With a view to encourage its officers and staff, including Group D employees, to get acquainted with the provisions of the Right to Information Act (2005), the Aam Aadmi Party government has decided to hold a comprehensive test on the matter in November this year in the national capital. All officers working with the Delhi government, its sub-ordinate offices or undertakings and local bodies can participate in the test.
The test will be confined to the provisions of the RTI Act and will contain 100 objective or subjective questions.
The test will be of one-and-a-half hour duration. There will be separate papers for each category — one for LDC and Group D and their equivalent, second for UDCs, Assistants and their equivalent and the third for superintendents and their equivalent and above.
Each incumbent who secures 50 per cent and above marks would be given a certificate and cash award on the basis of his or her performance. Those who will secure 80 per cent or above will be paid a cash incentive of Rs 1,500, ones who secure 70 per cent to 79 per cent will be paid Rs 1,000, those getting between 60 per cent and 69 per cent marks will be given a reward of Rs 800 and ones securing 50 per cent to 59 per cent will be paid Rs 600.
In addition to the cash prizes, those who will secure the first three positions by getting 80 per cent and above marks in their respective categories will be paid additional cash incentives. The toppers will be paid an additional cash prize of Rs 1,500. Those securing second position will be rewarded Rs 1,000 and the ones who get third position will be paid an additional amount of Rs 500.
All that one is required to do to participate in the test is to submit a one-page application giving details about his or her designation and department. The applications have to be submitted latest by September 30.
The information related to the test has already been conveyed to all the principal secretaries, secretaries, HODs, district and sessions judges, all MDs and chairpersons of local bodies, commissioners of municipal bodies, police commissioner and chairpersons of NDMC and DJB.
