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K. Tripathy, IAS, Chief Secretary and Chief Development Commissioner, Government of Tamil Nadu, visited on 25/05/07 the Odisha Information Commission to discuss the methods and procedures of Odisha Information Commission.&nbsp; Hon&rsquo;ble State Chief Information Commissioner, Shri D. N. Padhi informed him of the set up and methods of working of the State Commission which he greatly appreciated.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><strong class="headblue"><u>Former Indian High Commissioner visits Odisha Information Commission</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont">Smt. Veena Sikri, IFS former Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia and also to Bangladesh visited the Odisha Information Commission on 07/11/2007 to learn about the procedure and modalities of disposal of cases. She met the Hon'ble State Chief Information Commission, Sri D. N. Padhi.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><strong class="headblue"><u>Annual Report for 2005-06 and 2006-07 handed over to the State Government</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont">Sri D.N. Padhi Hon'ble State Chief Information Commissioner, Odisha and Prof. Radhamohan State Information Commissioner,&nbsp; handed over the Annual Reports of Odisha Information Commission for the years 2005-06 (20th November, 2005 - 31st March, 2006) and 2006-07 to His Excellency, the Governor of Odisha at Raj Bhavan on 16/11/2007 at 3 PM. They also handed over the Annual Reports to Hon'ble Chief Minister, Odisha in his Office Chamber in the Secretariat at 6 PM on the same date.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><strong class="headblue"><u>Shri Arvind Kejriwal, Magsaysay Awardee visits Odisha Information Commission</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row"> <p align="justify" class="cont">Sri Arvind Kejriwal, Magsaysay Awardee and RTI Activist visited Odisha Information Commission on 19/11/2007 and 21/11/2007 and met Sri D.N. Padhi, Hon'ble State Chief Information Commissioner, Prof. Radhamohan, State Information Commissioner and other officers of the State Commission on both the days. He was quite impressed by the efforts made by the State Commission in the implementation of the RTI Act, 2005 in the State and its high rate of disposal of cases. Several concurrent issues were discussed.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><strong class="headblue"><u>Prof. Radhamohan, State Information Commissioner, demits office</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont">Prof. Radhamohan demitted office of the State Information Commissioner on 30/01/2008 on attaining the age of 65 years in pursuance of Section 16(2) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. Prof. Radhamohan during his tenure was interalia involved in Information, Education and Communication (IEC) programme for enhancement of awareness about the provisions of RTI Act, 2005.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><strong class="headblue"><u>Availability of Annual Reports</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont">As informed by the Secretary, Odisha Legislative Assembly, Bhubaneswar the Annual Reports for 2005-06 (20/11/05 to 31/03/06) and 2006-07 were placed by the State Government in the State Assembly on 20/03/08. They are now available, on written request to the Secretary, Odisha Information Commission, to the citizens. They are also available on the State Commission website and may be downloaded without any cost.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><strong class="headblue"><u>FAQs published in 8 tribal languages</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont">A booklet in Oriya on Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) was published about a year ago. The same has been translated into 8 tribal languages viz. Desia, Koya, Kuvi, Kui, Munda, Soura, Santali and Sadri with the help of the Director, Academy of Tribal Dialect and Culture, Government of Odisha.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont"><u>Sl. No.</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>Tribal language</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>Inhabited</u></p> <p align="justify"> <span class="cont">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Desia&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Koraput, Nawarangpur, Malkanagiri</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span class="cont">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Koya&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Malkanagiri</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span class="cont">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kuvi&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rayagada</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span class="cont">(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kui&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kandhamal, Kalahandi</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span class="cont">(v)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Munda&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mayurbhanj, Jharsuguda</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span class="cont">(vi)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Soura&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ganjam, Gajapati</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span class="cont">(vii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Santali&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mayurbhanj</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span class="cont">(viii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sadri&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sundargarh, Jharsuguda</span></p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><strong class="headblue"><u>Toll free RTI telephone Helpline</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row"> <p align="justify" class="cont">The toll free RTI telephone Helpline (No. 1800-345-6777) of the State Commission is functioning in the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) Regional Branch, Bhubaneswar w.e.f. 10.11.2006. It is funded by the State Commission.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><strong class="headblue"><u>RTI Shield instituted in Ravenshaw University, Cuttack</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont">The State Commission has instituted "RTI Shield" in Competition for the purpose of popularizing the cause of Right to Information. An amount of Rs. 3 lakh was placed at the disposal of the Registrar, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack for creation of an endowment to meet the expenditure on organisation of Inter University Debate Competition for the "RTI Shield" among the students of the Post graduate faculties of the Universities of the State. The first debate Competition has been held in December, 2007.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><strong class="headblue"><u>Odisha Information Commission shifts to its own accommodation</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th align="left" scope="row"> <p align="justify" class="cont">Odisha Information Commission shifted to its own accommodation in Block B1, Toshali Plaza, Satyanagar, Bhubaneswar-751007 on 14th April 2008 and started functioning from 15th April 2008.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><strong class="headblue"><u>Sri Jagadananda selected new SIC</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row"> <p align="justify" class="cont">The High Power Committee constituted under the chairmanship of Hon'ble Chief Minister, Odisha has selected Sri Jagadananda as a State Information Commissioner on 23/06/08. He will be filling up the assignment vacated by Prof. Radhamohan.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><strong class="headblue"><u>Joint Secretary to Govt. of India in charge of RTI Act visits the Odisha Information Commission</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont">Dr. S. K. Sarkar, Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (DoPT), New Delhi visited the Odisha Information Commission on&nbsp; 27/06/08 alongwith Sri B. C. Jena, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, I &amp; PR Department, Govt. of Odisha. Dr. Sarkar highly appreciated the functioning of the State Commission and termed it as one of the best in the country.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><strong class="headblue"><u>Printing of Oriya FAQs on RTI Act, 2005 in Hindi</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row"> <p align="justify" class="cont">The booklet titled "Frequently Asked Question" (FAQs) printed earlier in Oriya has been got translated to Hindi, by the Odisha Information Commission for benefit of the citizens comfortable with Hindi and residing in Odisha. Relevant to mention that the same Oriya booklet was translated same back into 8 tribal languages.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><strong class="headblue"><u>New State Information Commissioner joins</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row"> <p align="justify" class="cont">Sri Jagadananda, former Member-Secretary, CYSD, Bhubaneswar was sworn in as a State Information Commissioner by His Excellency the Governor of Odisha in a special function held in the Raj Bhavan on 07/08/08 at 12 noon.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><strong class="headblue"><u>Annual Report 2007-08 handed over to the State Government</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont">The Annual Report 2007-08 of Odisha Information Commission prepared under Section&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 25(1) of the RTI Act, 2005 was given to the State Government through the Chief Secretary-cum-Chief Development Commissioner, Odisha on 19/08/2008 for laying in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><strong class="headblue"><u>Annual Report 2007-08 laid in the Odisha Legislative Assembly</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row"> <p align="justify" class="cont">As intimated by the Secretary, Odisha Legislative Assembly, Bhubaneswar, the Annual Report 2007-08 was laid by the State Government in the Odisha Legislative Assembly on 12/12/2008.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="headblue" scope="row"><u>New Registrar Joins Odisha Information Commission </u></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="cont" scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont">Sri Kasinath Panigrahy, OSJS (Retd.) formerly Registrar (Vigilance), Odisha High Court has joined on contract basis in the Odisha Information Commission with effect from March 13, 2009.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="headblue" scope="row"><u>Odisha Information Commission begins Circuit Hearings</u> </th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="cont" scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont">As part of a strategy to reach out to the people of the State and provide expeditious redressal of grievances, the Odisha Information Commission for the first time, has started Circuit hearing at Sambalpur. The two day hearing beginning Friday March 20, 2009 is being held in the Conference Hall of Sambalpur Collectorate under Sri Jagadananda, State Information Commissioner.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="headblue" scope="row"><u>High level World Bank team visits Odisha Information Commission, Bhubaneswar.</u> </th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont">A high level team of the World Bank led by Mr. Ravi Shankar, Senior Economist, called on Sri D. N. Padhi, Hon ble State Chief Information Commissioner, Odisha at 4.00 PM on Friday March 20, 2009 to discuss various strategies for helping them in bringing about more transparency and accountability in projects being undertaken with World Bank funds in Odisha. </p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><u>Central Information Commissioner visits Odisha Information Commission</u> </th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont">Mr. Wajahat Habibullah, Central Information Commissioner, New Delhi made a courtesy call on Shri D. N. Padhi, Hon&rsquo;ble State Chief Information Commissioner, Odisha at 3 P.M. on Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Discussions were held on items of mutual interest relating to implementation of the RTI Act, 2005. Shri Jagadananda, State Information Commissioner was present during the discussions.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>Odisha Information Commission starts hearing on Mondays</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" scope="row" class="cont">(06/04/09)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont">Despite 9 (nine) vacancies, out of a total of 10 (ten) SICs, the Odisha Information Commission has decided to start hearing on Mondays. This is inspite of the inadequacy in the number of SICs and supporting staff. This is a citizen friendly approach regardless of all difficulties.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>Budget for 2009-10 fiscal tentatively Rs. 2 crore</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" scope="row" class="cont">(06/04/09)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont">During the financial year 2008-09 the State Government had made a budget provision of Rs. 3 crore, after detailed scrutiny, for the Odisha Information Commission. During the financial year 2009-10 a tentative budget allocation of Rs. 2 crore has been made by the State Government. The Odisha Information Commission has informed the State Government to restore the budget provision to the level of last year.</p></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>Interactive Workshop on the RTI Act, 2005 organized by RDC, Central Division</u></strong> </th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" scope="row" class="cont">(23/05/09)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont">Hon'ble State Chief Information Commissioner attended the Revenue Divisional Level Interactive Workshop on the RTI Act, 2005 organized by RDC, Central Division, Cuttack in his Conference Room, which was largely attended. Doubts were clarified, provisions of the RTI Act, 2005 and Odisha RTI Rules, 2005 were explained and the role of the APIO, PIO and First Appellate Authority highlighted. </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>Odisha Information Commission starts its first Summer Internship Programme, 2009</u></strong> </th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" scope="row" class="cont">(29/05/09)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row"><p align="justify" class="cont">The Odisha Information Commission has started Summer Internship Programme, 2009 from 29th May, 2009 for one month. The selection was done through the Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies, Bhubaneswar from among students of Law, Management and IT. 7 (seven) Interns have started the one month course of which 5 are girl candidates and 2 boy candidates.</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>RTI Seminar conducted by ICAI, Cuttack Branch</u></strong> </th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" class="cont" scope="row">(24/07/09)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="cont" scope="row"><div align="justify" class="cont">Shri DN Padhi, Hon'ble State Chief Information Commissioner attended a Seminar as Chief Guest on Right to Information Act, Limited Liability Partnership and Value Added Tax. Organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Cuttack (EIRC) at ICAI Bhawan, CDA, Sector 8, Bidanasi, Cuttack. </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>RTI Workshop for securitisation of FAAs/PIOs</u></strong> </th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" class="cont" scope="row">(03/08/09)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="cont" scope="row"><div align="justify" class="cont">Shri DN Padhi, Hon'ble State Chief Information Commissioner attended as Chief Guest, a Workshop on Right to Information Act, 2005, organized by Madhusudan Institute of Cooperative Management, Bhubaneswar at Unit-VIII, Bhubaneswar-751012, Odisha for senior officers, First Appellate Authorities and PIOs of the Co-operation Department and State Co-operative Banks. </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>Board of Secondary Education, Odisha, Cuttack. Notification No. 16224 Conf-I Dt. 08/09/09</u></strong> </th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" class="cont" scope="row">(14/09/09)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="cont" scope="row"><div align="justify" class="cont"><a href="BSEO_Cuttack_Notification_No_16224_dt_08_09_09.pdf" target="_self" class="cont">Scheme for supply of Xerox copy of evaluated answer scripts of different Examinations conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha, Cuttack.</a></div></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>Attendance at the 4th Annual Convention of the Central Information Commission and Consultative Workshop organised by the DoPT, Govt. of India, New Delhi</u></strong> </th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" class="cont" scope="row">(12/10/09)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="cont" scope="row"><div align="justify" class="cont">Shri DN Padhi, Hon'ble State Chief Information Commissioner and Shri Jagadananda, State Information Commissioner attended the 4th Annual Convention of the Central Information Commission on &quot;Strengthening of RTI&quot; held on Octover, 12 and 13, 2009 and the Consultative Workshop on &quot;Issues on RTI&quot; organised on October 14, 2009 by the DoPT, Government of India both at New Delhi. The views of the Odisha Information Commission were greatly appreciated and the functioning cited as exemplary.</div></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>Shri D.N. Padhi, Hon&rsquo;ble SCIC and Shri Jagadananda, SIC and Prof. Radhamohan, ex-SIC, suo-motu submit property statements</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" class="cont" scope="row">(05/11/09)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="cont" scope="row"><div align="justify" class="cont">Odisha Information Commission is the first such Commission in the country where Shri D.N. Padhi, Hon&rsquo;ble State Chief Information Commissioner and Shri Jagadananda, State Information Commissioner and Prof. Radhamohan, &nbsp;&nbsp;ex-State Information Commissioner have sou-motu given the property statements on 30/09/09, 07/10/09 and 30/09/09 respectively.</div></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>Live telecast on Doordarshan&rsquo;s National Network on November 3, 2009 of Shri D.N. Padhi, Hon'ble SCIC, Odisha</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" class="cont" scope="row">(13/11/09)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="cont" scope="row"><div align="justify" class="cont">An interactive programme was attended by Shri D. N. Padhi, Hon&rsquo;ble State Chief Information Commissioner, Odisha, telecast on Doordarshan&rsquo;s National Network, New Delhi on November 3, 2009 in the series &ldquo;Evening Live Show&rdquo;.</div></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>Chief Secretary, Odisha visits Odisha Information Commission</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" class="cont" scope="row">(11/02/10)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="cont" scope="row"><div align="justify" class="cont">Shri Tarun Kanti Mishra, IAS, Chief Secretary and Chief Development Commissioner, Government of Odisha, called on Shri D. N. Padhi, Hon&rsquo;ble State Chief Information Commissioner, Odisha on 11/02/2010 at 4:30 PM. He was greatly impressed with effective functioning of the Odisha Information Commission. </div></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>Annual Report 2008-09 forwarded to the State Government</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" class="cont" scope="row">(11/03/10)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="cont" scope="row"><div align="justify" class="cont">The Annual Report 2008-09 prepared under Section 25 (1) of the RTI Act, 2005 was forwarded to the State Government on 11/03/2010.</div></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>State Government allocates Rs. 3 crore for Odisha Information Commission during fiscal 2010-11</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" class="cont" scope="row">(18/03/10)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="cont" scope="row"><div align="justify" class="cont">Odisha Government has allocated Rs. 3 crore for the Odisha Information Commission during 2010-11 in the Vote on Account Budget passed on 16/03/10 in the Odisha Legislative Assembly. While Rs. 2.95 crore is from the State Plan, Rs. 0.05 crore is under the Centrally Sponsored Plan head.</div></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>Change of nomenclature of Toshali Plaza to Toshali Bhawan</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" class="cont" scope="row">(20/03/10)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="cont" scope="row"><div align="justify" class="cont">State Government have been pleased to order change of the name of the Government building &ldquo;Toshali Plaza&rdquo; located at Satyanagar, Bhubaneswar-751007 to &ldquo;Toshali Bhawan&rdquo; with effect from 20/03/10. This change of name had been suggested by the Odisha Information Commission.</div></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>Odisha Judicial Academy Organises RTI Training Programme</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" class="cont" scope="row">(10/04/10)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="cont" scope="row"><div align="justify" class="cont">Shri D. N. Padhi, Hon&rsquo;ble State Chief Information Commissioner, Odisha inaugurated the RTI Training Programme on Saturday, April 10, 2010 in the Odisha Judicial Academy, Cuttack. It was organized for the First Appellate Authority in District Judiciary. It was conducted by Dr. D. P. Choudhury, Director of the Odisha Judicial Academy.</div></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>World Bank Organises Regional Workshop on &ldquo;Towards More Open and Transparent Governance in South Asia&rdquo;</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" class="cont" scope="row">(30/04/10)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="cont" scope="row"><div align="justify" class="cont">Sponsored by the World Bank and organized by the IIPA, New Delhi a Regional Workshop on &ldquo;Towards more open and transparent governance in South Asia&rdquo; was held from April 27 to 29, 2010 in the IIPA, New Delhi. This was attended by Shri D. N. Padhi, Hon&rsquo;ble State Chief Information Commissioner, Odisha who made a presentation on the initiatives taken and innovations made in implementing the RTI Act, 2005 read with Odisha RTI Rules, 2005 in Odisha. The State Information Commissioner, Shri Jagadananda also attended and chaired the &ldquo;Working Group for India&rdquo;</div></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>GRAMSAT Interactive Training Programme on Role of APIOs, PIOs and the First Appellate Authorities held on May 01, 2010</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" class="cont" scope="row">(01/05/10)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="cont" scope="row"><div align="justify" class="cont">The Odisha Information Commission in collaboration with the Odisha Space Application Centre, Bhubaneswar (ORSAC) organized an Interactive Training Programme over GRAMSAT from 10.30 AM to 1.30 PM on Saturday, May 01, 2010, which was chaired by Shir D.N. Padhi, Hon&rsquo;ble State Chief Information Commissioner, Odisha. Majority of the districts participated in the programme with intense enthusiasm by the officers of the Public Authorities. This was also attended by Shri K.N. Sahoo, Commissioner-cum-Secretary and Shri Sarat Kumar Mishra, Registrar, both of the State Commission. The anchor was Shri Bibhu Das.</div></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" scope="row" class="headblue"><strong><u>Shri Pramod Kumar Mohanty, IAS (Retd.) takes over as State Information Commissioner</u></strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="right" class="cont" scope="row">(07/05/10)</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="30" align="left" class="cont" scope="row"><div align="justify" class="cont">His Excellency the Governor of Odisha administered the oath of office to Shri Pramod Kumar Mohanty, IAS (Retd.) at a special function held today at 1.20 P.M in the Raj Bhawan, Bhubaneswar. 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