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While hailing RTI&#039;s extensive use and underlining his government&#039;s intent to strengthen the law, the PM said there was a need to strike a fine balance between the need for information and vexatious demands that did not have a bearing on public interest. He cautioned that making a point of view public in an &amp;quot;isolated manner&amp;quot; may present a distorted picture of how a decision was arrived at. &amp;quot;RTI should not affect deliberative processes in the government,&amp;quot; Singh said, addressing information commissioners.&lt;br /&gt;
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Outlining a broad governance agenda put on the front burner after Gandhian Anna Hazare&#039;s Lokpal movement shook the government twice this year, the PM said a whistleblowers law would soon strengthen RTI while the Centre pursues legal, executive and technological initiatives to curb corruption. The PM&#039;s viewpoint on RTI sometimes negatively impacting decision-making was contested by activists, with Arvind Kejriwal saying, &amp;quot;I don&#039;t agree with the PM&#039;s views.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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RTI is a historic legislation and if it is leading to inefficiency in the government, the evidence must be made public.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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National Campaign for People&#039;s Right to Information&#039;s Shekhar Singh said, &amp;quot;Unfortunately, the PM does not seem to see RTI as a priority. The government is demoralising people and creating confusion. It is unfortunate that such a statement was made in this fora.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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In recent weeks, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has questioned the wisdom of 2G documents being released by the Prime Minister&#039;s Office despite the case being &amp;quot;sub judice&amp;quot;. He was referring to a background paper put together by his ministry that controversially suggested home minister P Chidambaram-as finance minister in UPA-1-could have insisted on scrapping 2G licences granted by jailed ex-telecom minister A Raja.&lt;br /&gt;
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While hailing RTI&#039;s extensive use and underlining his government&#039;s intent to strengthen the law, the PM said there was a need to strike a fine balance between the need for information and vexatious demands that did not have a bearing on public interest. He cautioned that making a point of view public in an &amp;quot;isolated manner&amp;quot; may present a distorted picture of how a decision was arrived at. &amp;quot;RTI should not affect deliberative processes in the government,&amp;quot; Singh said, addressing information commissioners.&lt;br /&gt;
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Outlining a broad governance agenda put on the front burner after Gandhian Anna Hazare&#039;s Lokpal movement shook the government twice this year, the PM said a whistleblowers law would soon strengthen RTI while the Centre pursues legal, executive and technological initiatives to curb corruption. The PM&#039;s viewpoint on RTI sometimes negatively impacting decision-making was contested by activists, with Arvind Kejriwal saying, &amp;quot;I don&#039;t agree with the PM&#039;s views.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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National Campaign for People&#039;s Right to Information&#039;s Shekhar Singh said, &amp;quot;Unfortunately, the PM does not seem to see RTI as a priority. The government is demoralising people and creating confusion. It is unfortunate that such a statement was made in this fora.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Calls to calibrate RTI have grown with corporate affairs minister M Veerappa Moily expressing the view that the law was being misused to stir &amp;quot;political mischief&amp;quot;, while law minister Salman Khurshid said judges too were concerned about the law&#039;s excesses.&lt;br /&gt;
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A decline in the rejection rate of information requests was an indicator of the law&#039;s success, the PM said, although the number of appeals and complaints before the information commission have grown. He also said that increasing computerization of records will soon allow RTI applicants to track their requests at various stages of progress. &lt;br /&gt;
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday endorsed the concerns of his ministerial colleagues over Right To Information (RTI), saying the transparency enabler should not adversely affect deliberations in the government and deter honest officials from expressing their views on file.<br />
<br />
While hailing RTI's extensive use and underlining his government's intent to strengthen the law, the PM said there was a need to strike a fine balance between the need for information and vexatious demands that did not have a bearing on public interest. He cautioned that making a point of view public in an &quot;isolated manner&quot; may present a distorted picture of how a decision was arrived at. &quot;RTI should not affect deliberative processes in the government,&quot; Singh said, addressing information commissioners.<br />
<br />
Outlining a broad governance agenda put on the front burner after Gandhian Anna Hazare's Lokpal movement shook the government twice this year, the PM said a whistleblowers law would soon strengthen RTI while the Centre pursues legal, executive and technological initiatives to curb corruption. The PM's viewpoint on RTI sometimes negatively impacting decision-making was contested by activists, with Arvind Kejriwal saying, &quot;I don't agree with the PM's views.&quot;<br />
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RTI is a historic legislation and if it is leading to inefficiency in the government, the evidence must be made public.&quot;<br />
<br />
National Campaign for People's Right to Information's Shekhar Singh said, &quot;Unfortunately, the PM does not seem to see RTI as a priority. The government is demoralising people and creating confusion. It is unfortunate that such a statement was made in this fora.&quot;<br />
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While hailing RTI's extensive use and underlining his government's intent to strengthen the law, the PM said there was a need to strike a fine balance between the need for information and vexatious demands that did not have a bearing on public interest. He cautioned that making a point of view public in an &quot;isolated manner&quot; may present a distorted picture of how a decision was arrived at. &quot;RTI should not affect deliberative processes in the government,&quot; Singh said, addressing information commissioners.<br />
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Outlining a broad governance agenda put on the front burner after Gandhian Anna Hazare's Lokpal movement shook the government twice this year, the PM said a whistleblowers law would soon strengthen RTI while the Centre pursues legal, executive and technological initiatives to curb corruption. The PM's viewpoint on RTI sometimes negatively impacting decision-making was contested by activists, with Arvind Kejriwal saying, &quot;I don't agree with the PM's views.&quot;<br />
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RTI is a historic legislation and if it is leading to inefficiency in the government, the evidence must be made public.&quot;<br />
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National Campaign for People's Right to Information's Shekhar Singh said, &quot;Unfortunately, the PM does not seem to see RTI as a priority. The government is demoralising people and creating confusion. It is unfortunate that such a statement was made in this fora.&quot;<br />
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RTI should not affect govt work, says PM

-The Times of India   Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday endorsed the concerns of his ministerial colleagues over Right To Information (RTI), saying the transparency enabler should not adversely affect deliberations in the government and deter honest officials from expressing their views on file. While hailing RTI's extensive use and underlining his government's intent to strengthen the law, the PM said there was a need to strike a fine balance between the need for information and vexatious demands that did not have a bearing on public interest. He cautioned that making a point of view public in an "isolated manner" may present a distorted picture of how a decision was arrived at. "RTI should not affect deliberative processes in the government," Singh said, addressing information commissioners. Outlining a broad governance agenda put on the front burner after Gandhian Anna Hazare's Lokpal movement shook the government twice this year, the PM said a whistleblowers law would soon strengthen RTI while the Centre pursues legal, executive and technological initiatives to curb corruption. The PM's viewpoint on RTI sometimes negatively impacting decision-making was contested by activists, with Arvind Kejriwal saying, "I don't agree with the PM's views." RTI is a historic legislation and if it is leading to inefficiency in the government, the evidence must be made public." National Campaign for People's Right to Information's Shekhar Singh said, "Unfortunately, the PM does not seem to see RTI as a priority. The government is demoralising people and creating confusion. It is unfortunate that such a statement was made in this fora." In recent weeks, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has questioned the wisdom of 2G documents being released by the Prime Minister's Office despite the case being "sub judice". He was referring to a background paper put together by his ministry that controversially suggested home minister P Chidambaram-as finance minister in UPA-1-could have insisted on scrapping 2G licences granted by jailed ex-telecom minister A Raja. Calls to calibrate RTI have grown with corporate affairs minister M Veerappa Moily expressing the view that the law was being misused to stir "political mischief", while law minister Salman Khurshid said judges too were concerned about the law's excesses. The rethink about the law's scope is a significant shift in the government's attitude after tom-tomming RTI as a UPA success story. In all major corruption scandals that have singed the government over the past 18 months-2G, Commonwealth Games and Adarsh-RTI has been a powerful tool for activists and the media. Singh dealt at length with misgivings that have surfaced in the government, saying, "We must also take a critical look at whether limited time and resources available with public authorities were being used to deal with information requests. On their part, such authorities could voluntarily put out more information to preempt requests." The PM agreed that there was a need to examine the exemption clauses of the RTI law and privacy issues. He pointed to private entities being required to provide information under increasing number of public-private partnerships being executed. A decline in the rejection rate of information requests was an indicator of the law's success, the PM said, although the number of appeals and complaints before the information commission have grown. He also said that increasing computerization of records will soon allow RTI applicants to track their requests at various stages of progress.