Implementing RTI

In a recent meeting of departmental secretaries, it has been revealed that some of the State Departments have not as yet set up their websites wherein they would provide information to the public in regard to its activities. It was also found that some of the departments that had the website are not updating it regularly by feeding latest information. In either case it seems to be in violation of the provision of Clause 4 of J&K RTI Act, 2009.
According to this Clause all Departments are supposed to construct their website and upload latest information for the public. As the Act gives people the right to information, Government departments are supposed to make its functioning public. There have been some PILs in regard to some departments withholding information from the public and the courts invariably have castigated the trend of withholding information. The court would not want people to knock at its door when the Act is there and should be implemented. We hope the instructions given by the Chief Secretary to the secretaries of all departments will be implemented and within a short time.

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