[Reader-list] What would be your suggestions for Shailesh Gandhi, CIC?

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It is heartening that IITian Shailesh Gandhi has been appointed as the
Chief Information Commissioner 

In our experience, whenever a new person takes charge of a senior post
in Government, by the time that person understands the systems and how
things work, their term is almost over. 

Hence, unless there is clarity of purpose at the start, there is a
chance either of that person soon thinking from the government's point
of view, and accepting the limitations of government, or of that person
getting frustrated and opting to leave and work from outside the
government. 

What would you suggest to Mr. Gandhi as targets and objectives for a
year, and clear principles and non-negotiables that will help achieve
these targets.

Email your suggestions to him at shaileshgan at gmail.com   with a copy to
the group. 

An example is:

Making public the replies to RTI applications which are not of a
personal nature because any RTI application to government indicates that
either that information is not easily available or that the process
involved is frustrating. Hence, every government department should put
up on its website, all the non-personal replies (e.g. details of open
spaces in a ward, details of road repairs in a ward, etc.) that it
issues, so that repeated RTI applications are not made on the same
issue. 

Regards,
Vinay
www.karmayog.org  -- putting together the Right Information 
 
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idea.
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