SAARC countries to replicate Right to Information

SAARC countries to replicate Right to Information SAARC countries have decided to replicate the 'Right to Information' in their countries keeping in view their socio-economical limitations. This was agreed at a two-day conference of 'Forum of Ministers of Social Development of the SAARC Region' in the capital on Thursday. The meeting was attended by the representatives of Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and India. "All the SAARC nations have decided to replicate the 'Right to Information' Act in their respective countries considering their social and economical limitations," Minister of State for Human Resource and Development D Purandeshwari told reporters. The meeting was aimed at developing a consensus between all the SAARC nations about transparency and a mechanism that will address problems being faced in the areas of social development. The countries have agreed to enhance cooperation among themselves in the field of social science research through exchange of social scientists, information on research outcomes and mutual cooperation. Some SAARC nations like Pakistan informed that they have the 'Right to Information' at the local level. Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik said, "people have an accessibility to information but at the local level. The extension of the same at a higher level will have to happen at a later stage". Bhutan's Minister of Education Lyonpo Thinley Gyamtsho said, "We have already prepared the draft to come out with an act to provide accessibility to information at all level. However, making it a legislation would take a little time." The nations have also agreed to ensure that the agreements and decisions taken in the first forum of ministers in South Asia, Buraban, in May 2006 are implemented. The members will also meet for a mid-term review to analyse the pace of implementation of the decisions taken in the meetings before the third meeting of SAARC nation on the same in Nepal. Tags- Source:india.gov.in

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