Kathmandu, July 17: The National Information Commission has brought ‘RTI Management System’ into operation from today to facilitate in implementation of citizen’s right to information provision.
At a programme organised at the Commission today, Chief Information Commissioner Dr Suresh Prasad Acharya, inaugurated the preliminary-phase of the system.
In the first phase, an arrangement has been made to seek information of federal ministries, constitutional bodies, central commissions, departments and departmental offices through online. The system also includes a provision for appeal if the requested information is not provided.
Chief Commissioner Acharya said they have a plan to bring such system into practice gradually in three-tier governments, public bodies and nationwide.
With this, information seeker should not email at the respective bodies for the information. One can demand information from public bodies through this system, he added.
The Commission has already informed campaigners of right to information about the issues including demanding information and appealing if information is not provided through this system.
