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Latest RTI News July 4, 2016
CHRI's Chairperson writes to J&K Chief Minister on Implementation Issues Jenaab Wajahat Habibullah raised the following points: Filling up the vacant posts of the State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioner through a transparent and participator
RTI News July 1, 2016
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Cabinet Secretariat endorses CIC recommendation for monthly disclosure of Ministries' performance reports
Readers will remember my email alert from May 2016 highlighting the order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) in my case relating to disclosure of agenda items of the Union Cabinet Meetings and the monthly reports of work done by Ministries a
Cabinet Secretariat endorses CIC recommendation for monthly disclosure of Ministries' performance reports (RTI Document)
RTI application to the Cabinet Secretariat sent in /august 2014 and its response transferring the request to 27 Departments RTI Reply furnished by the Ministry of Law and Justice Monthly summaries for May and June 2014 furnished by the Ministry of External Affairs Reply of the Ministry of S
CHRI requests Telangana CM to set up State Information Commission and CIC directs disclosure of all background materials relating to land acquisition law amendments
CHRI requests the Chief Minister of Telangana to set up the State Information Commission Readers may recollect that with the bifurcation of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh (AP) into the new States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the administration and all statutory entities functioning in that Stat
Govt asks all departments to upload report cards on websites every month
This small step could go a long way to raise the transparency bar. The Modi government has told all central departments to go public with a report card of its activities and achievements on a monthly basis.
CHRI Objects to Removal of RTI Chapter from Rajasthan School Text Books
In May this year, the media reported the removal of a chapter relating to RTI and the contribution of the people's movement to the practical realisation of the fundamental right to information across the country from text books prescribed for middle school students in Rajasthan.
NGOs, NGO executives under Lokpal law; private sector bribes worry activists
All foreign and domestic-funded Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) will be under Lokpal, which will initiate an enquiry against them in the event of their involvement in corruption.
Sri Lanka Parliament approves the RTI Bill
Advocates of the Right to Information (RTI) and the media have reported that Parliament gave its approval to the RTI Bill that was introduced earlier this year. According to media reports, several amendments were incorporated in the Bill during the debate in Parliament.