Centre asks state for RTI report card
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 12 2012:
The Centre has demanded the state government to submit report card on RTI implementation and the awareness programmes organised under the funds sanctioned.
According to a reliable source, Dept of Personnel and Training, the nodal agency fore implementation of RTI Act has informed the State Information Commission to submit the utilisation certificates.
If the state govt fails to submit, then Centre may stop further release of the fund.
The source disclosed that Centre had sanctioned Rs 2.5 lakh to the State Information Commission for organising RTI Week Observation in October last year as grant and an amount of Rs 2.5 lakh for organising training under Innovative Awareness Generation Programme.