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Digital India was a dream for many of us but a reality now under present GoI. In 2022 itself 70 billion digital payment transactions have been done and still counting. Under present regime ‘minimum Government maximum governance’ is the new mantra, e-Governance being flagship achievement of the Government. Each and every step of GoI is to ensure paperless, visit free office, a hurdle free automatic system in place to deliver schemes to the public in specific time. Our Jammu and […]
Maximum services pertain to I&C, FCS&CA, Forest, Revenue First, Second Appellate Authorities too designated Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Nov 1: For the convenience of the general public, the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has brought 43 more services of seven departments under the purview of Public Services Guarantee Act (PSGA) and even designated First and Second Appellate Authorities to decide the appeals of the applicants in case of detail of services within the prescribed timelines. The Section 4 […]
Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 31: The Principal Secretary, General Administration Department, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi today chaired the maiden meeting of the Working Committee for implementation of the ‘Digital Jammu & Kashmir’ programme in the Union territory. The Principal Secretary asked the members of the Committee to create a single platform offering all Government services to the citizens within one month. He emphasized making the service delivery simple, accessible and user-friendly. Dwivedi advised the members to create a single access point […]
Replacing J&K RTI Act With Centre s Law Has Weakened People s Right to Know
On certain counts, the erstwhile stateâs own RTI Act was stronger than the Union law. Its repeal when Article 370 was read down has led to chaos and complications.
RTI Activists holding a protest in Kashmir against the denial of information under RTI Act. Photo: Author provided.
Rights13/May/2021
In December 2020, my colleague and I filed four right to information (RTI) appeals with the Central Information Commission (CIC), New Delhi, under the RTI Act, 2005.
Midway through May 2021, not even one of those four appeals has been listed for a first hearing. Is this what the Central government means by âempowermentâ?