Right to Information

The Department of Space has taken necessary action for implementing Right to Information
Act 2005. Central Public Information Officers, Assistant Public Information Officers and Appellate Authority for stage one appeals have been appointed and notified in the Gazette. Officials of DOS have participated in the training under RTI and meeting of all the PIOs and APIOs of DOS along with the Appellate Authority for stage one have been held to appraise them about the implementation of RTI. As required under the Act, DOS has published the requisite information on the web www.isro.gov.in/Right to Information. The following information is available on the website:

• Organisation, functions and duties
  
• Power and duties of the Officers and Employees
  
• Procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability
  
• Norms set by the Department of Space for the discharge of its functions
  
• Rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records of the Department of Space used by its employees for discharging their functions
  
• Statement of the categories of documents held by the Department of Space or under its control
  
• Particulars of arrangements for consultation with or representation by the public in relation to the formulation of policies and implementation thereof by the Department of Space
  
• Statement of boards, councils, committees and other bodies, and as to whether meetings of such boards, etc., are open to public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible to public
  
• Directory of officers holding functional designations
  
• Number of Officers/Employees and structure of emoluments
  
• Budget 2005-2006 of the Department of Space
  
• Manner of execution of subsidy programmes and details of beneficiaries of such programmes
  
• Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorisations granted by the Department of Space
  
• Details of Information available to or held by the Department of Space, reduced in an electronic form
  
• Names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers, Assistant Public Information Officers and Appellate Authority (to decide 1st stage appeals)
  
• Achievements of the Department of Space/Indian Space Research Organisation
  During the year, 65 applications were received under RTI on which appropriate responses have been given.