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Delhi HC stays CIC order asking CBDT to give info on Ram Janmabhoomi Trust

The Delhi High Court has stayed an order of the Chief Information Commission directing the Central Board of Direct Taxes to provide information relating to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust

Over 22,000 second appeals, complaints pending with CIC: Govt tells RS

Over 22,000 second appeals and complaints were pending with the Central Information Commission as on December 5, 2022, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. The CIC is mandated to deal with second appeals and complaints filed by RTI applicants in case they are aggrieved with the responses provided to them by government departments. Of the total pendency of 22,442, 19,178 were second appeals and 3,264 complaints, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in reply to a written question. To a question on whether the government was aware of cases where personal information of some RTI applicants have been made public, the minister said the Centre has from time to time issued guidelines or office memorandums "bringing to notice of all ministries/departments of government of India that personal information of an RTI applicant should not be disclosed". Section 8(1) (j) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 provides that it is not obligatory for public informatio

For first time in decades, cash in circulation dips in Diwali week: Study

Technology changing how Indians make payments; trend will help monetary transmission: SBI Research

In a two-decade first, currency in circulation declines in Diwali week

The currency in circulation (CIC) declined by Rs 7,600 crore in the Diwali week, making it the first such happening in two decades, a report said on Thursday. This was made possible courtesy of a greater reliance on digital payments by people, the report by economists at SBI said, adding that the Indian economy is undergoing a structural transformation at present. They clarified that the Diwali week in 2009 had also witnessed a marginal Rs 950 crore decline in currency in circulation, but that was purely due to the economic slowdown amid the global financial crisis. "The innovations in technology have changed the Indian payment system. Over the years, the Indian cash lead economy now has changed to a smart-phone lead payment economy," they said. The economists also said that a lower currency in circulation also is akin to a cut in the cash reserve ratio for the banking system as it results in lower leakage of deposits and will have a positive impact on monetary transmission as ...

Administrator seeks RBI nod to restructure Reliance Capital into four CICs

Will help bidders for its insurance business to avoid Irdai's 5-year lock-in

CIC to EC: Give on stamp paper you disclosed all info under RTI

The case originates from an RTI query filed by activist Commodore Lokesh Batra (Retd)

Offline digital payments: What does it mean, and how does this work?

Proximity payments have got a huge leg-up. Tap-and-pay will now be on steroids

Disclose number of EVMs, VVPATs that showed defects in firmware audit: CIC

Central Information Commission has ordered disclosure of total number of EVMs and VVPATs that showed defects, errors during testing of their firmware by STQC Directorate.

RTI rejections down for the govt, but rise for home ministry: CIC report

RTI rejection down 4.3% overall, home ministry rejects 21% of RTI requests, finance rejects 13%

No public interest in disclosing details of political parties' donors: CIC

CIC rejected a plea for making the details public

New bank licences: CIC structures of large groups on RBI's watch list

The RBI's stance on CIC structures is to be read along with its discomfort with leverage through the pledge of shares.

CIC serves notice to Govt for saying it has no info on Aarogya Setu creator

According to the RTI body, both the National Informatics Centre and the IT ministry has denied knowledge regarding the creator of the essential app

President's secy Sanjay Kothari next CVC, ex-IAS officer Julka to be CIC

Both Kothari and Julka are retired Indian Administrative Service officers

Budget 2020: Govt allocates Rs 9.90 crore for CIC, Right to Information Act

The CIC has also received funds under a separate head of 'CIC and PESB' with an increase of 6.95% from the last budget

Delhi HC sets aside CIC order defining EVMs as 'information' under RTI Act

It had added that all EVMs were securely stored in accordance with the manual on EVMs issued by the EC and the Representation of People Act.

Curbs on CICs could limit fundraising abilities of big corporate groups

The proposed curbs on core investment companies will make it tough for large corporate groups to funnel capital as they did in the past

Certain amendments to RTI Act ordered to make CIC toothless: Jairam Ramesh

Why are these amendments being brought about now? It is very interesting

Ex-CIC calls RTI amendment a 'stab in the back'; asks MPs to reject changes

If the bill is passed the guarantee for the term and stature for five years will be removed, Acharyulu said

Ex-info commissioner alleges legal intimidation of CIC by government

He cited two orders related to the RBI to drive home his point

CIC asks Registrar General of India to change its data collection procedure

The commission sees no reason to deny access to such important data to the citizenry at large