RTI Act

Document missing for 23 years resurfaces in 24 hours after SIC issues an ultimatum

February 27, 2023

Document missing for 23 years resurfaces in 24 hours after SIC issues an ultimatum

The service book of a deceased government employee in Idukki had remained hidden until the SIC intervened.

February 22, 2023
Budget figures on count of temporary staff at variance with Spark software tally

A Right To Information (RTI) Act query revealed that 1.18 lakh personnel have been appointed on a temporary basis in different government departments.
February 20, 2023
Industries Dept now cagey about releasing list of ‘new’ enterprises

The Department denied all the requests seeking the list under the Right To Information (RTI) Act. The media could collect the data from only a few districts and found irregularities.
January 22, 2023
Over 260kg gold at Guruvayur Temple: RTI response

The temple had earlier declared that it has bank deposits worth over Rs 1,700 crore.
December 09, 2022
Trinamool spokesperson Saket Gokhale granted bail, arrested again

Gokhale, on December 1, tweeted a news clipping about information purportedly obtained through the RTI claiming the PM's visit to Morbi after the bridge collapse cost Rs 30 crore.
November 21, 2022
Personal information to be out of RTI purview

The provision grants vast powers to public information officers to reject RTI applications on the ground that they involve disseminating personal details.
January 31, 2021
Kerala govt uses RTI to seek details of dates import case from Customs

It is perhaps the first time that the state government is seeking details from a central investigating agency through RTI like this.

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