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Fafen urges reforms to address gaps in Punjab’s right to information law

The News International 24 Mar 2025
The commission should establish an online complaint submission and management system for filing and tracking RTI complaints as well as launch sustained awareness campaigns via social media, radio, ...
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Fafen calls for stronger RTI frameworks

Dawn 24 Mar 2025
In a policy brief titled “Strengthening the RTI Framework in Punjab”, Fafen has urged close collaboration among the provincial assembly of Punjab, Punjab Information Commission, and civil society to transform the PTRIA’s promise into practice.
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Over 33,000 villages in state have no libraries: RTI

Hindustan Times 24 Mar 2025
... in the state, most students and residents of rural Maharashtra lack access to public libraries, shows information obtained through the Right to Information (RTI) Act by activist Abhay Kolarkar.
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Sec 44(3) of Data Protection Act 'destroys' RTI Act: Congress

The Times of India 23 Mar 2025
Congress on Sunday told the Modi govt that a provision in the Data Protection Act, 2023, which amends the RTI Act, destroys the equal right to information that citizens have ...
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Repeal Sec 44 (3) of Data Act as it destroys RTI Act: Jairam Ramesh's Letter to I&B Min Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Times of India 23 Mar 2025
He argued that this section would effectively delete the provisions in ...
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Repeal Sec 44 (3) of Data Act as it destroys RTI Act: Jairam Ramesh's Letter ...

The Economic Times 23 Mar 2025
He argued that this section would effectively delete the provisions in ...
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Stop destruction of RTI Act, Jairam Ramesh tells Vaishnaw

The Hindu 23 Mar 2025
The Congress leader wrote to the IT Minister. “In the interests of transparency and accountability, I would urge you to pause, review and repeal Section 44 (3) of the Data Protection Act, 2023 which destroys the RTI Act, 2005” ....
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‘Home, revenue, UDD officials handle 69% of RTI load’

The Times of India 23 Mar 2025
In 2022-23, 1,21,490 applications were made under the RTI Act, which increased to 1,31,875 in the year 2023-24. The report said that in 2023-24, no orders were issued under the RTI Act for compensation ...
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Civil society seeks rollback of DPDP changes to RTI Act

The Times of India 22 Mar 2025
... Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act that amends the RTI Act.
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No ‘25 RTI application cap’ exists, GIC sets record straight

The Times of India 22 Mar 2025
They do not automatically extend to other citizens exercising their rights under the RTI Act,' the commission stated ... They do not automatically extend to other citizens exercising their rights under the RTI Act,' the commission stated.
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Activists welcome PMC’s decision not to announce amnesty scheme for property tax defaulters

Hindustan Times 22 Mar 2025
Even for the PMC, it was resulting in loss of revenue. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO) ... Velenkar said, “We sought information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and found that almost 50% defaulters are the same people who are cheating the administration.
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Delhi high court judge, in the spotlight and under the scanner

Hindustan Times 22 Mar 2025
Following his appointment as Delhi high court judge, justice Verma headed various benches dealing with tax, arbitration, RTI, and land acquisition ... relating to RTI, Delhi Transport Corp, and sports.
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Civil society organisations call on govt. to stop gutting of RTI Act

The Hindu 21 Mar 2025
The RTI Act’s qualified exemption on providing personal information is on track to become a blanket prohibition, alarming activists, who have called on the government to reverse course ....
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Govt enforces strict compliance measures

The Times of India 20 Mar 2025
As per Section 20 of the RTI Act, the SIC issues written penalty orders during complaint adjudications or appeals, and a copy is forwarded to the SIC registrar.
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Tweet on cut motions: J&K speaker dares MLA to disclose official’s name

Hindustan Times 20 Mar 2025
More answers can be obtained through the RTI Act than from this assembly ... @parawahid after he tweeted that his questions were being ignored and RTI gives more answers than the Assembly cut motion.”.

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