Complainant had a grievance regarding non-payment of the fellowship amount to him for a certain period - He was informed that the payment for the period Jan to July 2020 was credited to his account - CIC: Provide information for the month of Dec 2019
13 Dec, 2022Information Sought
The complainant has sought the following information related to Jr. Research Fellowship (JRF):
1. Provide the status with regard to payment of the bills for the fellowship for the period from Dec 2019 to July 2020, for the EMR file No.09/1020(0202)/2020/EMR-1.
2. Provide reasons of delaying the processing of the said bills.
Grounds for filing Complaint
The CPIO did not provide the desired information.
Submissions made by Complainant and Respondent during Hearing:
The complainant in his complaint to the Commission had stated that he had not received a reply on time and the reasons for the delay was stated to be the Covid situation. The FAA had directed that a reply be given, but he informed that he had not received his Fellowship amount for the period Dec 2019-July 2020.
The CPIO reiterated the details of the fellowship payment as stated in the letter dated 25.09.2021 sent by the CPIO.
Observations:
From a perusal of the record, it appears that the complainant was nursing a grievance regarding non payment of the fellowship amount to him for the period mentioned in the application. Vide the letter of the CPIO dated 25.09.2021 he was informed that the fellowship payment for the period January 2020 to July 2020 was credited to his account on 24.09.2021. This is only a part reply as nothing has been stated about the month of Dec 2019. The CPIO stated that he is unable to clarify regarding payment for this month of Dec. 2019 but will have the records checked again and provide the status of this payment to the complainant.
The CPIO shall provide the same as stated by him after checking the records.
Decision:
The sought for information for the month of Dec. 2019 shall be provided as volunteered by the CPIO.
The complaint is disposed of accordingly
Vanaja N. Sarna
Information Commissioner
Citation: Shashank Kumar v. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), File No. CIC/CHRDG/C/2021/636754, Date of Decision: 02/11/2022