के (cid:574)ीय सूचना आयोग Central Information Commission बाबा गंगनाथ माग(cid:330), मुिनरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka नई िद(cid:671)ी, New Delhi – 110067 File No: CIC/MH&FW/C/2024/657594 Dr. M Sankarapandian ….िशकायतकता(cid:330) /Complainant VERSUS बनाम CPIO Under Secretary and CPIO, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,(Training Division), Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi-110011. ….(cid:366)ितवादीगण /Respondent Date of Hearing : 21.01.2026 Date of Decision : 27.01.2026 INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Jaya Varma Sinha Relevant facts emerging from complaint:

RTI application filed on : 29.08.2024 CPIO replied on : 17.09.2024 First appeal filed on : Not on record First Appellate Authority’s order : Not on record Complaint dated : 25.12.2024 Information sought:

1. The Complainant filed an RTI application dated 29.08.2024 (online) seeking the following information:

“Ref: 1.Order of CIC.HFW/A/2023/605199 dt. 14.03.2024 2. Order of CIC/MOHFW/A/2023/605231 dt. 14.03.2024

3. Order of CIC/MHFW/A/2023/670387 dt. 14.03.2024 The honorable CIC in his three orders cited above has clearly mentioned that -- Thus, the reasoning, that the notings or information generated by an employee during the course of his employment is his information and thus has to be treated as relating to a third party, is flawed.

-the Commission is of the view that the CPIO has incorrectly denied information citing Section 8 (1) (g), (h) and (j) without application of mind.

Information on routine administrative matters such as agenda and minutes of meetings should be suo motu disclosed on the website of the public authority unless it pertains to a subject matter which is exempted from disclosure as per any of the provisions listed under the RTI Act, 2005.

The commission had ordered GIRH& FWT, Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu in similar lines for disclosing the information in the Institute portal for all the recruitments, agendas and minutes of EC/FC/BoT and office council etc.,. The GIRH& FWT, Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu is bound to adhere the above orders, but purposely not disclosing it. Hence, it may be instructed to upload these information immediately as per the CIC orders cited above for the years atleast from 2022 to the date of uploading. Quoting administrative reasons for not uploading is against fact and dodging tactics. I also request that the above information may be provided within 48 hours as per section 7 (1) under RTI Act, 2005 since the information sought concerns life and liberty of many of our staff including myself.”

2. The CPIO furnished a reply to the Complainant on 17.09.2024 stating as under:

“I am to refer to your RTI appeal bearing Registration No. MOHFW/R/E/24/02916 dated 29.08.2024 seeking information related to RTI Act, 2005 and to inform you that information sought is not available in the Training Division. Therefore, the said RTI application is hereby transferred to PIO. GIRH&FWT under the provisions of Section 6(3) of the RTI Act 2005 with the request to furnish the information directly to the applicant under intimation to this Division of the Ministry.”

3. The First Appeal and FAA order are not available on record.

4. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied, Complainant approached the Commission with the instant Complaint.

Relevant Facts emerged during Hearing:

The following were present:-

Complainant: Present through VC.

Respondent: Shri Sawru Singh, Under Secretary and Shri Karthikeyan K., Administrative Officer, attended the hearing in person.

5. The Complainant stated that in the instant RTI Application, he is seeking compliance of previous directions of the Commission passed vide order dated 14.03.2024, wherein following directions were issued:

“Keeping in view the facts of the case and the submissions made by both the parties, the Commission is of the view that the CPIO has incorrectly denied information citing Section 8 (1) (g), (h) and (j) without application of mind. Information on routine administrative matters such as agenda and minutes of meetings should be suo motu disclo