-Scroll.in The portal can be used only by Indian citizens to file applications and first appeals on matters related to the top court, under the Right to Information Act. The Supreme Court on Thursday launched its online portal through which citizens can file applications under the Right to Information Act for matters related to the court. The portal can be used only by Indian citizens to file applications, first appeals and to make...

-Factly.in About 2000 RTI applications filed through the ‘RTI Online’ portal are waiting for response by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The Central Information Commission (CIC) has now directed the ECI to launch a special drive to dispose these pending applications. Factly was the first one to report about the ongoing tussle between the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) & the ECI about accepting RTI applications online. The CIC in...

-Factly.in Factly had earlier reported that the Election Commission of India (ECI) is not willing to accept RTI applications filed through the RTI Online portal. Data made available by DoPT to a RTI applicant reveals that 1951 RTI applications, addressed to the ECI were filed through the RTI Online portal as of 30th September 2017. And expectedly, not a single one of them has been responded to by the ECI. Documents reveal...

-PTI The government has asked the heads of all departments and autonomous bodies to visit the onlne RTI portal on daily basis, preferably as the first task of the day, to avoid any delay in replying to applications and appeals filed by citizens. The Delhi government has warned officials of strict action for “inappropriate handling” of online RTI applications, after it received several complaints about departments not responding to pleas seeking information....

-The Hindu Public sector insurers, oil-marketing firms and others not to take a hit for cashless push The Centre has decided to bear the burden imposed on public sector firms on account of the many discounts and incentives offered to promote digital payments. The plan is to create a new expenditure head in the exchequer’s accounts that will absorb the costs of such measures. Public sector insurers, oil-marketing firms and others will thus not...