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Decision No. CIC/OK/A/2008/01228/SG/0935
Appeal No. CIC/OK/A/2008/01228
Relevant facts emerging from the Appeal:
Appellant : Mr. Jyoti Prasad Chakrabarti
206/1, Block-B,
Bangur Avenue,
Kolkata
Respondent 1. : Dr. Nirendra Dev
Public Information Officer
All India Council for Teacher Education,
7th Floor Chander Lal Building,
Janpath, New Delhi – 110001
RTI filed on : 16/06/2008
CPIO’s Reply : 29/07/2008
First Appeal filed on : 23/07/2008
First Appellate Authority order : Not mentioned
Second Appeal filed on : 21/08/2008
Information Sought: The appellant had sought information in relation to Post Diploma Medical
Electronics(PDME) course of Central Calcutta Polytechnic(CCP) at Kolkata, under West Bengal State
Council of Technical Education and Dept. of Technical Education & Training (DTE & T) of Govt. of
West Bengal.
Sl. Information Sought PIO’s Reply
1. Copies of documents submitted by PDME course at Central Calcutta polytechnic, Kolkata
WBSCTE/DTE&T with was approved by AICTE during the year 1994-95 as per
application/request for records available at ERO or AICTE, Kolkata. During
accreditation/recognition/approval of those day, either the Institution or Director of Technical
PDME course of CCP-specially those Education (Diploma matter) of Concerned State used to
documents, which were required to be sent the proposal of Govt. Institution for additional
submitted as per AICTE norms and Courses /increase in intake. Since, the case is old and
regulations for approval of new related to year1994-95, the copy of the application
course. submitted by the institution/DTET is not available at
this stage and such old documents on which the decision
is already completed are also not kept due to shortage of
space and document keeping policy.
2. Names of the facilities appointed for At present all Diploma matters are being processed
teaching and training of PDME under decentralized system through State Level
course of CCP since its beginning till Committee where Secretary dealing with Technical
date, along with their educational Education (Diploma) of the concerned State is the
qualification and background member secretary. There is no system of keeping the
experiences, if any. Please give a names of faculties alongwith their education
year-wise break up to the list of qualification, background etc. at Regional Office of
faculties since beginning till date. AICTE, Kolkata for every Diploma Institution, at
present, due to decentralized system.
3. Please specify whether AICTE Under decentralized system, all Visits are carried out by
conducted any inspection of CCP for the DTET of the Concerned State, as and when required,
evaluation of various aspects of not by ERO of AICTE, Kolkata. The details regarding
PDME course of the said Polytechnic. the information of inspection etc. may, therefore, be
If yes, please (a)enumerate the dates obtained from the DTET of Concerned State.
of inspection (b)details about the
members of the inspection teams and
(c)supply inspection reports submitted
by those teams.
First Appellate Authority Ordered:
Not mentioned.
Relevant facts emerging during hearing:
The following were present.
Appellant: Absent
Respondent: Dr. Nirendra Dev PIO
The answer to query 1 is not proper. If the record has been destroyed, the PIO must provide a
copy of the destruction of records. If the records are lost, the Public authority will file a Police
complaint and send a copy to the appellant. As for query 3, the PIO is directed to obtain the
information and send it to the appellant.
Decision:
The Appeal is allowed.
The PIO will send the information described above to the appellant before 30 January 2009.
This decision is announced in open chamber.
Notice of this decision be given free of cost to the parties.
Shailesh Gandhi
Information Commissioner
9 January, 2009
(In any case correspondence on this decision, mention the complete decision number.)