के (cid:3)ीय सूचना आयोग Central Information Commission बाबा गंगनाथ माग(cid:18), मुिनरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka नई िद(cid:24)ी, New Delhi – 110067 File No: CIC/CCITK/A/2024/635450 Tauheed Alam .….अपीलकता(cid:18)/Appellant VERSUS बनाम CPIO, Office of the Pr. Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Aayakar Bhavan, P-7, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata – 700069 ….(cid:29)ितवादीगण /Respondent Date of Hearing : 20.04.2026 Date of Decision : 04.05.2026 INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Vinod Kumar Tiwari Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 08.05.2024 CPIO replied on : 13.06.2024 First appeal filed on : 19.06.2024 First Appellate Authority’s order : 18.07.2024 2nd Appeal/Complaint dated : 14.08.2024 Information sought:

1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 08.05.2024 (online) seeking the following information:

“1. Whether quota given to stenographers (Steno Grade- (/II/III) in promotion to the post of Income Tax Inspector in Income Tax Department in Recruitment Rule, 1986 has been approved by DOPT before implementation? if yes, please provide copy of such approval or any type of promotional quota approved by CBDT/DOPT to stenographers (Steno Grade I/II/II).

2. Whether C