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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | PMO Asked to Explain How Divulging Demonetisation Info Will 'Affect Economic Interests' of India -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar

PMO Asked to Explain How Divulging Demonetisation Info Will 'Affect Economic Interests' of India -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar

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published Published on Feb 28, 2018   modified Modified on Feb 28, 2018
-TheWire.in

Three related pleas before the Central Information Commission throw up numerous facts on demonetisation, including how Ambedkar’s photo was proposed to be printed on new notes.

New Delhi:
With the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) being reticent about the events around demonetisation that was announced late on November 8, 2016 and refusing to part with information about it in response to a query filed under the Right to Information Act, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked it to explain how disclosure of some information would “prejudicially affect the economic interests” of the country, as claimed by it.

Ina recent order, chief information commissioner R.K. Mathur said “this commission is of the opinion that the respondent should elaborate their reasoning with regard to impact on the economic interest of the country as claimed by them u/Section 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act.”

The query had been filed by R.L. Kain on November 15, 2016 – exactly a week after demonetisation took place – and he had sought information regarding the approval granted for recording of the prime minister’s speech which was telecast by Doordarshan Kendra on November 8, in which he had spoken about demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. The appellant had also sought a copy of the recorded (unedited) speech made by the prime minister.

Not satisfied with the response he got from the centralpublic information officer (CPIO) on December 21, 2016 and the first appellate authority, Kain had moved the CIC on April 13 seeking the information.

In a hearing before the commission, Kain said the PMO should provide him a certified copy of the approval accorded by the prime minister on the file relating to demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes and a copy of the approval granted for revision of the existing list of the denomination of notes under Section 24 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 for introduction of the new series of Rs2,000 notes.

In his petition, he also alleged that these new Rs 2,000 banknotes were flashed by some persons prior to demonetisation and, therefore, an enquiry should be conducted by the RBI in this matter.

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TheWire.in, 27 February, 2018, https://thewire.in/228135/pmo-says-disclosure-demonetisation-information-will-affect-the-economic-interests-of-india/?utm_source=fbpage


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