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CIC delayed is spirit of RTI denied -Shyamlal Yadav

-The Indian Express Files already piled up on the Chief Information Commissioner’s desk could take up to 2020 to clear. Delay in appointing the CIC hurts the objectives of both the RTI Act and the PM’s pledge of good Governance. The RTI Act, 2005 provided for a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions to deal with appeals and complaints against public authorities. Section 12 of the RTI Act states, “The Central...

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Pronab Sen, Chairman of National Statistical Commission (NSC), interviewed by Indivjal Dhasmana on the new gross domestic product (GDP) data series

-Business Standard As critics find fault in the new gross domestic product (GDP) data, National Statistical Commission (NSC) Chairman Pronab Sen, heading a committee to review the methodology of the new series, tells Indivjal Dhasmana much of the criticism is due to the lack of information about the methodology and sourcing of the new data. Edited excerpts:   NSC has appointed a committee under you to review the new GDP data. Has it...

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Revamping public procurement -Mukul G Asher, Tarun Sharma & Shahana Sheikh

-The Hindu A properly designed and implemented procurement law is long overdue. It can improve financial management, and bring large financial and Governance benefits Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s 2015-16 budget speech signalled the government’s commitment to formally legalise India’s public procurement system as a part of its continuing reforms in public financial management. Following this, the Ministry of Finance is seeking suggestions to refine the Public Procurement Bill of 2012, introduced by...

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Land ordinance: Supreme Court wants Centre’s reply in 4 weeks -Dhananjay Mahapatra

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response in four weeks to a PIL challenging the validity of the land acquisition ordinance but hoped that the Narendra Modi government would revert to legislative process soon and render the PIL "infructuous". Three Delhi-based NGOs — Delhi Grameen Samaj, Gram Sewa Samiti and Chogama Vikas Avam Kalyan Samiti — and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) have challenged the...

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Land grab in the name of development -Prasanna Mohanty

-The Hindu Business Line   Land holders deserve a just, dignified deal. The 2013 came close to that; now, we are turning the clock back It isn't really surprising that the public debate over the land acquisition law has been reduced to a simplistic narrative of whether farmers have become the stumbling blocks to India's growth story by refusing to part with their land. In the past, debates over big dams and nuclear...

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