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NEW DELHI, June 10 : Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, who is also Minister Incharge DoPT to which the Central Information Commission is affiliated, disclosed today that consequent to the passing of J&K Reorganisation Act 2019, the J&K Right to Information Act 2009 and the Rules there under have since been repealed and the Central Right to Information Act 2005 and the Rules there under were enforced from 31.10.2019. As a consequence to this, the difference now is that, unlike […]
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday praised the Central Information Commission for quicker disposal of RTI appeals and consistently bringing down the pendency rate. India News | MoS Jitendra Singh Lauds CIC for Quicker Disposal of RTI Appeals.
With over one lakh second appeals or complaints under Right to Information (RTI) Act, haunting the Maharashtra State Information Commission (SCIC) and the delay in filling up vacancies of information commissioners being habitual,
Last week, 7-8 April 2022, the Information Regulator (Regulator), hosted a two-day African Network of Information Commissions (ANIC) online conference aimed at creating a platform for peer learning and support among oversight bodies on access to information on the African continent. The conference was attended by oversight bodies on Access to Information (ATI) from Kenya, South Sudan, Seychelles, South Africa, Morocco, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivore, Togo, Tunisia, Sierra Leone, and Ghana who are all members of the Forum. The theme of the two-day meeting was, “An Africa network for the advancement of right of access to information”. Key issues raised were barriers and challenges to the execution of the access to information mandate by the member of the network, these included a culture of secrecy within public offices, lack of resources, accessibility and visibility to the public, legal powers for enforcement, balance of ATI laws with other laws, as well as budget constra