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What is this new Right to Information all about? Do you think it will be effective or is it going to go the same way as other such progressive acts?
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| Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:46 pm Post subject: Re: Right to Information |
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| chaitanyamandava wrote: | | What is this new Right to Information all about? Do you think it will be effective or is it going to go the same way as other such progressive acts? |
Right to Information? Is it a new law or somthing? Or maybe an amendment to a law?
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:09 am Post subject: Re: Right to Information |
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| IamTheKing9 wrote: | | chaitanyamandava wrote: | | What is this new Right to Information all about? Do you think it will be effective or is it going to go the same way as other such progressive acts? |
Right to Information? Is it a new law or somthing? Or maybe an amendment to a law? |
Well, its a new Act that came in to force on October 12th this year.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: Right to Information |
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| chaitanyamandava wrote: | | IamTheKing9 wrote: | | chaitanyamandava wrote: | | What is this new Right to Information all about? Do you think it will be effective or is it going to go the same way as other such progressive acts? |
Right to Information? Is it a new law or somthing? Or maybe an amendment to a law? |
Well, its a new Act that came in to force on October 12th this year. |
Where did you hear about it?
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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Looking around, there seems to have been much written on the subject.
Including like almost everything these days, its own website:
http://persmin.nic.in/RTI/WelcomeRTI.htm
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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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Hey! Thanks a lot, mondine! Seems like you can find anything on the Net. 
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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:54 pm Post subject: re: Right to Information act 2005 |
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Hi I am New to the foum I was surfing this site I saw this,
Everyone gave their replies But No one attended it Properly
I found out this for this site
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Right to Information Act 2005
nWith the passage of the Right to Information Bill 2005 by the Rajya Sabha on May 12, 2005 India is now one of the 55 countries, which have legislated comprehensive laws that protect the citizens' right to information. Nine States namely, Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Assam, Goa, and Madhya Pradesh already have laws on the right to informatio to show their commitment for building a dynamic and prosperous society by involving the people in governance and decision making process. The Supreme Court of India has, from time to time, interpreted Article 19, which upholds the right to freedom of speech and expression, to implicitly include the right to receive and impart information. There had been relentless efforts and mass mobilization in favour of a comprehensive Central Act providing access to information regimes.
The new legislation is a radical improvement on the relatively weak and ineffective statute it seeks to replace, the Freedom of Information Act, 2002. The new legislation unequivocally confers on all citizens the right to access information and, correspondingly, makes the dissemination of such information an obligation for all public authorities. It is an Act, which provides for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
An outstanding feature of the Bill is the provision for Information Commissions - independent high level bodies at both the Central and State levels that are dedicated to encouraging the citizen's right to know and enforcing the provisions of the Act. By empowering these Commissions to act as appellate authorities and by vesting them with the powers of a civil court, these bodies have been given the teeth to discourage public authorities from refusing to part with information. The provisions of the Act require authorities to respond to queries in as little as 48 hours, if it is a matter of life and liberty. This will undoubtedly prompt accountability and transparency to climb up several notches, especially as the Act promises hefty fines and disciplinary action against erring officials.
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You can find more details on
http://india.gov.in
this act has been introduced to bring more transparency between the Govt and the citizens of India. What the Govt is doing with the funds raised by the citizens and other ways in a perticular period.
According to this act People can directly ask the details from the officials and they have to respond within a month. If it is an urgency they have to respond within a week
If you find any thing improper or mistakes Please edit or Pm me I will set it right[/b] |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 2:53 am Post subject: |
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Hey! Thanks a lot, sbhavishro! It looks like you're the only one who has actually replied with an answer. That is a good sign (for you) and a bad sign (for us).
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| obiztek wrote: | | Purpose is good behind "Right to Information" but it will be misused more thatn the real effective use |
Any law can be misused and it will be misused at some point in time. But that shouldn't stop laws from being enacted. They will evolve. The right to information act is a step in the right direction. So far there was no law by which a citizen could demand information from any authority - notably the government. That is going to change. |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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| ajbj wrote: | | obiztek wrote: | | Purpose is good behind "Right to Information" but it will be misused more thatn the real effective use |
Any law can be misused and it will be misused at some point in time. But that shouldn't stop laws from being enacted. They will evolve. The right to information act is a step in the right direction. So far there was no law by which a citizen could demand information from any authority - notably the government. That is going to change. |
Very well said! Citizens in Western countries have more rights because they have the right to information. Its a step in the right direction.
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