CIC Pulls up Health Ministry for Casual Approach to Queries on Why Masks Were Made Mandatory
Among other questions, an RTI application had claimed that contradictory information related to mask-wearing was displayed on the websites of the health ministry and the Directorate General Of Health Services.
Facemasks for sale at a roadside stall as the street wears a deserted look amidst surge in coronavirus cases across the country, in Kolkata, Friday, April 23, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has taken strong exception to the âvery casualâ manner in which the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare dealt with an application that raised âvery pertinent issues relating to larger public interestâ by asking why face masks were made mandatory for curbing the spread of COVID-19.