Nomination of Public Information Officers and Appellate Authorities in CMDA
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority office order dated 30 September 2022, for which the source does not display a distinct order number, partially modifies Office Order No. 3/2019 dated 29 January 2019 by assigning Public Information Officers and appellate authorities for its units and divisions. Issued by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority based on Tamil Nadu Information Commission orders, it takes immediate effect and changes Right to Information administration, not land ownership or planning requirements.
What the document governs
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority office order dated 30 September 2022 assigns designated officers to receive and answer petitions under the Right to Information Act, 2005. It partially modifies Office Order No. 3/2019 dated 29 January 2019 following orders of the Tamil Nadu Information Commission.
The document is relevant to anyone seeking information from a Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority unit, including information relating to area plans, regularisation, master plans, enforcement, construction, roads or finance. It does not state any change to land ownership, development rights, planning standards or regularisation requirements.
Officer assignments
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority office order identifies Public Information Officer and appellate authority designations for 13 units:
- Administration Division: PM, Bills (Main), with AO as appellate authority.
- Area Plans Unit: AP and DP designations covering B-Channel, MSB, IT, layout and reclamation functions, with SP shown as appellate authority.
- Regularization Unit: DP designations covering regularisation functions, MSB and layout, with CP and SP listed as appellate authorities across the entries.
- Master Plan Unit: DP (DDP/LAP) and DP (Recl), with SP as appellate authority.
- Area Development Unit: SEO (i/c) (Allotment), DP (Spl.Proj), SEO (i/c) (K) and PM (ADU), with CP shown as appellate authority.
- Road Division, Rail Division and ORR Division: AP, with SP as appellate authority.
- Enforcement Cell: DP designations for C-I, C-II, N-I, N-II, S-I and S-II, with SP as appellate authority.
- Construction Wing: EE designations for Divisions I, II and III, with S.E as appellate authority.
- Finance and Accounts: CAO (i/c), with DFA as appellate authority.
- Legal Division: LO (i/c), with SLO as appellate authority.
- PRO Division: DP (e-Governance and PRO (i/c)), with AO as appellate authority.
Handling an RTI petition
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority office order limits the Grievance Cell to registering RTI petitions and sending them to the appropriate Public Information Officer. The responsible officer must create and maintain the file, send the reply to the petitioner by RPAD, and mark a copy to the Grievance Cell.
If another division holds the requested information, the responsible Public Information Officer must transfer the petition to that division and inform the Grievance Cell. Other conditions and instructions identified in references 5 through 10 remain unchanged and must be followed.
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Common questions
Does this document change my land approval or regularisation rights?
No such change is stated. The document deals with Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority officers responsible for Right to Information petitions and appeals.
Who sends the reply to my RTI petition?
The Public Information Officer for the concerned division must create the file and send the reply by RPAD, with a copy marked to the Grievance Cell.
What happens if I send an RTI petition concerning another CMDA division?
The concerned Public Information Officer must transfer the petition to the division holding the information and inform the Grievance Cell.
Can I expect the Grievance Cell itself to answer my RTI petition?
The document says the Grievance Cell only registers the petition and sends it to the concerned Public Information Officer. The concerned division is responsible for the file and reply.
