Out of the MPs belonging to the lower house, 61 have not furnished their details since 2014, while four recently came to the house through by-elections, the Lok Sabha secretariat said. "The requisite declaration of Assets and Liabilities is awaited from 29 members of Rajya Sabha," RTI query revealed.
On July 1, 2017, the GST was implemented. The Centre, ahead of its rollout, had gone for an intense media campaign to create awareness about the new tax regime.
Interestingly, Congress party MP Shashi Tharoor had alleged that Rs 35 lakh was spent in the making of the video. However, the claim was rejected by the government.
In its 213-page report that calls for a new legislation to protect an individual's right over his data, the committee said neither the right to privacy nor the right to information is absolute and the two will have to be balanced against each other in some circumstances.
The Bharatiya Janata Party's move to pass 'The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2018' "must be opposed by every Indian," Rahul said.
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 (EC) and to do away with their five years fixed tenure.
The MCI rejected the application, saying it seeks to gather the opinion of the central public information officer (CPIO) “which is not covered under the definition of ‘Information’ under the RTI Act”.
The Law Commission, in its report, noted that BCCI falls under the definition of a public authority, which has received substantial financing from governments.
The Law Commission of India has recommended that the Indian cricket board should be brought under the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act.
Anil Galgali, a city-based RTI activist, had sought to know from the state's General Administration Department (GAD) the details of the state funeral accorded to Sridevi, and who is authorised to permit this honour.
Modi, his group companies and others have been implicated in the Rs 13,500 crore scam which was admitted by PNB mid-February, leading to a massive upheaval in the country's banking system.
RTI activist Hemant Singh had asked as to how much money has been spent by the Uttarakhand chief minister after assuming office as the chief minister of the state.
In the aftermath of the October’s fare hike, the Delhi Metro lost three lakh commuters a day, a Right to Information application has revealed.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said on Monday that Aadhaar data is completely safe and secure.
The RBI has decided not to pursue a proposal for introduction of Islamic banking in the country.
The IGM said in its reply that since 1995, it had been issuing only 10 paise, 25 paise, 50 paise, Re 1, Rs 2 and Rs 5 coins.
The RBI said it never issued any order on linking of bank accounts with the Aadhaar.
During the year 2005-06 to 2015-16, total number of RTI applications received by public authorities in India including the Union and state governments are 2,43,94,951.
Delhi High Court held that CBI cannot claim absolute exemption from disclosing information pertaining to allegations of corruption and human rights violations held by it under the RTI Act.
The RTI query filed by activist T Narasimha Murthy that asks why proper procedure was not followed in allowing visitors to meet Sasikala, it was found that she met as many as 48 visitors during these 23 visits
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