Government of Tripura
General Administration (AR) Department
Agartala,Tripura

Monitoring & Reporting

(1) The State Information Commission will prepare an annual report  on implementation of the Act and send a copy of the annual report to the State Government. Each year the State Government will cause a copy of the annual report to be laid before the State Legislature  [Sec. 25(1) and 25(4) ]. 

(2) Necessary information for preparation of the annual report have to be  provided by Every Department/ Public Authority/ Public Information Officer.  So, they have to prepare an annual report on implementation of the Act and  forward  a copy thereof  to the State Government. [Section –25(2) ].

(3) The annual report shall include the following  information :-

(i) The number of requests made to each Public Authority.

(ii) Number of decisions refusing to allow access to the documents  and  the provisions of the Act  under which  these decisions were taken.

(iii) Number of appeals referred to the State Information Commission,  the nature of the appeals and  the outcome of the appeals.

(iv) Particulars of disciplinary action taken against any officer in respect of the administration of the Act .

(v) The amount of charges collected under the Act .

(vi) Facts which indicate efforts  made by the Public Authorities to administer and implement  the spirit  and intention of the Act. .

(vii) Recommendations made  for reform, including recommendations in respect of the particular Public Authorities, for  development, improvement, modernization, reform or amendment to the Act or other legislation or common law  or any other matter relevant for  operational izing  the right to access information;[Section -25(3)].

These instructions prepared in consultation with the Law Department of the State Government & issued on Public Interest  by Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Tripura, General Administration (AR) Department.