-Ahmedabad Mirror The Supreme Court on last Friday had issued notice to Gujarat government on a plea by an NGO seeking compensation to families of over 600 debt-ridden farmers who had allegedly committed suicide in the state from 2003 to 2012. However, information sought under the Right To Information Act by Mirror regarding the same from the Union Ministry of Agriculture revealed that between 2009 and 2013, no farmer had committed...
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Supreme Court issues notice to Gujarat govt on farmers suicide case
-The Indian Express Gandhinagar: Acting on a petition that, among other prayers, seeks compensation of Rs 5 lakhs for the families of 692 farmers who reportedly committed suicide in Gujarat between January 2003 and October 2012, a bench of Supreme Court issued notice to Gujarat Government directing it to file reply in four weeks. The petitioner group has been identified as Citizens Resource & Action Initiative (CRANTI). It had earlier,...
More »Narendra Modi government takes rti to another level: All replies to be put online -Aman Sharma
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: It had been expected to dilute the UPA government's showpiece Right to Information (rti) Act that had become a scourge of sorts for its ministers and bureaucrats and was even blamed by some as a contributing factor for the policy paralysis during its reign. But the Narendra Modi-led BJP government has done the reverse and taken rti to quite another level. Starting next month, all replies...
More »State has delivered double blow to rti, say angry activists -Yogesh Naik & Rajendra B Aklekar
-Mumbai Mirror Second punch: Govt issues circular telling officials to hold back any files that they think are not in public interest. Outraged Right to Information (rti) activists have railed at two government notifications, issued in the last two weeks, which they say seek to dilute the efficacy of the rti Act. Some advocates of transparency and the regime of accountability have termed the orders "illegal" and have written letters of protest...
More »Dump rti pleas not in public interest, Maharashtra government tells departments -Samrat Phadnis
-The Times of India KOLHAPUR (Maharashtra): The state general administration department has issued a notice asking all government sections not to entertain applications under the Right to Information (rti) Act if they do not constitute "public interest". The order, coming from an administration under President's Rule, seeks to prevent use of the information to settle personal disputes and is being seen as a relief, especially by government officers who were often targeted...
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