With a pendency of more than 15, 000 appeals and complaints, the central information commission (CIC) has launched a special drive to dispose of appeals and complaints which are pending for more than 3 months. S V Narayanasamy, minister of state in the ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions informed this on Thursday as a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. The minister added that the average monthly...
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5 yrs on, no appeal procedure rule for RTI by Manthan K Mehta
Even though five years have passed since the Right to Information Act came into existence, the Maharashtra government is yet to frame procedure rules for applicants to file appeals. s under this Act. Maharashtra is the only state in the country that is yet to draft the appeal procedure rules, which are supposed to prescribe the process of filing a query, including the submission of documents and the hearing for...
More »Rule and intent by V Venkatesan
The Central government's newly proposed RTI rules make its intentions suspect. GOVERNMENTS which have only superficial commitment to the promotion of human rights often come under considerable pressure from within to impose stealthily restrictions on their exercise. They try to introduce such restrictions without much publicity, seek to execute them in a tearing hurry, and couch them in legal jargon. The Central government's proposal to notify the Right to Information...
More »RTI logo leads to RTI! Activists question selection process, seek info by Dayananda Meitei
A logo for the Right to Information (RTI) Act, designed by a faculty of the National Institute of Design (NID), created quite a buzz in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. But the revelation, it seems, has not gone down too well with RTI activists in the city. They have not only expressed their displeasure by saying the process lacks ‘transparency’, but also filed an RTI seeking details pertaining to the entire process. The...
More »17 yrs after Mandal, 7% OBCs in govt jobs by D Suresh Kumar
Nearly 17 years after the implementation of 27% reservation for OBCs in central government jobs on the basis of the Mandal Commission recommendations, a mere 6.87% of those employed in various union departments in Groups A, B, C and D services belong to the group. Thus a significant 20% posts across categories and departments reserved for OBCs remain unfilled raising doubts on the effective implementation of the Mandal Commission recommendations....
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