-The Times of India DEHRADUN: The central information commission (CIC) has directed the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to disclose complaints of corruption received against Union ministers between 2014 and 2017 and action taken on them as well as to share information on the quantum and value of black money brought back from abroad since the Narendra Modi government came to power. The directions to provide all relevant details within 15 days were...
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Hamstringing the RTI Act -Sharat Sabharwal
-The Hindu Instead of holding a public debate on making the Act more effective, the government is seeking to dilute its provisions The Right to Information (RTI) Act, operationalised in October 2005, was seen as a powerful tool for citizen empowerment. It showed an early promise by exposing wrongdoings at high places, such as in the organisation of the Commonwealth Games, and the allocation of 2G spectrum and coal blocks. However, it...
More »RTI Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu accuses union government of interfering with the independence of CIC -Parth Welankar
-Hindustan Times Acharyulu also expressed his astonishment over the Supreme Court asking the Centre to submit details of the decision-making process of the Rafale deal. He said, “I am surprised that now the Supreme Court has asked the government for the information regarding the decision-making process of the Rafale deal. Technical details of the deal are not important. Besides, why should the SC even ask for this information in the first...
More »Can't disclose security expenditure of Amit Shah under RTI, says central information commission
-ThePrint.in Petitioner had sought information saying Shah had Z+ security cover since July 2014 even though he didn’t hold constitutional or statutory office. New Delhi: Expenses incurred on the security cover of BJP president Amit Shah cannot be disclosed, the central information commission (CIC) has held citing RTI Act exemption clauses of “personal information” and “safety”. The commission has denied the appeal of a petitioner who had also sought to know the rules...
More »BJP Minister Narendra Singh Tomar Won't Say How He Spent Rs 11 Cr Of His MPLADS Fund Despite CIC Order -Akshay Deshmane
-HuffingtonPost.in Prime Minister Narendra Modi claims he is running a transparent government, but his cabinet colleagues are withholding public information. NEW DELHI: Union cabinet minister and Lok Sabha member Narendra Singh Tomar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has not disclosed how he has spent over Rs 11 cr of his discretionary fund in his Gwalior constituency, despite directions from the central information commission (CIC), HuffPost India has found. This persistent denial of...
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