BSIC -Bihar State Information Commission launched today a video conferencing system for quicker hearing and disposal of complaints related to the Right To Information (RTI) Act, officials said.
State Chief Information Commissioner ( CIC) A.K. Choudhary said the SIC will help dispose complaints against principal information officers for denying information under the RTI Act to people.
Complaints from all over the state will be heard in Patna through video conferencing, saving three days.
The move comes after the success of SIC’s information call centre — the Jankari. A brainchild of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Jankari enables people living in the remotest corners of the state to submit applications for information under RTI on the phone.
The s.i.c. of Bihar appears to be in hurry to score over other s.i.c’s or to please the state govt.It has started disposing the cases without hearing(case no.60015).Not only this,by sending the complainant to far away place for hearing,it has blunted the theme of RTI to get information on Rs.10/-only.We the RTI activists badly miss Hon’ble justice Shshank kr. singh.