Supreme Court orders Centre, states to submit status reports on vacancies in information commissions

The court has also directed the governments to list the steps they have taken to fill up the vacancies.

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· Jul 07, 2021 · 04:34 pm

How the weakening of Right to Information in Kashmir makes the fight against Covid-19 more difficult

By replacing the erstwhile state’s strong RTI Act with the central legislation, the Modi government has made it difficult to access information, say activists.

Athar Parvaiz

· Jun 08, 2021 · 07:30 am

RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj gets US anti-corruption award

Bhardwaj is the founder of the Satark Nagrik Sangathan, a citizens’ group working to promote accountability and transparency in governance.

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· Feb 25, 2021 · 10:55 am

As attacks on RTI applicants continue, authorities must do more to bring perpetrators to justice

The highest number of attacks on RTI activists has occurred in Maharashtra, a new study shows.

Shikha Chhibbar

· Feb 24, 2021 · 09:00 am

‘What is wrong with you?’ SC pulls up Centre for not responding to plea on RTI Act in over a year

The court had, in January 2020, asked Centre to respond to a plea filed by Congress MP Jairam Ramesh against the Right to Information (Amendment) Act 2019.

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· Feb 22, 2021 · 11:00 pm

Petitioners move SC seeking urgent hearing of plea on pending vacancies in Right to Information body

The petitioners noted that six posts are lying vacant in the Central Information Commission which has a backlog of 36,600 cases.

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· Oct 20, 2020 · 02:59 pm

How RTI activists are using the internet to sustain pressure for transparency amid Covid-19 lockdown

However, 22 Information Commissions that are supposed safeguard the right to information have suspended operations.

Shailesh Gandhi

· Sep 02, 2020 · 07:30 am

We don’t have information about ‘tukde-tukde gang’, home ministry says in reply to RTI query

Activist Saket Gokhale, who had filed the application, said he would ask the poll panel to take note of Amit Shah’s repeated use of the term in speeches.

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· Jan 20, 2020 · 07:16 pm

Over 13,000 RTI cases pending with the Central Information Commission in last one year, says Centre

Union minister Jitendra Singh gave the number in a written response to a question asked in the Rajya Sabha.

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· Nov 28, 2019 · 03:22 pm

Sonia Gandhi accuses Centre of ‘final assault’ on RTI Act, a week after amendments come into force

The interim Congress chief alleged that the Narendra Modi-led government sees the RTI Act as an obstacle to enforcing its majoritarian agenda.

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· Oct 31, 2019 · 10:04 pm

‘RTI Act amendments are regressive, will have negative impact,’ says former SC judge Madan Lokur

He said the Centre had not framed the rules about the salary and tenure of information commissioners in the two months since president approved the changes.

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· Oct 16, 2019 · 10:39 pm

Fewer RTI queries proof of a transparent system of governance, says Amit Shah

The home minister praised the dashboard system, adding that it ensured everyone got information about ongoing schemes online without filing RTI applications.

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· Oct 13, 2019 · 09:34 am