Constitution Day, celebrated on November 26, holds immense significance in India and beyond not only because it marks the historical event of the adoption of the country’s Constitution but also because the text of the “highest law of the land” resonates with our quotidian aspiration and further encourages continuous negotiation in the public sphere for reshaping India’s governance framework.
Nineteen years ago, on 12 October 2005, India took a bold step toward enhancing transparency and accountability with the enactment of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
The report relies on data obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act between April 2022 and March 2023. As many as 124 RTI applications were filed across 28 states and two Union territories.
Many skeletons are tumbling out of the cupboards of election bonds and many more will, highlighting the unholy nexus between political parties and businesses.
Drawing the attention of Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena to an RTI report on the maintenance work at Delhi CM's house, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Delhi unit chief Virendra Sachdeva requested for an ACB or Vigilance inquiry into alleged irregularities in the matter.
Former Siliguri mayor and former state urban development and municipal affairs minister Asok Bhattacharya today said that they would seek the information on the money given by the Bengal Unitech Universal.
“We here give some examples for UP chief minister so that he can bring out second and third advertisements using West Bengal’s progress,”
“Since the institute received significant benefits from the State government and without such benefits, it would have struggled to carry on, the institute should respond to RTI queries”, the commission ruled in a 92-page verdict.
O.G. Salini, working as Under Secretary (revenue), came under duress by the state government as her good service entry that was given by top bureaucrat and revenue Secretary A. Jayathilak a few months ago, was cancelled last week, stating that her integrity is doubtful.
This will bring relief to students and their parents, running from pillar to post, for getting information from unaided, privately managed schools.
