It has been more than three years since the Right to Information Act (RTI) was passed by the Parliament. However, there are many who still aren’t aware of the Sunshine Act.
In an effort to empower the citizens and to encourage them to avail the benefits of RTI, Public Concern for Governance Trust (PCGT) and Gujarat Mahiti Adhikar Pehel, an NGO, have launched a unique initiatives in the city —
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The Right to Information Act may have been meant to empower citizens by providing accurate information and data.
But the lengthy court proceedings and pending cases under the sunshine law are now a cause for concern for users of the Right to Information tool as well as activists promoting this Act.
BMC claims that it is under pressure to implement the RTI ACT so much that its legal department needs more manpower to cope with rising RTI applications. For a common man and little more uncommon man like RTI activist shailesh gandhi, actual problem with BMC is there unwillingness to implement Right to information act.
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Every year, close to 50,000 laws are passed across the nation and although we may say ignorance of the law is no excuse, not many of us know of the laws that have been passed in recent times.
As compared to these, the Right to Information Act has been a resounding success. After only three years of its existence, RTI has done what not many laws have achieved.
After the BMC said that the controversial Crawford market redevelopment project will be reopened for discussion, citizen’s groups have stepped in to ensure that they get a say in the matter.
The Rs 1,200 crore proposal to build multi-storeyed buildings was passed on September 11, 2007, without any debate in the House.
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