-TheWire.in While dismissing an appeal, the statutory body also held that revealing the details of Donors would violate the provisions of the Right to Information Act. New Delhi: In a significant ruling, the Central Information Commission has held that disclosing the identities of the electoral bond scheme Donors is not in the public interest. The statutory body for the implementation for the RTI Act also held that revealing the details of Donors would...
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Civil society gears up for big funds squeeze -Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com * New norms on foreign donations and covid-19 could end up shrinking the money pool for philanthropy and CSR * Domestic philanthropic spending has grown at a fast clip, but a closer look reveals a bias on priorities set by Indian Donors as well as the geographical spread of funds NEW DELHI: Arpan is a small non-profit working out of remote Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, bordering Nepal. It helps primitive tribal groups...
More »Transparency during a crisis -Anjali Bhardwaj
-The Hindu Proper implementation of the Right to Information Act is more crucial now than ever before Right to Information (RTI) applications seeking information pertaining to the PM CARES Fund have been stonewalled. No information exists on the official website of the Fund regarding the amount collected, names of Donors, expenditure incurred, or details of beneficiaries. The trust deed of the fund chaired by the Prime Minister is not available for public...
More »Make Public Disclosure of All Documents Related to PM CARES, Ex-GoI Secretary Writes to PM
-Newsclick.in In his letter to Modi, former civil servant EAS Sarma has also sought provisions for CAG audit and disclosure of details of Donors and amounts contributed to the public charitable trust. New Delhi: Former Secretary to the Government of India, EAS Sarma, while appreciating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intent, has called for ensuring “utmost transparency and public accountability” in the operation of the PM CARES Fund, set up as a public...
More »How opaque electoral bonds edge out transparent funding routes for 7 political parties
-Moneylife.in More and more big Donors of political parties, including corporates, are using the electoral bond (EB) route for making large-sized donations due to the anonymity that provides to the Donors. In fact, the annual audit reports for 2018-19 of seven political parties as published by the Election Commission of India (ECI) shows that they have received more than 50% of their donations through electoral bonds, reveals an analysis by Ventakesh...
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