Application of the Act to the Legislature, the Judiciary and the Local Self Governments GROUP - IV

1. Application of the Act to the Legislature, the Judiciary and the Local Self GovernmentsGROUP - IV

2. LEGISLATURE • STANDARDISATION OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND PIOS ACROSS LEGISLATURES • INDEXING, CATALOGING AND COMPUTERISATION OF RECORDS IN COMMON FORMATS • DEVELOPING LEGISLATURE MIS COVERING LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS, COMMITTEES, INFORMATION ABOUT LEGISLATORS ETC.

3. LEGISLATURE • STANDARDISATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS SUCH AS QUESTIONS, COMMITTEE REPORTS, BILLS ETC • COMPUTERISATION OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS • NETWORKING OF LEGISLATIVE SECRETARIAT WITH SECRETARIAT DEPARTMENTS • NETWORK FACILITIES FOR LEGISLATORS, SPECIALLY PETITIONS COMMITTEES

4. LEGISLATURE • WEALTH OF INFORMATION THROUGH QUESTIONS, BUSINESS OF PROCEEDINGS OF COMMITTEES, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES INCLUDING ESTIMATES COMMITTEE, ETHICS COMMITTEE, STANDING COMMITTEES ON SUBJECTS PRIVILEDGES COMMITTEE ETC TO BE PUBLISHED AS PART OF DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 4

5. LEGISLATURE • RELOOKING AT PRIVILEDGES VS TRANSPARENCY AND RIGHT TO INFORMATION • CAG RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE PUT ON AUTO-PILOT FOR IMPLEMENTAION BY THE EXECUTIVE AND MONITORING BY THE PAC, OTHER COMMITTEES AND LEGISLATURES • ACTION TAKEN ON THE CAG REPORTS BY THE EXECUTIVE AND THE LEGISLATURE TO BE PUBLISHED AS PART OF SECTION 4 DISCLOSURE

6. LEGISLATURE • ACTION TAKEN REPORTS TO BE PUBLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME AND MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE • REPORTS OF ENQUIRY COMMISSIONS, HOUSE COMMITTEES AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES TO BE PUT IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN ONLINE • CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LEGISLATORS, PIOS, APIOS, FUNCTIONARIES OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES ETC TO BE GIVEN PRIORITY

7. LEGISLATURE • VIRTUAL DELIBERATIONS OF COMMITTEES RATHER THAN CALLING A LARGE NUMBER OF OFFICERS USING VIDEO CONFERENCING FACILITIES AND E-ENABLED REPOSITORY OF INFORMATION • BACKWARD AND FORWARD LINKAGES FOR LEGISLATURES TO BE CLEARLY MAPPED OUT TO FACILITATE EASY FLOW OF INFORMATION AND E-ENABLEMENT

8. LEGISLATURE • E-ENABLEMENT OF ENTIRE LEGISLATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFICATION, STORAGE, FILTERING, RETRIEVAL AND SUPPLY OF INFORMATION

9. LEGISLATURE • AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS, PRIVILEGES, COMMITTEES, LAW MAKING PROCEDURES AND FACILITIES FOR RIGHT TO INFORMATION WITH PEOPLE AND CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS • RESTRUCTURING OF BUSINESS RULES AND LEGISLATIVE SECRETARIAL PRACTICES TO RESPOND TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF RTI • E-LEGISLATURE AS A PART OF NATIONAL E-GOVERNANCE ACTION PLAN

10. JUDICIARY • STANDARDISATION OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND PIOS ACROSS DIFFERENT LEVELS OF JUDICIARY • STANDARDISED FORMATS FOR INDEXING AND CATALOGUING OF RECORDS, CASES ACROSS SUPERIOR COURTS, SUBORDINATE COURTS AND TRIBUNALS • COMPUTERISATION OF RECORDS AND CASE FLOW MANAGEMENT

11. JUDICIARY • STANDARDISATION OF FORMATS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECTION 4 DISCLOSURE • NETWORKING BETWEEN THE SUBORDINATE COURTS, TRIBUNALS AND THE HIGH COURT • WEB-HOUSING OF JUDGEMENTS – FACILITIES AT DISTRICT, HIGH COURTS AND SUPREME COURT

12. JUDICIARY • SPATE OF LITIGATION RELATED TO RTI ACT – WORK LOAD IN HIGH COURTS – RESOURCES REQUIRED AT ALL LEVELS • E-JUDICIARY AS A PART OF NATIONAL E-GOVERNANCE ACTION PLAN

13. LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENTS • STANDARDISATION OF FORMATS FOR RECORD KEEPING WITH APPROPRIATE INDEXING AND CATALOGUING FOR RURAL LOCAL BODIES IN THREE TIERS, MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, MUNICIPALITIES AND NAGAR PANCHAYATS WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF CIVIC GROUPS AND LOCAL BODIES • DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL BODIES INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOLLOWING THE NATIONAL MANUAL

14. LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENTS • STANDARDISATION OF FORMATS FOR DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 4 • DIRECTORY OF PIOS, APIOS AND APPELATE OFFICERS TO BE WIDELY DISSEMINATED • TRAINING OF COUNCILLORS, SARPANCHES, ZILA PARISHAD PRESIDENTS ETC IN RIGHT TO INFORMATION • NETWORKING OF LOCAL BODIES WITH INFORMATION COMMISSION

15. LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENTS • AUDIO VISUAL PUBLICITY AT THE GRAMSABHA AND WARD COMMITTEE LEVEL AND MASS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN • GRADING OF LOCAL BODIES WITH RESPECT TO MANDATORY DISCLOSURE