RIGHT TO INFORMATION


While the Rs.3,500 crore Augusta Westland scandal is grabbing the headlines on and off since 2013, on Tuesday, Central Information Commissioner Divya Prakash Sinha, has given a people-friendly verdict, by directing the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply partial information to the second...

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 India's first monorail here become an unviable venture notching a loss of Rs.159 crore (Rs.1.59 billion) in the past 26 months, besides a cost escalation of Rs.220 crore since the project was conceptualised, an RTI query has revealed on Friday.   According to the Mumbai Metropolitan...

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The lesson in the 8th standard text book on Social Sciences of Rajasthan State Board schools was titled `Kanuno ki samajh’ (knowledge of Laws) and the lesson was about the citizens’ historic movement to bring in the Right to Information (RTI) legislation in Rajasthan. Led by Aruna Roy, the...

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A Committee appointed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has found out that the Right to Information (RTI) Act is one of the factors behind the poor performance of public sector banks (PSBs) compared with private sector banks! The Committee to Review Governance of Boards of Banks in India...

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Moneylife Digital Team 09 May 2016
The Maharashtra Chief Minister's Office (CMO) has two employees working but instead of the CMO, they are being paid salaries by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), reveals a reply received under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.   According to information...

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RTI is exposing their arrogance and hence they try to discredit the Act by often talking about its misuse. If RTI Act is muzzled, soon we may have to provide reasons even for speaking. We must defend our democracy   There is a very disturbing news reports about the entire political...

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The Board of School Education Aizawl denied information under RTI for a student’s answer sheet and insisted on Rs500 as fees. But CIC of the Mizoram Information Commission set it aside helping the cause of millions of students   The issue of providing answer sheets to students under...

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Pune based Maple Group’s 'housing for all' scandal lacked mandatory disclosure under Section 4 of the RTI Act. The Act mandates voluntary disclosure of information about the scheme on government websites, which are primary public domains for transparency    Sachin Agarwal, Chairman...

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Moneylife Digital Team 15 April 2016
Over the past 17 years, MSRDC spent money on maintenance of 31 flyovers in and around Mumbai. However, since 2010-11, MEP Infrastructure is collecting toll at five Mumbai entry points and thus should have done the maintenance, says an RTI activist   The Maharashtra State Road...

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RTI applications and replies provided by PIOs, decisions of FAAs and CIC that are uploaded on relevant websites continue to reveal details of applicant, including postal address despite a HC directive and several directives by DoPT. Is it not dangerous for the applicant’s safety at the...

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Mumbai : BJP MP from Baghpat had allegedly concealed information about unpaid dues to the city collector in his election affidavit, an RTI activist said here on Saturday.   As per a reply under RTI received by Anil Galgali, Singh, a former Mumbai police commissioner of the Indian...

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Maharashtra State Chief Information Commissioner Ratnakar Gaikwad brings out an Order on 11th March, for enjoying in summer, Diwali and winter vacations   Now, the State Information Commissioners (SIC) of Maharashtra are also eligible to three long vacations. As per the order of 11...

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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), traditionally made public, the complete selection-process for Padma awards just after their announcement on Republic Day. Since the last two years, it refused information under RTI. CIC has directed the MHA to provide the information within four...

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In a landmark decision, the Division Bench headed by the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, amended the RTI Rules 2006 of the HC, while hearing a PIL filed by four law students, bringing the fees at par with other public authorities   Four young law students, Paras Jain, Kumar Shanu,...

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Senior journalist Chitra Subramaniam has taken Manipal Hospitals to Consumer Court for medical negligence and using non-standard implants for her ankle surgery. She can also use the RTI Act to obtain information from hospitals through the regulatory authority   Noted journalist,...

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An RTI application reveals that there is no record available of the system of long vacation; last week the CIC disposed off the case    Over three crore cases are pending in the Courts of India. But the courts are closed for long summer vacation. That apart, the Supreme Court calendar...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 February 2016
Hema Malini was allotted a land at Versova village, but her Trust was issued a notice by the Collector's office for destroying mangroves on adjoining plot, a violation of CRZ   Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s member of Parliament (MP) Hema Malini's dance academy had on previous...

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The Department of Civics & Politics of the Mumbai University has launched a Post Graduate Certificate Course in RTI which will help citizens formally empower themselves   The need for a formal educational degree in RTI Act was an idea spun off at the 2015 National Right to Information...

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IANS 09 January 2016
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to appoint three information commissioners, within six weeks, from among the applicants who responded to two advertisements issued in 2014 and a notification issued on September 9, 2015.   Giving six weeks time as sought by...

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The Report of Justice Lodha Panel on cricket reforms, which was made public, last week, has recommended the Board of Cricket Control of India -BCCI to come under RTI. Here are the reasons   Besides a string of recommendations, to the Supreme Court, for cricket reforms in India, the...

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