Friday 25 October 2013

No Reply to RTI dated 11 Sep 13 on NFU so First Appeal to Appellate Authority MoD on 17 Oct 13



Ref: SYS/RTI/MoD/NFU/2013                                                                      4th September, 2013

To,

Under Secretary & CPIO,
D (Pay/Services)
Ministry of Defence,
Sena Bhawan,
New Delhi  110 011

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: NON-FUNCTIONAL UPGRADATION

Sir,

1.         Reference is invited to DOP & T OM No - AB. 14017/64/2008-Estt.(RR) dated 24.04.09 on the above subject and subsequent OMs.

2.         Please provide me information on the decision of the MoD to extend or not to extend the benefit of Non-Functional Upgradation to personnel of the Armed Forces by way of notings on files, records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, reports, papers, data in support of decisions and also any relevant material held in electronic form.

3.         Indian Postal Order Number 65G 724817 of Rs 10/- payable at New Delhi to Accounts Officer (DAD), Ministry of Defence (Civil) is enclosed as application fee..

4.         It is reiterated for reasons provided in previous correspondence, this applicant may not be requested to visit the offices of MoD to search files etc and then seek photocopies of relevant material. This applicant may be apprised, as has been done earlier, the amount to paid @ Rs 2 per page of photocopied information to enable expeditious compliance to obtain the information.

Thanking you,

Yours truly,

Sd/----------------




To,

Shri Praveen Kumar, Director (AG-I) & First Appellate Authority,
Ministry of Defence, Govt of India,
Room No. 103, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi - 110011

Sir,

As I am aggrieved by no decision of Under Secretary & Central Public Information Officer, Pay/Service, Ministry of Defence, Sena Bhawan,  New Delhi – 110 011 on my request for information dated 11 Sep 13 sent by Speed Post (article EK420215664) vide SYS/RTI/MoD/NFU/2013 dated 10 Sep 13 and repeated on RTI Online vide Ref No. MODEF/R/2013/(60351/60352)/D(RTI) dated 11 Sep 13 I hereby file this appeal for your kind decision.
1. Details of appellant:
(i)        Full Name: Sharad Yeshwant Savur
(ii)                Full Address: 141, Jal Vayu Towers, NGEF Layout, Indira Nagar (PO), Bangalore-560038
(iii)              Phone/Cell No: +91 9449676278
(iv)              Email ID: sysavur@gmail.com
2. Details of CPIO: -

(i)        Name/Designation:  Under Secretary (Pay/Services) & CPIO

(ii)       Full Address: Sena Bhawan, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India, New Delhi - 110011

(iii)      Name of Public Authority: Ministry of Defence

3. Details of RTI application to CPIO: -

(i)       
Date of Application: By Speed Post 10.09.2013; by RTI Online: 11.9.2013               
(ii)       Mailed on: 10.9.2013 & 11.9.2013 respectively
(iii)      By Speed Post No. EK 420215664IN & RTI Online ID No. MODEF/R/2013/(60351 & 60352)/D(RTI)         
(iv)      Date of receipt by CPIO:  Not Indicated

4. Particulars of payment of filing fee + additional fee: -
(i)        Paid Rs.50/- by IPO No 65G 724817/- issued by INDIRA NAGAR Post office and
(ii)       Application fee of Rs 10/- per application by Internet banking for RTI Online

5. Details of information sought: -

5.
1.      Reference is invited to DOP & T OM No - AB. 14017/64/2008-Estt.(RR) dated 24.04.09 on the above subject and subsequent OMs.

5.2.      Please provide me information on the decision of the MoD to extend or not to extend the benefit of Non-Functional Upgradation to personnel of the Armed Forces by way of notings on files, records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, reports, papers, data in support of decisions and also any relevant material held in electronic form.

5.3.      Indian Postal Order Number 65G 724817 of Rs 10/- payable at New Delhi to Accounts Officer (DAD), Ministry of Defence (Civil) is enclosed as application fee.

5.4.      It is reiterated for reasons provided in previous correspondence, this applicant may not be requested to visit the offices of MoD to search files etc and then seek photocopies of relevant material. This applicant may be apprised, as has been done earlier, the amount to paid @ Rs 2 per page of photocopied information to enable expeditious compliance to obtain the information.

6. Particulars of Decision of CPIO: -
(i)        Letter reference No:                                    NIL   
(ii)       Date of CPIO’s Decision:                             No Decision

(iii)      Date of receipt of decision by the appellant: Not Applicable

7. Brief facts of the case: -
7.1.      As per the DOP&T OM No - AB. 14017/64/2008-Estt.(RR) dated 24.04.09 on the and subsequent OMs n Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU), this applicant requests information to understand why the same has not been extended to personnel of the Armed Forces.
7.2.      Till date MoD, as Competent Ministry/Authority, has neither conveyed that NFU will not be implemented for Armed Forces personnel nor implemented the NFU.

8. Reasons/grounds for this appeal: -
8.1.      Reasons for this appeal: -    To gain knowledge and understand the process by which MoD is either intending to implement NFU for Armed Forces personnel, or
8.2.     Know of the reasons why MoD considers NFU cannot be extended to personnel of the Armed Forces.    
8.3.      Grounds for this Appeal:  
No Reply from CPIO

9. Any other information in support of appeal: Speed Post - article EK420215664: -

            9.1.      Track of Delivery from India Post of RTI application posted on 10 Sep 13
            Track Result for:EK420215664IN  




Booked at
Booked On
Delivered at
Delivered on

Indiranagar S.O (Bangalore)
10/09/2013
Nirman Bhawan S.O
12/09/2013



Detailed Track Events For EK420215664IN
Date
Time
Status at
Status
10/09/2013
11:33:07
Indiranagar S.O (Bangalore)
Item Booked
10/09/2013
12:15:50
Indiranagar S.O (Bangalore)
Item bagged for BANGALORE SH
10/09/2013
16:38:45
Indiranagar S.O (Bangalore)
Bag Despatched to BANGALORE G.P.O.
10/09/2013
20:28:52
BANGALORE SH
Bag Received
10/09/2013
21:41:36
BANGALORE SH
Bag Opened
10/09/2013
21:41:38
BANGALORE SH
Item Received
10/09/2013
23:19:40
BANGALORE SH
Item bagged for NEW DELHI SH
11/09/2013
02:02:13
BANGALORE SH
Bag Despatched to NEW DELHI SH
11/09/2013
10:52:27
PALAM TMO
Bag Received
11/09/2013
11:23:17
PALAM TMO
Bag Despatched to NEW DELHI SH
11/09/2013
11:44:05
NEW DELHI SH
Bag Received
11/09/2013
13:18:16
NEW DELHI SH
Item Received
11/09/2013
13:19:16
NEW DELHI SH
Item bagged for Nirman Bhawan S.O
12/09/2013
05:53:35
NEW DELHI SH
Bag Despatched to Nirman Bhawan S.O
12/09/2013
09:10:56
Nirman Bhawan S.O
Bag Received
12/09/2013
09:31:01
Nirman Bhawan S.O
Bag Opened
12/09/2013
09:31:02
Nirman Bhawan S.O
Item Received
12/09/2013

Nirman Bhawan S.O
Item Delivered

            9.2.      Photocopy of MoD ID No. MODEF/R/2013/(60351 & 60352)/D(RTI)         

10. Prayer/relief sought for: - Please provide me with copy of the complete information on decision to implement or not to implement Non-Functional Upgradation for  personnel of Armed Forces.

11. Grounds for prayer/relief sought for: - US & CPIO (Pay/Services) has not provided the information thereby placing hurdles in clearing my perception of the deficiencies and understanding the reasons for not extending NFU to personnel of Armed Forces.

12. Personal Presence at hearing: - No

13. Enclosures: - Photocopies of
(i) Original RTI application with its enclosures: -           attached
            (ii)   Postal proof of mailing Speed Post: -                        attached
(iii)  Acknowledgement of CPIO: -                                   Not received
(iv)   Decision letter of CPIO: -                                         Not received

14. Declaration:

I hereby state that the information and particulars given above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I also declare that this matter is not previously filed with any information commission nor is pending with any Court or tribunal or authority.


                                                                                                     Sd/---------------------

Place: Bangalore                   Date:   17th October 2013                  Signature of appellant
[
P.S. Format as per office memorandum dated 09-07-2007 issued by DoP&T, Govt. of India.]

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