CIC Y.K. Sinha said no proper reason or justification was provided for denying information citing confidentiality, and asked the authorities to re-examine the RTI plea and provide an appropriate response.
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.
country needs to be scaled up as demand for the dry fuel is expected to rise with increasing economic activities in the post-COVID era, an official said on Friday. Coal India Ltd chairman and managing director Pramod Agrawal said the miner is emphasising on raising its output as it is committed to fulfil the energy requirement of the country. Agrawal inspected mining operations at Talcher belt of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), a subsidiary of CIL, in Odisha. The country s need is to produce more and more coal, he said, highlighting the prospect of demand surge for the dry fuel with increasing industrial activities in the post-COVID period.