IAS V. Vigneshwari is a 2015 Batch officer of Kerala cadre and is currently posted as District Collector of Idukki, Kerala.Her Vision for the district focuses on strategic holistic development by addressing unique challenges of migration, education and livelihoods through community-driven initiatives.

Fulfilling Children’s Dreams through “Chinna Chinna Aashi”

She launched a unique and heartwarming initiative called “Chinna Chinna Aashi”meaning “small desires of children.” Under this effort, wishes of children in welfare homes were collected and fulfilled with the help of local sponsors on Children’s Day. “To bring some joy, we started this small initiative” she said. 

Long-Term Educational Support 

Recognising that these children are not orphans but come from families who either can’t afford education or live too far from schools, she is now working to find long-term sponsors so that these children can either stay with their families and continue their studies or be admitted to boarding schools where needed.

“Pursuit of Happiness” for Higher Education

To further support financially backward students, a new project titled “Pursuit of Happiness” has been launched to sponsor their education.

Promoting Adoption of Older Children

For orphans and semi-orphans, especially older children aged 13–14, she is actively promoting adoption. “Since most people prefer adopting infants, we’re highlighting success stories to encourage older child adoption” she explained.

Extended Crèches for Plantation Workers’ Children

Understanding the needs of plantation workers, Vigneshwari is addressing gaps in child care by introducing extended crèche facilities. “While there are crèches, they shut by 3 PM. Parents return home only by 6–7 PM. So, we’re launching this to keep children safe,” she said, referring to the new 7 AM to 7 PM crèche model.

Sustainable Tourism  

In the tourism sector, she aims to promote eco and sustainable tourism to improve infrastructure and services.” We’re planning “Idukki Plaza”a public-private project with community participation—to support street vendors and create better tourist infrastructure.” 

Empowering Local Skilled Workforce

Additionally To encourage local entrepreneurship and skilling, she noted that Idukki already has a skilled workforce trained in tourism, wellness, and food services “We plan to create small groups of 5–6 skilled individuals to offer customized tourism services from local tours to photography and wellness” she said

Launching a CSR Portal for Development Partnerships

To bring together resources, Vigneshwari is also launching a CSR portal where companies, individuals, and volunteers can contribute financially or through services to the district’s development.

With an ambitious vision, IAS Vigneshwari is working towards building a more inclusive, self-reliant, sustainable, and empowered Idukki.

R A Chandra Sekhar, Special Director, Intelligence Bureau has been appointed as Secretary (Security) in the Cabinet Secretariat. He is a 1991 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

All eyes are on the appointment of Delhi Police Commissioner after the Government of India stemmed the flow of whispers of extension to the incumbent Sanjay Arora and issued notification for his retirement on July 31, 2025 attaining the age of superannuation. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

The Prime Minister has accepted the resignation of former IAS Amitabh Kant, former CEO, NITI Aayog, from the assignment of Sherpa for G-20 w e f June 15.

As many as 32 IPS officers of 1997 batch and various cadres have been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India.

Nitin Kumar Yadav has been appointed as Additional Secretary in-situ, Department of Commerce. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Sunil Kumar Jha, Special DG, CRPF, has been appointed as Director General, Fire Services, Civil Defence & Home Guards. He is a 1993 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Nitin Kumar Yadav has been empanelled for holding Additional Secretary/Additional Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Pavan Kumar Rai has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre.

Vijay Kumar Singh has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Devendra Singh Chauhan has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Telangana cadre.

Sanjay Kumar Jain has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Telangana cadre.

Vijay Kumar has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Telangana cadre.

Abhin Dinesh Modak has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Ayush Mani Tiwari has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Maheshwar Dayal has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Sumit Sharan has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Saurabh Tripathi has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Tripura cadre.

Sanjay Kumar Gunjyal has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Neelesh Kumar has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Raghubir Lal has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Rahul Srivastava has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Rajesh Subarno has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

N Madhusudhana Reddy has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India.  Madhusudhana is a 1997 batch IPS officer of AP cadre.

Omendra Nath Bhaskar has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.

Jaideep Singh has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Anand Pratap Singh has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Amitabh Singh Dhillon has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

Ashish Batra has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Samir S Ilme has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Manipur cadre.

Janardan Singh has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Nagaland cadre.

Rekha Lohani has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. She is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

Sanjay Kumar has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

Hargobinder Singh has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Sagar Preet Hooda has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Sharad Agarwal has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Viplav Kumar Choudhry has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General or Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Mukesh Singh has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1996 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Vijay Kumar-II has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Mahipal Yadav has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

K Jayaraman has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 1997 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.

The central deputation tenure of Ateesh Kumar Singh working as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has been extended for a period of one year beyond June 8, 2025. He is a 1994 batch IRTS officer.

Nilabhra Dasgupta has been appointed as Deputy Chairperson, Deendayal Port Authority, Kandla. He is a 2008 batch IRS-IT officer.

Ashish Tiwari has been appointed as Air Lead in the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal. He is a 1995 batch IFoS officer of UP cadre.

Ms Radha Katyal Narang has been appointed as Director in the Department of Official Language. She is a 2005 batch IRS-IT officer.

Nishant Kumar has been appointed as Deputy Secretary, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He is a 2015 batch IRS-C&IT officer.

The gazette notification of the census will be issued. The census will include caste enumeration for the first time. As per MGA, as many as 34 lakh enumerators and supervisors and around 1.3 lakh census functionaries will conduct the operation with cutting-edge mobile digital gadgets. The ensuing Census will be conducted through digital means using mobile applications. Provision of Self-enumeration would also be made available to the people. Very stringent data security measures would be kept in place to ensure data security at the time of collection, transmission and storage.

Raja Ram Singh, DIGF (C), Regional Office, Chandigarh has been assigned the additional charge of DIGF (C), Regional Office, Lucknow. He is an IFoS officer.

Mahesh Kumar Shambhu has been posted as APCCF in Goa segment of AGMUT Joint Cadre of Indian Forest Service upon joining the cadre. He is a 2000 batch IFoS officer of AGMUT cadre.

IPS officers have been reshuffled in Bihar. Awakash Kumar has been appointed as Commandant, Bihar Special Armed Police, while Kartikeya K Sharma will take over as Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Patna. Similarly, Parichay Kumar was posted as City SP (Patna-East); Bhanu Pratap Singh as City SP (Patna-West); Sweety Sahrawat as SP, Purnea district; Sarath R S as SP, Supaul; Arvind Pratap Singh as SP, Samastipur; Vishwajeet Dayal as SP, Jamui; Shaishav Yadav as AIGP (Modernization), Patna; Vidya Sagar as SP, ERSS, Patna; Pramod Kumar Yadav as SP (D), Crime Investigation Department, Patna and Madan Kumar Anand as SP, Bihar Police Senior Service Commission and Kota Kiran is posted as City SP, Muzaffarpur.

IRCON International Limited is seeking entries from SAG/NFSAG officers for Chief General Manager/ General Manager - Civil, Katni, Madhya Pradesh on deputation basis. Applications must reach on or before July 10, 2025.

Ministry of Jal Shakti has advertised for the post of Assistant Registrar (Group A) on deputation basis in Ravi &  Beas Waters Tribunal (RBWT).

Interviews for seven posts of Project Coordinator, Senior Project Consultant (Training) and Assistant Professor for Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) will be held on June 20, 2025.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has advertised for two posts of Presenting Officer on deputation basis.

Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) has advertised for two posts of Senior System Analyst on deputation basis. Applications must reach on or before July 10, 2025.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) has invited a panel of officers to be nominated for appointment of Inquiry Officer for conducting disciplinary proceedings on the vigilance matters for Vigilance Division. Applications must reach on or before August 31, 2025.

Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers has advertised for the engagement of Young Professional in P&K Division on contract basis.

Two vacancies for the post of Assistant Director (Banking) in Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), Ministry of Corporate Affairs have been advertised. Online applications must reach on or before July 3, 2025.

NBCC (India) Limited, a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, has been entrusted with the construction of 9 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. The project involves the construction of permanent campuses for across the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, and Telangana. The campuses will be developed in locations of Lohit, Pakke Kessang, Lepa Rada and Lower Siang in Arunachal Pradesh, Noney in Manipur, Sonitpur, Majuli, and Charai Deo in Assam and Bhadradri Kothagudem in Telangana. The scope of work for the construction of the permanent campus at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya includes comprehensive civil and infrastructure development. It comprises construction of a school building with a central covered courtyard, smart classrooms, kitchen and dining facilities, boys' and girls' dormitories (each with warden residences), residences for the principal and vice principal, staff quarters (Type-II and Type-III), a guest house, electrical substation, pump house and guard room. Sports infrastructure includes a 400-meter EPDM running track with a football field and sitting arrangement, a mini integrated sports complex (basketball, handball, volleyball, lawn tennis) and separate open gyms for boys and girls. All facilities are designed to meet NVS standards and are equipped with basic furnishings and smart learning provisions. Site development includes a 2.4-meter-high boundary wall with an RCC structure, internal CC roads, paver pathways, culverts, underground water tanks, tube well, water supply, sewerage and drainage systems, external electrification, rainwater harvesting and landscaping. These campuses are aimed at providing state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities for school education, especially in remote and underserved areas, contributing to the Government’s vision of equitable and quality education for all. Prior to the above NBCC is already engaged in the construction work of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) at various locations of Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, NER, UP & Delhi valuing Rs. 346 Crore.

WAPCOS and OHPC have signed the agreement for providing Project Management Services for 600 MW Upper Indravati Pumped Storage Project at Bhubaneswar in the presence of Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha. The award of this prestigious project reflects exceptional engineering consultancy excellence under the leadership of R K Agrawal, CMD, WAPCOS. The agreement was exchanged between Amitabh Tripathi, Director (C & HRD), WAPCOS and A K Mohanty, Director (Operation), Odisha Hydro Power Corporation Limited. Mrs Anu Garg, IAS, Development Commissioner cum Additional Chief Secretary, WRD and Planning and Convergence Department, Vishal Kumar Dev, IAS, Principle Secretary, Energy from Government of Odisha and Senior Officials of WAPCOS and OHPC were also present. WAPCOS, a “MINI RATNA-I” Public Sector Enterprise under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, is a technology driven Consultancy and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) organization. The Company has provided engineering consultancy services to various clients since incorporation, in over seventy five (75) countries and has developed global presence, particularly in South Asia and across Africa, in areas of water, power and infrastructure sectors.

In a landmark development, NSE International Exchange (NSE IX), located at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE). Held during the visit of Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi ji to Cyprus and graced by H.E. Mr. Nikos Christodoulides, President of the Republic of Cyprus, the MoU was formalized during the roundtable event “Advancing a Strategic Economic Partnership” in Limassol, Cyprus, underlining the strategic significance of the agreement for both countries’ economic agendas. The MoU lays the foundation for multi-faceted cooperation between NSE IX and CSE, focusing on: Cross and dual listings of financial instruments; Joint development of innovative financial products;  Knowledge and research collaboration; Capacity building and training initiatives; Fintech engagement and outreach programs. This strategic partnership underscores growing interest in connecting Indian and European capital markets via GIFT City and reinforces India’s ambition to position GIFT City as a leading global financial hub. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, remarked during the event: “I am pleased to know that the Cyprus Stock Exchange and NSE have agreed to collaborate in Gujarat’s GIFT City.” Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, NSE, noted during the ceremony: “This MoU paves the way for collaboration in dual and cross listings, joint development of innovative financial products, and cooperation in research, training, and capacity-building initiatives. It opens doors for outreach programs and future engagements in other areas of mutual interest. This partnership marks a new chapter in India–Cyprus financial cooperation, involving India’s GIFT City as an international financial services center and promoting capital market innovation and global investor access for both countries.” V Balasubramaniam, MD& CEO, NSE International Exchange, added: “NSE IX’s collaboration with the Cyprus Stock Exchange is a strategic step towards building robust cross-border market infrastructure. With our shared vision of enhancing international financial connectivity, this MoU will drive long-term value for investors and institutions across Europe and India.”

In a major administrative rejig, as many as 23 IAS officers have been given new assignments in Delhi. Ms Dilraj Kaur has been appointed as Pr Secretary, GAD, with additional charges of PS, Social Welfare, and PS, SC/ST/ОВС Welfare, while Ms Nandini Paliwal takes over as Commissioner, Trade & Taxes and Neeraj Semwal was made Secretary, Revenue- cum-Divisional Commissioner with addl charge of Secretary, Land & Building. Similarly, Pandurang K Pole has been posted as Secretary, Higher Education & TTE; Ms Niharika Rai, Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Transport and Secretary, Tourism, and MD/CEO, DTTDC, will also hold addl charge of Chairman, DTC; Ms Rashmi Singh as Secretary, WCD with addl charges of Chairperson, DCW, and Secretary, A&CL; Krishan Kumar as CEO, Disaster Management, Revenue Department; Ravi Dhawan as Member (Admn), DJB; Sanjeev Kumar Mittal, Dy Commissioner (HQ), Revenue Department, will also hold charge of Director, Agricultural Marketing; B S Jaglan has been appointed as Member, Finance, DJB; Prince Dhawan was appointed as MD, DTC, with addl charge of Special Commissioner, Transport; Krishna Kumar Singh as Registrar, Cooperative Societies with addl charge of MD, DCHFC; Ms Tapasya Raghav as Special Secretary, H&FW, with addl charge of Project Director, CATS; Eda Raja Babu as Additional CEO, DJB; Ravi Dadhich as Spl Secretary, Power with addl charges of MD, IPGCL and MD, PPCL; Ms Soumyа Saurabh as Deputy Commissioner (North-West), Revenue Department; Ms Ankita Anand as Special Secretary, WCD; Mekala Chaitanya Prasad as Deputy Commissioner (South-West), Revenue Department; Dr Anil Agarwal as Principal Director, Forensic Science Laboratory; Talo Potom as Special Secretary, PWD; services of Shashwat Saurabh have been put at the disposal of MCD; Vivek Kumar Tripathi will join as Special Secretary, AR and Lakshay Singhal is now Deputy Commissioner (South), Revenue Department.

Eleven DANICS officers have been given new assignments in Delhi. Saumyaketu Mishra, Additional Secretary, Home with additional charge of Principal Director, FSL, has been relieved of charge of Principal Director, FSL, while the services of Vikas Ahlawat have been put at the disposal of NDMC and Rajiv Ranjan is posted as ADM, Shahdara. Similarly, Mukesh Rajora will take over as GM, DCCWS; Harshit Jain as Joint Director, Education; Ranjeet Kumar Singh as Joint Director, Education; services of Rohankar Piyush Arun have been put at the disposal of NDMC; services of Rajeev Kumar, Jagdish Sharma and Manoj Kumar have been put at the disposal of DJB and Parmod Kumar Gupta is appointed as Superintendent, Delhi Prisons.

Ms Nandana Munshi has been appointed as Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, Western Region in the rank of Secretary. She is a 1991 batch IA &AS officer.

Manish Kumar (I) has been appointed as Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, Local Government Audit in the rank of Secretary. He is a 1991 batch IA &AS officer.

Sandeep Sood (YOA : 2009), presently Director in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Guinea.

Aliawati Longkumer (YOA : 2008), presently Charge d'affaires, Embassy of India, Asuncion, Paraguay, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Dev Priya Gupta has been elected as President of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) Forum. He is a CSS officer.

Yatendra Chandela has been elected as General Secretary, Central Secretariat Service (CSS) Forum. He is a CSS officer.

New office bearers of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) Forum have been elected in the elections held on June 16. Accordingly, Dev Priya Gupta has been elected as President, while Anu Arora, Ravinder Abhishek Bhardwaj are chosen as Vice President and Yatendra Chandela won the seat of General Secretary. Similarly, Vishwadeep Dahiya has been selected Organising Secretary; Mayank Sharma as Coordination Secretary; Deepakshi Sarswat, Sunil Kumar, Pravesh Kumari, Vipin Kumar and Meenu as Secretaries; Saween Kumar as Treasurer and  Sourav Bhatia was elected unopposed as Auditor.

Bipul Pathak, ACS, Industries has been assigned an additional charge of Chief Secretary, Delhi Government till June 19, 2025. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.

The Corporate Environment Cell (CEC) of NLC India Limited has been honoured with the prestigious 24th Annual Greentech Environment Award 2025 in recognition of its exceptional contributions and outstanding achievements in the field of Environmental Protection. The award was presented to the Executive Director, Corporate Environment Cell of NLC India Limited during the 24th Global Environment & Sustainability Summit 2025 held at New Delhi on Friday, 12th June 2025, in the august presence of Jagdish Mukhi, Former Governor of Assam. This recognition underscores the unwavering commitment of NLC India Ltd. towards sustainable development, environmental stewardship, and its proactive initiatives in promoting ecological balance across its operations. Subsequent to the conferment of the award, the Executive Director, CEC, NLCIL, formally handed over the award trophy and certificate to Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, the Chairman and Managing Director, NLC India Ltd. today at the Corporate Office of NLCIL, acknowledging the continuous support and strategic vision of his leadership in driving environmental excellence. The award stands testimony to the fact that NLC India Ltd. continues to strive for innovation in environmental management to suitably align with national and global sustainability goals.

P Jagdish Rao has been appointed as an Independent Director of Tata Communications Limited.

Sudershan Mendiratta has been appointed as Government Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of MSTC Limited.

Sri Ganesh Balakrishna Bhadti has been re-appointed as Whole-time Director, designated as Executive Director (Operations & Projects) of Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited, with effect from July 23, 2025.

Sri S Srinivas has been appointed as Whole-time Director, designated as Director (Finance) & Secretary of Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited, with effect from June 14, 2025.

Shyam Kanbargi has been re-appointed as an Independent Director of Nagpur Power & Industries Limited.

Philip Mathew has ceased to be an Independent Director of Bandhan Bank Limited upon completion of his tenure.

Rajesh Joshi has resigned from the position of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Everest Industries Limited, effective from the close of business hours on September 12, 2025.

Dr. K K Khandelwal has ceased to be the Non-Executive Independent Director of UNO Minda Limited upon completion of his tenure on June 14, 2025.

Information Commission losing credibility

The Information Commissions have been reduced to an organisation which covers up all the delays and mistakes of Public Information Officers and the Public Authority. There are hardly any cases of penalty and in even severe mistakes and gross delays, there is at best a mild reprimand. The Information Commission is gradually losing credibility and it is time for them to work to regain the faith.

Suniti Vishwakarma

Delay in submission of reply regarding PDS

The appellant sought information about whether a ration card holder can be given ration if his fingerprint or iris authentication on the POS machine fails. He sought for the procedure in this regard seeking copy of the relevant circulars. He further sought information about the procedure to provide ration to a disabled ration card holder. There was a delay in providing the information. The PIO submitted that the RTI application was filed on 26/4/2023 and the reply was prepared by the Policy Branch but it could not be dispatched due to a fire incident occurred in May, 2023 and the file was bundled up with the other files. The reply was provided to the RTI applicant on 02/05/2024 and also, a Memo was issued to the erring official i.e. MTS of the branch on 02/05/2024 with the direction to submit his reply within three days as to why the RTI reply was not dispatched within time. It was submitted before the CIC that a lenient view may kindly be taken in the matter keeping in view the circumstances in which the error occurred and the official has already been warned to be careful in future.  The CIC was not convinced with the reasons mentioned for delay in reply provided by the Respondent because no documents or FIR copy has been annexed with the written submission to substantiate the explanation claiming occurrence of fire incident at the relevant time. The PIO was directed to file a revised updated written submission detailing the reason for delay in replying to the Complainant beyond stipulated time. In the spirit of the RTI Act, an advisory under Section 25(5) of the RTI Act was issued to the Respondent Public Authority for upfront disclosure of information as sought in this RTI application and related Rules, Circulars, Office Orders, Bye Laws, etc. under Section 4 of the RTI Act in public domain

Comments

Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case Kishan Chand Jain v. UOI & Ors. WP (C) No. 990 of 2021 adviced to disclose to the beneficiaries of the Public Distribution System particularly PwD beneficiaries regarding the provision for facilitating ration distribution to them through other members of the family or through authorized representative. Such information should be displayed at all the Fair Price Shops and the same will also relieve the Public Authority of the burden of RTI Applications.

Citation: Ashok Kumar v. Food, Supply and Consumers Affairs, CIC/FSACA/C/2024/129241; Date of Decision: 21.05.2025

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