-The Times of India The National Advisory Council (NAC) on Friday approved mandatory public consultation on new laws and rules before they are brought to Parliament. This will for the first time provide an institutional structure for civil society representatives to express their views. The "pre-legislative process'' was brought in the wake of increasing dissatisfaction over legislations piloted by the government, especially the Lokpal Bill. The move was initiated by NAC...
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RTI activists seek more teeth to whistleblower law
-The Times of India With over 16 activists killed and thousands under attack or threatened, RTI activists have demanded a stronger whistleblower law, including provisions for accountability and compensation for victims. The Whistleblowers Protection Bill is likely to come up in Parliament in the budget session starting next week. But activists feel that the Bill in its present form is not strong enough to prevent deaths. National Campaign for People's Right to...
More »Approve Whistleblowers Protection Bill in the budget session: ncpri-Anuja
-Live Mint The ncpri has also suggested a list of amendments to the Bill, including a clearer definition of victimization The activist group National Campaign for People's Right to Information (ncpri) has demanded that the Whistleblowers Protection Bill, 2011, be discussed and approved by Parliament in the budget session that resumes on Monday. The ncpri has also suggested a list of amendments to the Bill, including a clearer definition of victimization, protection...
More »Governance 2.0 -Smita Gupta
-The Hindu There is no Lokpal yet, but the Centre’s Grievance Redressal Bill promises to cut through bureaucracy and corruption that plague government services. The citizen is hoping for a repeat of the RTI Act story. A year after the UPA came to power in 2004, it brought the Right to Information Act, ushering in a revolution: citizens, for the first time, could access information under the control of public authorities, whether...
More »Anjali Bhardwaj, National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (ncpri) interviewed by Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu For Anjali Bhardwaj and her colleagues at the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (ncpri), the Cabinet nod to The Right of Citizens for Time-Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of their Grievances Bill marks a significant milestone in their fight for more transparent and accountable governance. The ncpri co-convenor speaks to Priscilla Jebaraj. * What do you think is most significant about this Bill? Are there...
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