O R D E R

1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 31.01.2023 seeking information on the following points:

By this RTI I require Financial year 2016-17 and onwards till yet, report by your office including your state Audit offices report in respect of Audit conducted to different regional offices of DGFT.

Recovery of ineligible amount of TED obtained in respect of supply of goods before issuance pf ARO.

In Each incident where such instances were reported by your office.

(i) Copy of Audit report (ii) LAR Local Audit Report (iii) Statements of Facts (iv) Draft audit para (v) Audit Paragraphs (vi) Replies received by DGFT in respect of such objections where cases are reported Recovery of ineligible amount of TED obtained in respect of supply of goods before issuance pf ARO.

2. The CPIO replied vide letter dated 01.03.2023 and the same is reproduced as under:-

No such instances were reported in any of the audit reports pertaining to DGFT.

i-vi: As per records of this office, the information sought is not available.

3. Dissatisfied with the response received from the CPIO, the Appellant filed a First Appeal dated 03.03.2023 alleging that the information provided was incomplete, false and