O R D E R

(27.12.2022)

1. The issue under consideration arising out of the second appeal dated 15.03.2021 include non-receipt of the following information sought by the appellant through the RTI application dated 10.11.2020 and first appeal dated 12.01.2021:-

(cid:1) Information regarding SIDBI employee Sri K. T. Prasad Rao SIDBI – Employee code ***049- Reg.

(i) The appellant herewith applying for the details of Sri K. T. Prasad Rao who is her husband (for ready reference).

(ii) Furnish copy of pay slip and data from furnished to PPO (Pension payment application form) for processing of his pension.

(iii) Furnish copy of full and final settlement benefits, compensation break up in anticipation of retirement, legal heirs, and nominee details endorsed in the application.

(iv) Furnish the attested copy of intimation details/reply to her (legally wedded wife) by your department to the applicant (i.e. myself) regarding his date of joining, date of retirement, last drawn salary, nomination in favour of (if filed), his present address, permanent address and contact phone number for information and record purpose.etc.

(v) Is the Pension payment of Sri K.T. Prasad Rao is in process if so an office copy extracts of the same to be furnished? Is the police verification is done/ reports awaited for pending cases if any with respect to Sri K.T. Prasad Rao, the action taken by the respondent’s department for sanction of pension/ relieving letter along with reason.

(vi) Please furnish details of pension facility availed by Sri K T Prasad Rao AGM SIDBI Guwahati under which scheme ( EPF/PPO/PPF/NPS/CPS/VPS/ etc.) the para wise remarks and file noting & pages in connection with the above mentioned letter.

(vii) Furnish the latest submitted official declared assets and liability statement to SIDBI of the Sri K.T.Prasad Rao AGM, SIDBI.

2. Succinctly facts of the case are that the appellant filed an application dated 10.11.2020 under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) before the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), Small Industries Development Bank of India, Lucknow, seeking aforesaid information. The CPIO vide letter dated 15.12.2020 replied to the appellant. Aggrieved by the same, the appellant filed first appeal dated 12.01.2021. The First Appellate Authority (FAA) vide order dated 05.02.2021 disposed of the first appeal. Aggrieved by that, the appellant filed second appeal dated 15.03.2021 before the Commission which is under consideration.

3. The appellant has filed the instant appeal dated 15.03.2021 inter alia on the grounds that reply given by the CPIO was not satisfactory. The appellant requested the Commission to direct the CPIO to provide the complete information and take necessary action as per Section 20 (1) of the RTI Act.

4. The CPIO replied vide letter dated 15.12.2020 and the same is reproduced as under:-

(i) “No information is sought.

(ii) The information seeker is informed that pay slip of Shri K. T. Prasad Rao is exempted under Section 8 (1) (j) of RTI Act which contains personal records of third party, the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public interest and cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of individual, hence not provided. However the salary details (for the month of October 2020) of Shri K. T. Prasad Rao are as under:-

(iii) Full and final settlement of retirement benefits will be finalized after the retirement of Shri K. T. Prasad Rao, who is still in service. The information seeker is informed that the nominee details of Shri K T Prasad Rao is exempted under Section 8 (1) (j) of RTI Act which contains personal records of third party, the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public interest and cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of individual, hence not provided.

(iv) The information seeker is informed that the information is exempted under Section

8 (1) (j) of RTI Act which contains personal records of third party, the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public interest and c