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Strategic Forces Command exempted from ambit of RTI
The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) which forms part of the National Command Authority (NCA) has been added to the Second Schedule of the Right to Information Act (RTI), 2005. In this regard, Union Government has issued a notification mentioning SFC has been brought under sub-section (2) of Section 24 of the RTI. The Section 24 ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2016
Topics: National • Nuclear Command Authority • RTI • Strategic Forces Command
Sri Lankan Parliament unanimously passes Right to Information bill
Sri Lankan Parliament has unanimously passed the Right to Information (RTI) bill aimed at restoring transparency and good governance in the country. The RTI bill seeks to give citizens access to public information which is in the possession, custody or control of a public authority. Key Features of the bill The bill envisages setting up ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2016
Topics: Governance • International • RTI • Sri lanka
Issue of Bringing Political Parties under RTI
In June 2013, CIC via an order had declared the political parties as public authorities and brought them under the RTI Act. It also asked them to appoint appellate bodies to answer RTI queries. Under Section 2(h) of the RTI Act, a public authority is defined as any ‘non-governmental organization substantially financed, directly or indirectly, ..
Topics: Political parties • Politics • RTI
RBI and RTI: Recent Supreme Court Judgement
On December 16, the Supreme Court of India said that RBI cannot reject the plea asking information regarding private and public banks under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. While considering the several appeals filed by the RBI against various orders of the Central Information Commission (CIC) and High Courts asking the RBI to disclose ..
Topics: Bank • Banking in India • Economy • Finance • Financial services • Freedom of information laws by country • In India • Judiciary in India • Public bank • RBI • Right to Information Act • RTI
R K Mathur appointed as Chief Information Commissioner
Former Defence Secretary Radha Krishna Mathur (62) has been appointed as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). He will have tenure of about three years (2017) till he attain the age of 65. He succeeds Vijai Sharma as he has retired after completion of his tenure. Conventionally, the senior-most Information Commissioner is chosen as CIC. However, Mr ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Topics: appointments • CIC • Current Affairs 2016 • Persons in News • RTI