RIGHT TO INFORMATION


Shrikrishna Kachave 15 January 2018
A private towing contractor appointed by Mumbai Police has earned more revenue than the police itself, reveals a reply received under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.    Vidarbha Infotek Ltd, a private contractor has generated revenues of Rs9.22 crore from towing while traffic...

Read More



Krishna Gupta 11 January 2018
In a bizarre case, a Public Information Officer (PIO) at the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has written to ask an RTI (Right to Information) to pay Rs2 for a single page document sought by him. The cost of asking him to make this payment was Rs17, since the letter was sent by speed post....

Read More



Moneylife Digital Team 10 January 2018
Several Right to Information (RTI) activists, including former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) like Moneylife Foundation has demanded BrihanMumbai Municipal Corp (BMC) and its Commissioner Ajoy Mehta to put in public domain all...

Read More



As everyone knows, it is mandatory to write your name and address in the RTI application. And that’s enough proof of your identity. However, the Central Public Information Officer (PIO) of Housing & Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) demanded Aadhaar card as proof of the applicant’s...

Read More



Krishna Gupta 04 January 2018
“Right to Information (RTI) is a very effective tool of obtaining information but equally important is we should take care writing the application to get accurate and proper information,” says Sulaiman Bhimani, an RTI activist and Founder-President of Citizens Justice Forum. He was speaking...

Read More



Even though the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued clear directives as per Rule 5.12 to pay compensate on to a customer whose money has been wrongly debited, banks continue to flout these rules with impunity.  The  directive to the banks relating to `Reconciliation of transactions at ATM...

Read More



Kingdom of Dreams (KoD) is an expansive tourist destination with an extravagant entertainment area in Sector 29, which is a snobby, stiff upper lip locality of Gurugram in Haryana. It is run by a private company that goes by the name of Great India Nautanki Co Ltd. This company was given...

Read More



Shrikrishna Kachave 26 December 2017
Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis has assured two additional Information Commissioners (ICs) will be appointed to the State Chief Information Commission (SCIC) for ensuring quick and time-bound disposal of the Right to Information (RTI) appeals pending across the state....

Read More



The Right to Information (RTI) Act extensively used by citizens to procure information is indeed making political party members uncomfortable. This was starkly evident at Tuesday’s Winter Session of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Nagpur, where all the members across party lines were...

Read More



Shrikrishna Kachave 20 December 2017
The Lokayukta of Karnataka P Vishwanath Shetty has reportedly stated that an agency is keeping an eye on Right to Information (RTI) activists in the state. The agency is also collecting the information of all the RTI activists from Karnataka. However, the State denied creating any such...

Read More



Shrikrishna Kachave 19 December 2017
“Right to Information (RTI) is a very effective tool of obtaining information but equally important is writing it effectively else you may either find no reply or have some misleading information obtained on account of it,” says Sulaiman Bhimani, an RTI activist and Founder-President of...

Read More



Moneylife Digital Team 18 December 2017
More and more citizens should use Right to Information (RTI) Act for obtaining information for their own as well as society’s benefit, was the unique messages from RTI activists of Pune and with the facility of online filing of RTI it has become easier to do so,’’ stated noted RTI activist,...

Read More



Shrikrishna Kachave 18 December 2017
In order to reduce workload in Central Information Commission, Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh has come out with a novel idea where ‘one should file Right to Information (RTI) only if the person has any connection with the issues.Speaking at the CIC’s Annual Convention, the minister...

Read More



Krishna Gupta 15 December 2017
Following an order from the Bombay High Court, the Maharashtra government has directed all municipal corporations from the state to utilise funds collected from taxpayers for providing basic facilities or amenities to citizens and not on organising festivals or sponsoring religious events or...

Read More



Every year, Maharashtra government allocates Rs700 crore in total towards the Local Area Development Scheme (LADS) to be utilised by members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and members of Legislative Council (MLCs). However, there is no record on utilisation of the LADS fund by 288 MLAs and 76...

Read More



Shrikrishna Kachave 14 December 2017
“Proper use of Right to Information (RTI) and social media, like Twitter, coupled with public interest litigation (PIL) can bring positive changes in the Railways. If some divyang person like me can make the Railways to follow procedures and help provide justice to lakhs of commuters, you...

Read More



A little effort, some perseverance and, often, just a Google search is all that it takes to resolve issues niggling issues that make our everyday lives hell. Whether it is a provident fund that hasn’t been credited or a tax refund that has gone into limbo, there are solutions that have...

Read More



Shrikrishna Kachave 12 December 2017
Anil Galgali, a renowned Right to Information (RTI) on Friday shared his success tips with members of Satyakaam Foundation and Moneylife Foundation. He also helped the participants in a workshop in writing and filing RTI applications for seeking information from public authorities....

Read More



IANS 08 December 2017
Slain Gujarat RTI activist Amit Jethwa's father Bhikhalal Jethwa on Thursday moved the Supreme Court for violation of its order which had said that the prime accused, BJP MP Dinu Bogha Solanki, can be released from jail with the condition that he be immediately moved out of Gujarat but he was...

Read More



Delhi Soccer Association’s (DSA) Vice President, Nagendar Singh, against whom father of a woman football player has filed a complaint, is still allegedly accompanying girl players for matches, with a just a token action of removing him from his post from the sports body. This was revealed in...

Read More

Free Helpline
Legal Credit
Feedback