RTI-based Monitoring of Performance of ShashiPrava Bindhani , Former State Information Commissioner ( From June 2015 to June 2020).
· Ms. Bindhani has devoted only 13 days in a month for hearing of the case.
· Only 26% of cases disposed out of total no. of cases fixed for hearing by Ms. Bindhani.
· Only 58 cases disposed by her per month ( 4 cases per day).
· Ms. Bindhani has received Rs. 3800/- per disposing a single case
· Cost for disposal of a single case is Rs. 3800.00 taken by Ms. Bindhani
Cost per day of hearing of the case is Rs. 15,000 taken by Ms. Bindhani.
· Ms. Bindhani has imposed penalty only in 10 no. of cases out of 3499 cases disposed.
· Percentage of imposition of penalty in total disposed cases is less than 0.0005.
Dear friends
As part of our
campaign to monitor activities
of public authorities as empowered
under RTI Act , Sri Maheswar Mohanty of Mayurbhanj district
has filed RTI Application in
the office of Odisha Information Commission seeking
information about performance of
Sashiprava Bindhani who completed her 5
yars tenure as Information Commissioner in June,2020. On 15.10.20, the PIO
supplied the following information.
1.
Year-wise
Salary and allowances received by Shashiprava Bindhani former State Information Commissioner
|
Year |
Amount ( In Rs.) |
|
2015 (From June 2015) |
11,28,897.00 |
|
2016 |
21,50,900.00 |
|
2017 |
22,27,200.00 |
|
2018 |
31,80,240.00 |
|
2019 |
30,42,000.00 |
|
2020 ( upto June) |
16,07,875.00 |
|
Total |
1,33,37,112.00 |
2.
No. of Complaint and Second Appeal caes heard and
disposed by Ms. Shashiprava Bindhani,
SIC
|
Year |
Total no. of days devoted for hearing |
Total no. of Complaint and SA cases heard |
Total no. of Complaint and SA cases disposed of |
Remarks |
|
2015 ( June to Dec.) |
87 |
911 |
125 |
She joined in Commission from June 2015. |
|
2016 |
166 |
2298 |
420 |
|
|
2017 |
189 |
3311 |
818 |
|
|
2018 |
185 |
3156 |
918 |
|
|
2019 |
188 |
3494 |
798 |
|
|
2020(Upto to June) |
46 |
913 |
420 |
|
|
Within
five years |
861 |
13,172 |
3499 |
|
3. As per the section 20(1) of the RTI Act, the Commission is empowered to impose penalty on erring PIOs. But Ms. Bindhani has imposed penalty on PIOs only in 10 cases out of 3499 disposed cases within 5 years.
4. As per the section 20(2) of the RTI Act, the Commission is empowered to recommend disciplinary proceedings against the PIOs who repeatedly violates RTI Act. But astonishingly, Ms. Sashiprava Bindhani has not recommended disciplinary proceedings against erring PIOs.
5. As per section 19(8)(b) of the RTI Act, the Commission can award compensation to the appellant/ complainant for loss suffered due to denial of information by the PIO. But Ms. Bindhani has not awarded a single pie compensation to any aggrieved citizen.
Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482
Date-23.1.21
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