CIC Decision-GIC employee (Appellant) / DFS (PA)

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Appeal: No. CIC/DS/A/2013/000612/MP
Appellant : Shri Shekhar P.
Kannao, Washim
Public Authority : DFS, New Delhi
Date of Hearing : 24 February 2014
Date of Decision : 24 February 2014
Facts:1.
The appellant, Shri Shekhar P. Kannao, has submitted RTI
application dated 19 October 2012, before the Central Public
Information Officer (CPIO), Ministry of Finance, New Delhi;
seeking information relating to the action taken report on his
earlier letter dated 5 July 2012 sent to Finance Minister,
Government of India.
2. Vide order dated 9 November 2012, CPIO informed the
appellant that the letter dated 5.7.2012 had been received by
the D/o Financial Services on 8 August 2012 and they had sent
to that letter to New India Assurance Co. Ltd. for taking
appropriate action. Not satisfied by the CPIO’s reply, the
appellant preferred appeal dated 5 December 2012, to the First
Appellate Authority (FAA). Vide order dated 3 January 2013,
the FAA upheld the CPIO’s decision.
3. Being aggrieved and not satisfied by the above response
of the public authority, the appellant preferred second appeal
before the Commission.
4. The matter was heard today. The appellant, Shri SP
Kannao, was present at the hearing in person. The respondents,
Shri S.K. Mohanty, CPIO and Shri Lalit Jha were present in
person.
5. The appellant submitted that he is seeking information
regarding Ex Gratia payment, fixed personnel allowance and
Terminal Benefits which had not been paid to him. The
appellant submitted that he had taken ‘VRS’ but was called for
and taken on duty again by the public authority and,
therefore, should get all benefits.
6. The respondents submitted that the companies are board
run companies and the role of the Ministry of Finance is only
as regards the policy making for the Finance/Insurance sector
of the country and they do not interfere with the
service/administrative matters of the Insurance Companies. The
Ministry would interfere only when the policy is being flouted
by the insurance company. It was further submitted that the
appellant’s letter has been forwarded to the New India
Assurance Company Limited and the same has been informed to
the appellant.
Decision Notice
7. The Commission upholds the CPIO’s decision as the
information on action taken on the appellant’s request, as
held by them has been provided to the RTI applicant. The
grievance matters of the appellant may be taken at the
suitable forum. The appeal is dismissed and the case is
closed.
(Manjula Prasher)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy:
(T. K. Mohapatra)
Dy. Secretary & Dy. Registrar
Tel. No. 01126105027
Copy to:Central
Public Information
Office,
DFS, Jeevan Deep Building, 2nd
Floor,
10, Sansad Marg, Insurance
Division,
New Delhi
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