F
No.111012009-IR
Government
of India
Ministry
of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department
of Personnel and Training
North Block, New Delhi-I
10001
Dated: 7.10.2014
Office Memorandum
Subject: RTI online
Certificate Course conducted by the Department of Personnel and Training
The Department of Personnel
and Training has been conducting an justify to Information Online
Certificate Course in English since the year 2009 and in Hindi and Telugu since
the year 2012.
The course is hosted
through Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad on the url rtiocc.cgg.gov.in .
The RTI online certificate course not only offers the benefit of away from
Class room learning, but also provides a platform for reinforcing one’s
learning through interacting with experts and fellow candidates. This course is
open for all the citizens and is available free of cost.
2. The
CGG hosts two courses on RTI – a short duration course of 7-days and a longer
version of 15 days. The 7 days course is introductory in nature and does not
have chat window/moderator facility and does not carry any certificate.
However, this is treated as an eligible criterion for getting selection into
the longer version 15-days course.
3. The 15-day course is
more intensive with practical orientation of applying the RTI Act. This version
of the course has the facility of discussion forum and moderation. On
successful completion of the course, an e-Certificate will be issued.
4. It is requested that the
Public Information Officers and First Appellate Authorities working in your
Ministry/Department and public authorities under your administrative control
may be encouraged to enroll for the said Online Certificate Course on RTI.
(Archana Varma)
Joint Secretary
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