The first five years in the life of most laws is usually a tumultuous period when it moves towards maturity through its application and implementation, and its limits are tested and defined through judicial interpretation. How has the RTI Act fared, where is it now, and what about the future? Danubhai G. Vasava, a poor tribal from Sangroad in Umarpada block of Gujarat’s Surat district, attended a Right to Information (RTI)...
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'Selection of state info chiefs flawed'
Social activist Anna Hazare has said that he strongly opposed the recent selection of the four information commissioners for Maharashtra and that he would urge the governor not to swear them in. Hazare said this to a bunch of RTI activists who had been camping at his village, Ralegan Siddhi, from October 6, seeking his intervention in the selection process. According to Gaurang Vora, one of the activists, Hazare told them...
More »‘Stop using RTI Act for personal problems’ by Ashutosh Shukla
Outgoing state chief information commissioner (CIC) Suresh Joshi holds the privilege of being the first state CIC under the Right to Information Act. He has upped the ante with his retirement, five years down the line. At the time of his exit, Maharashtra holds the distinction of having disposed off the maximum number of appeals in the country — 54,000 as of June, as compared to the Centre’s 50,000, and with fewer...
More »Mazdoor Satyagrah demands accountability panel
The on-going Mazdoor Satyagrah has demanded the setting up of a accountability commission in the state. Activists of the Satyagrah will be writing to chief minister Ashok Gehlot asking him to do this. The demand follows alleged measures by the government to penalise MGNREGA workers and its own employees coming late to offices, alleged activists. "It is a follow-up of an exercise we did on Thursday. Having visited various government offices between...
More »Open to scrutiny by V Venkatesan
A landmark ruling by the Central Information Commission raises hopes that government functioning will become more transparent. ON August 30, a three-member Bench of the Central Information Commission (CIC), New Delhi, gave a ruling that has the potential to bring under public scrutiny crucial aspects of the functioning of the Central and State governments that have remained hidden from the public glare all these years. The Bench, comprising Chief Information...
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