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News:Government of India has notified the Right to Information Rules,2019. under the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill,2019. Facts: About the Right to Information Rules,2019: The rules have reduced the tenure of central and state information commissioners from five to three years.  The rules has given the government the discretion to decide on conditions of service… Continue reading Government notifies new RTI rules

The Rajya Sabha has passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The bill amends the RTI Act 2005. According to the RTI Act of 2005, the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and Information Commissioners (IC) at the central and state level will hold office for a term of five years.  However, the amendments specify that… Continue reading RTI Amendment Bill passed amid protests in Rajya Sabha

Opposition parties have criticised the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and moved a resolution to send it to the Parliamentary Standing Committee for further discussion. RTI Act 2005 sets the term of the Chief Information Commissioner (CICs) and Information Commissioners (ICs) at the centre and state levels at five years (or until the age… Continue reading Scrutinise RTI bill: Opposition

Activists and former information commissioners have opposed the Centre’s move to amend the Right to Information(RTI) Act. The amendment proposes to empower the government to fix the term of service of information commissioners.It also proposes to change the salaries and allowances of CIC and IC as may be prescribed by the Central Government. However,activists have… Continue reading Centre’s decision to bring amendments to RTI Act draws criticism from activists