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Pledge for governance - Civil society seeks effective use of RTI Act
The Telegraph | Shillong, April 5:
Civil society members today called for better vigilance to effectively use the Right to Information (RTI) Act to increase accountability and transparency in governance, as corruption and under utilisation of funds retard the growth and development.
The poverty rate in the region has increased by 3.5 per cent. “While in the rest of the country the poverty rate decreased by 7.8 per cent in 2005-06 and 2008-09, poverty in the Northeast has increased which is a matter of great concern,” Barua said at Yojana Bhavan here.
Stating that corruption was the root cause of under-development, he said, “Corruption has been morally accepted, and the comptroller and auditor-general (CAG) reports indicate that there was a culture of illegalities and double-talk.” Barua also suggested that whenever CAG demands answers, it should be made mandatory for the government departments to tender a reply.
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