Ex-Information Commissioner requires wider utilization of RTI
2 min readBy Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: Even after 17 years of its inception, the Right to Information (RTI) Act is dying a sluggish however a sure dying. Between 40 lakh and 60 lakh RTI functions are filed yearly, however lower than 3 per cent of Indian residents have ever filed an RTI plea, mentioned consultants at th RTI Day celebration organised by RTI Clinic, a city-based discussion board, on Wednesday.
“The anti-corruption law will become obsolete if we don’t use it on a greater scale. More use of RTI by citizens will certainly reduce the attack on RTI activists who expose corruption,” mentioned former State Information Commissioner Jagadananda whereas inaugurating the occasion.
He known as to be used of the legislation on the grassroots degree and a sustained consciousness marketing campaign among the many residents together with tribals about RTI Act.Former bureaucrat Sribhusan Sukla mentioned the federal government ought to make the administration’s work so clear that there’s minimal requirement to file RTI functions.
BHUBANESWAR: Even after 17 years of its inception, the Right to Information (RTI) Act is dying a sluggish however a sure dying. Between 40 lakh and 60 lakh RTI functions are filed yearly, however lower than 3 per cent of Indian residents have ever filed an RTI plea, mentioned consultants at th RTI Day celebration organised by RTI Clinic, a city-based discussion board, on Wednesday.
“The anti-corruption law will become obsolete if we don’t use it on a greater scale. More use of RTI by citizens will certainly reduce the attack on RTI activists who expose corruption,” mentioned former State Information Commissioner Jagadananda whereas inaugurating the occasion.
He known as to be used of the legislation on the grassroots degree and a sustained consciousness marketing campaign among the many residents together with tribals about RTI Act.Former bureaucrat Sribhusan Sukla mentioned the federal government ought to make the administration’s work so clear that there’s minimal requirement to file RTI functions.
