Central Information Commission
Mrsubhash Chandra Agarwal vs Department Of Posts on 30 March, 2016
CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
Club Building (Near Post Office)
Old JNU Campus, New Delhi - 110067
Tel: +91-11-26101592
File No. CIC/BS/A/2015/001068/10072
30 March 2016
Relevant Facts emerging from the Appeal:
Appellant : Mr. Subhash Chandra Agrawal,
R/o - 1775, Kucha Lattushah,
Dariba, Chandni Chowk,
Delhi - 110006
Respondent : CPIO / Section Officer, (PO),
Department of Post,
Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi
RTI application filed on : 05/05/2015
PIO replied on : 08/05/2015
First appeal filed on : 13/05/2015
First Appellate Authority order : 15/05/2015
Second Appeal dated : 25/05/2015
Information sought:
1. Complete information together with file noting/correspondence/documents on action taken on observations/recommendations made in CIC verdict dated 15/12/2014 in appeal number CIC/BS/A/2014/000100/6573.
2. Complete information together with correspondence/documents/file-noting on action taken on each aspect of submissions routed to postal department through Public Grievance-
Portal either by Postal department, and/or by public authorities where submission might have been forwarded:
a) CIC recommends Postal Department to introduce reforms in postal order (DPOST/E/2014/06433) dated 21/12/2014.
b) Abolish Service Tax and Education Cess from Speed Post and Express Parcel post:
Rationalise Speed post tariffs (DPOST/E/2014/06588) dated 29/12/2014.
c) Good Bye Money Order: Review of other outdated loss-making postal-services necessary (DPOST/E/2015/01098) dated 17/02/2015.
d) Welcome initiative of Postal Department in issuing 'Swachchha Bharat' (Clean India) stamps: But only for VVIPs and stamp collectors and not for commoners (DPOST/E/2015/00723) dated 31/01/2015
e) Postal Department should introduce sponsored postal stamps: Post-card should be only in sponsored Meghdoot category (DPOST/E/2014/06585) dated 29/12/2014.
3. Handling cost of a postal order last calculated/estimated
4. Respective dates when postal orders in different denominations were last printed mentioning also print-quantity of postal orders in each denomination when printed last
5. Number of postal orders on all India basis sold year wise in last 10 years in each denominations; Information is required in consolidated form rather than from individual postal zone or post offices.
6. Complete information together with file noting/correspondence/documents on action taken against concerned ones for not revising commission amount printed on postal order after last revision of commission.
Page 1 of 27. Complete information together with file noting/correspondence/documents on steps taken to (a) make postal orders payable at all post offices eliminating need to write name payable post office (b) revise denominations of Postal orders (c) print prevailing commission amount.
8. Complete information together with file noting/correspondence/documents on issue of office memorandum no. 36-71/2001-BD & MD dated 06/06/2006 mentioning also on only speed post and express-parcel post under service tax exempting rest other postal services.
9. Complete information together with file noting/correspondence/documents on steps taken to rationalize Speed Post and Express parcel post for equal tariff rise for every equal rise in slab-weight of mail-article
10. Complete information on operating-cost of different postal services.
11. Complete information together with file noting/correspondence/documents on steps taken to reduce subsidy on loss making postal services or discontinuing less-used ones.
12. No. of post cards in different categories and inland-letter-cards (a) printed (b) sold in last 10 years separately for each year.
13. Complete information together with file noting/correspondence/documents on introducing sponsored postal stamp on lines of sponsored Meghdoot post cards.
14. Complete information together with file noting/correspondence/documents on rationalizing foreign mail tariffs (air and sea/surface) with equal tariff-rise for equal rise in slab-weight of mail-articles.
15. Complete information together with file noting/correspondence/documents on steps taken for introducing series of commemorative postal stamp in different popular most denominations rather than two or more such stamps in same denominations.
16. Any other related information.
17. File notings on movement of RTI petition.
Grounds for the Second Appeal:
The CPIO has not provided the desired information.
Relevant Facts emerging during Hearing:
The following were present Appellant: Mr. Subhash Chandra Agrawal Respondent: Mr. Raj Kumar CPIO PO The appellant stated that he wants copy of file notings and working sheet on query 2 (C) & reply to query 6. He pointed out that the Postal Department had allotted a separate pin code for Dak Bhavan viz. 110006, whereas in their letter-head they have mentioned the pin code as 110001. The CPIO stated that pin code for Dak Bhavan has now been changed to 110001. He also stated that information on query 2(c) & 6 will be furnished.
Decision notice:
As stated by the CPIO he should provide the information as requested above by the appellant within 15 days from the date of receipt of this order.
The appeal is disposed of accordingly.
BASANT SETH Information Commissioner Authenticated true copy:
(R. L. Gupta) Dy. Registrar/Designated Officer Page 2 of 2