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Illusion of empowerment: Why we must oppose any law that makes RTI illusory

The RTI (Amendment) Bill, 2019, eats into the independence of Information Commissioners, hollowing out the Act without touching on any of the substantive rights or procedural rights the Act provides

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

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

Oppn firm on sending RTI bill to select panel, RS proceedings disrupted

The treasury benches and the minister said let the bill be discussed first and only then can a motion to send the bill to Select Committee be taken up

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

Amending RTI Act will dilute powers of Information Commission: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday opposed the Centre's move to amend the RTI Act, alleging that it will end the independence of central and states information commissions. Kejriwal, who had actively worked for implementation of the Right to Information Act before coming into politics, said the decision to amend the RTI Act was a "bad move". "Decision to amend the RTI Act is a bad move. It will end the independence of Central & States Information Commissions, which will be bad for RTI," Kejriwal tweeted. On Friday, the Centre introduced a bill in Lok Sabha to amend the RTI Act, seeking to give the government powers to fix salaries, tenures and other terms and conditions of employment of information commissioners. While tabling the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh had asserted it would lead to ease of delivery of RTI Act and described it as an enabling legislation for administration purposes. However, ..

CIC admonishes DoPT for invoking exemption clause to deny info under RTI

The Commission issued two separate orders after listening to him and the CPIO of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)

SC warns RBI for failing to disclose information under the RTI Act

Top court gives RBI two weeks to reply on whether it would share the said information or not

Security expenses on BJP chief can't be disclosed: CIC on RTI Act exemption

The commission has denied the appeal of a petitioner who had also sought to know the rules governing extension of security cover to a private individual and the authorities

'Proposed RTI changes aimed at usurping power from Parliament, states'

Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu on July 19 wrote to seniormost Commissioner Yashovardhan Azad to convene a meeting of all Information Commissioners on the subject

Opposition parties come together to denounce proposed amendments to RTI Act

The amendments seek to give Centre the powers of determining the tenure and salaries of all the information commissioners, including the chiefs, in both Central and the State Information Commissions

RTI Act amendment: Govt seeks power to fix salaries, tenure of CIC, IC

Many RTI activists have strongly opposed amendments to the RTI Act saying they are aimed at lowering the stature of Information Commissions from equivalent to the Election Commission

How Modi government's proposed amendments could destroy the RTI Act

Amendment seeks to control salaries and tenures of Information Commissioners

CBI is not fully exempt from RTI Act, rules Delhi High Court

Provision can't be used to deny information related to corruption charges, other violations

Modi making it difficult to access info? Congress questions RTI rule change

There has been a non-formal attempt over past three odd years to scuttle the RTI Act, said Tewari

Govt depts put RTI responses online, ensures anynomity of applicants

DoPT issued directions to all central government departments to desist from posting personal details of applicants

Real-time RTI through email, SMS: Report

CIC to adopt new software system from next week to enable applicants to receive notifications and updates

Constitution bench to decide if SC is exempted from RTI Act

Besides this, another question was 'whether the information sought for amounts to interference in the functioning of the judiciary'

Strategic Forces Command out of RTI ambit

SFC has been included in the list of 26 intelligence and security agencies, which are exempted from providing information under this law

Committee to look into feasibility of special stamps for RTI

The idea had been rejected by a previous panel

Govt not to bring SC, HC appointments under RTI ambit: Gowda

Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda was addressing a press conference on issues related to the Law Ministry