the information and particulars given above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I also declare that this matter is not previously filed with this commission nor is pending with any Court or tribunal or authority.

Documents Enclosure

Scanned copy of the signed second appeal u/s 19(3) of the Right to Information Act,2005

Document-1

Document-2

Copy of RTI Application under section 6(1)

Copy of First Appeal under section 19(1)

To

Chief Information Commissioner/ Companion Information Commissioners

7/7A, RTI Bhawan, Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, PIN Code-226010

Details of the appellant-Mohalla Surekapuram colony , Jabalpur Road, Sangmohal post office, Districts          Mirzapur, Pincode     231001,State     Uttar Pradesh, Mobile number 7379105911

Details of the respondents-

1-PIO of Public Authority approached         Concerned PIO- DDA MIRZAPUR, Designation     DEPUTY DIRECTOR AGRICULTURE

Phone No 7839882478, Email Id          ddamzp2012@gmail.com, PIN Code-231001

2-Concerned Appellate Authority- JDA VINDHYACHAL, Telephone Number:- 7839882477, Email Id:- jdavindhyachal@gmail.com

District Mirzapur, Pin code 231001

Prayer- Public information officer did not entertain RTI application within time 30 days as prescribed under subsection 1 of section 7 of the right to information act 2005 and still they have not provided any information.

Short submissions of the appellant are as follows.

1-Most respected sir following is the current status of the RTI application submitted by the appellant online which was forwarded by the nodal officer to the concerned public information officer on 24/01/2024.

2- Here concerned public information officer is the deputy director of Agriculture district Mirzapur Uttar Pradesh. Registration Number            DRAGR/R/2024/60004

Name            Yogi M P Singh, Date of Filing   20/01/2024, Status            REQUEST FORWARDED TO PIO as on 24/01/2024

Details of PIO :- Telephone Number:- 7839882478, Email Id:- ddamzp2012@gmail.com

Note :- You are advised to contact the above mentioned officer for further details.

3-It is quite obvious that if the nodal officer forwarded the rti application on 24/01/2024. and it is 04th July 2024 which means near about 5 months passed but the concerned public information officer did not provide the information to the information seeker. Consequently, the public information officer, deputy director of Agriculture District Mirzapur violated subsection 1 of section 7 of the right to information act 2005.

4-It is quite obvious that whatever information is being sought by the appellant concerns the deep-rooted corruption in providing the PM Kisan Saman Nidhi to the beneficiaries. The public information officer deputy director of Agriculture District Mirzapur is not providing information to the appellant to conceal its corruption, but he must know that right to information act 2005 was introduced by the government of India to promote transparency and accountability in the working of public authorities so that rampant corruption in the working of public authorities may be controlled.

5-This is a humble request of the appellant to the respected state information commissioner to direct the public information officer, deputy director of Agriculture District Mirzapur to provide the information to the appellant. Since the public information officer, deputy director of Agriculture district- Mirzapur violated subsection 1 of section 7 of the right to information 2005 so pecuniary penalty must be imposed under section 20 of the right to information act 2005 against him.

6- The appellant sought following information from the public information officer.

1-It is quite obvious that Status Verified By District and Pending for Approval at State Level. The Public Information Officer should provide the name and designation of the staff who is processing the aforementioned online application awaiting approval of the state government.

 

2-Public Information Officer should provide the transparency mechanism to process such applications received from the district level for approval of online applications for the prime minister Kisan Samman Nidhi.

 

3- Public Information Officer should provide the maximum span of time taken by the directorate, department of agriculture government of Uttar Pradesh to provide the approval in such matters.

 

4- Public Information Officer should provide the posting details of the staff who are employed in this particular section who are engaged in the processing of the prime minister Kisan Samman Nidhi applications for approval at the state level.

 

5- Public Information Officer should provide the posting details of the director of the department of agriculture government of Uttar Pradesh and his name.

This is a humble request of your applicant to you Hon'ble Sir that how can it be justified to withhold public services arbitrarily and promote anarchy, lawlessness, and chaos arbitrarily by making the mockery of law of land? There is need of the hour to take harsh steps against the wrongdoer to win the confidence of citizenry and strengthen the democratic values for healthy and prosperous democracy. For this, your appellant shall ever pray for you, Hon’ble Sir.

Date-04/07/2024                                                Yours sincerely

 

Yogi M. P. Singh, Mobile number-7379105911,

Mohalla- Surekapuram colony, Riva Road, District-Mirzapur, Uttar

Pradesh, PIN code-231001.

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