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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | ‘Disclosure of minister’s assets is PMO’s call’

‘Disclosure of minister’s assets is PMO’s call’

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published Published on Aug 10, 2010   modified Modified on Aug 10, 2010

The executive on Monday lost another excuse to prevent disclosure of ministers' assets after the Lok Sabha Secretariat rejected a request from the Prime Minister's Office seeking the legislature's permission.

The LS secretariat declined the request saying the RTI Act does not have any provision for giving such "clearances''. This means the PMO has to take a call on whether details of ministers' wealth should be disclosed or not.

Incidentally, the reference to the LS secretariat came on the directions of the Central Information Commission.

Chief information commissioner Wajahat Habibullah had in an order said, "PMO will refer the application with respect to those ministers who are members of the Lok Sabha to Speaker Meira Kumar and those who are members of the Rajya Sabha to Chairman Hamid Ansari for permission to disclose the information, on receipt of which the information will be provided.'' His order came on a RTI application filed by S C Agrawal.

The secretariat asked the PMO to take a call under relevant sections of the RTI Act and the "spirit underlying" the order of the CIC but maintained the House is providing these details about ministers in their capacity as MPs.

Responding to PMO's request, the LS secretariat said, "The RTI Act does not anywhere provide for giving clearance by one public authority to another public authority for providing information being maintained by that public authority to an applicant by the RTI Act. Under the circumstances, it is felt that the instant reference is not required to be placed before Speaker Lok Sabha.''

The members of the House have to declare their assets and liabilities within 90 days of taking oath as MPs under Rule 3 of the Members of the Lok Sabha (Declaration of Assets and Liabilities Rules, 2004), it said.

"On request for information regarding assets and liabilities regarding ministers being maintained by the PMO, they may take a considered view of the application keeping in view the provisions if any, pertaining to confidentiality of information furnished by the ministers to the PMO, provisions of the section 22 of the RTI Act and the spirit underlying the CIC decision,'' it said.


The Times of India, 10 August, 2010, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Disclosure-of-ministers-assets-is-PMOs-call/articleshow/6283651.cms


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