Empirical Field Visit on RTI Applications and Administrative Efficiency

14-10-2026

As part of their empirical coursework on the Right to Information subject, Semester III BBA LL.B. (Hons.) student researchers Swaraj Roy, Anubhab Roy, Rajdeep Mukherjee, and Rudra Sarkar from the Indian Institute of Legal Studies, Siliguri, conducted an empirical field visit to the Office of the District Controller of Food and Supplies located at K.C. Dey Road, Janta Nagar, Siliguri, West Bengal. Under the topic tittle: “The Role of RTI Applications on the Workload and Efficiency of the District Controller of Food and Supplies Office, Siliguri”

This survey was under academic guidance of Ms. Lakpa Doma Rumba (Assistant Professor of Law), the study conducted an on-site operational analysis to evaluate public information processing mechanisms and institutional workload distribution. Through direct interactions with key nodal officers—including Mr. Tarun Kumar Mandal (District Controller of Food and Supplies / SPIO) and the Sub-District Controller of Food and Supplies—the research team examined the practical challenges of administrative compliance, effectively bridging classroom legal theory with the real-world mechanics of transparent public governance.