Sh. P Suresh (For To By Green Kindness Perpetuity Selfsustainability Always) 05 November 2016

Realities with rti act

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5.11.16

https://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=RTI-appeal-hearing-may-take-30-years-in-05112016001023
	Nov 05 2016 : The Times of India (Delhi)l Page - 1 RTI appeal hearing may take 30 years in Assam Himanshi Dhawan .... A new study of the working of information commissions in 16 states shows that the RTI Act's purpose of ensuring greater transparency is being throttled by the sheer pendency of cases -1.87 lakh as on December 2015. Though the Act empowers the ICs to impose penalties of up to Rs 25,000 on erring public information officers for violations, penalties have been imposed in only 1.3% of the cases in the 16 states, causing a potential loss of Rs 290 crore in fines defaulting public authorities would have paid. Despite an increase in the number of ICs in the Central Information Commission, pendency has increased from 13 months to 22 months. .... The key findings don't bode well when it comes to implementing the RTI Act as matters have worsened since the last RTI study in 2014. ....