Right to Information Act
No class 8 in BMC schools forces over 1 lakh students to drop out
RTI queries reveal that as many as 1,017 schools of the total 1,195 schools do not have class 8 facility.
State receives 92,369 plaints on grievance portal
According to a query based on the Right to Information Act, “Out of 92,369 complaints, 9 per cent are pending.
Name CIC in 2 months, says Bombay HC
The petitioner also sought that appropriate infrastructure to the judicial officers should be provided and strength of the judges should be increased.
Congress hits out at government over RTI proposal
The new draft rules, which have been put out in the public space, have elicited a sharp response from the grand old party.
Soon, file RTI pleas at the click of a mouse
Govt completes modalities for project with help of some external agencies.
Citizens have a right to access inquiry reports
Another ploy used by past governments is delaying the publication of a report and even suppressing the dissenting note.
Girl files RTI on restaurant’s safety measures, receives threats
She had shared her address only with BMC authorities while seeking details under the RTI Act.
49 per cent drop in Marathi-medium enrolments
The NGO gathered information from the civic education department through the Right to Information Act.
Bureaucrats tour world, but no accountability
Most bureaucrats didn’t submit mandatory report on tours, state has no account of cash spent.
A noble objective, but the execution is faulty
The banks are inaccessible for exchanging currency and ATMs are by and large not operative.