Tuesday, March 5, 2013

RTI Activists demand adequate staff for SIC, Inclusion of Act in Curriculum

Newspoint Bureau, Jammu Tawi, February 27: 
In a joint statement issued by Sangarsh RTI Movement and JK RTI Movement, the activists of both the organization have urged the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to ensure adequate staff to the Jammu and Kashmir State Information Commission (RTI Apex body) they have stated that due to lack of manpower the commission is not able to perform its functions and duties properly as required under the act and ultimately the innocent information seekers suffer.
Though in this regard
the State Information Commission have repeatedly urged the state government for providing adequate number of legal experts, ministerial staff and other necessary members but the government gave a deaf ear to the genuine demands of the commission.


Jammu and Kashmir State Information Commission, Jammu.

The Chief Minister has also been requested to issue necessary directions to all the ministries and Officers for strict compliance of all the provisions of the J & K RTI Act 2009 and also to honour the direction and orders of the Information Commissioners in true letter and spirit. The activists have alleged that at present many officers do not comply with the orders and direction of the State Information Commission.
The activists have also reminded the state government about its promise made on the floor of the State Assembly in budget session of 2010 where it had been assured that State government would ensure inclusion of RTI Act in the Academic Curriculum at School and University level but that promise has not been fulfilled yet. This joint statement is being issued by Sardar Balvinder Singh, Convener Sangarsh RTI Movement, Dr. Shiekh Ghulam Rasool, Convener, JK RTI Movement, RTI Activist Raman Sharma, Deepak Sharma, Advocate Dewaker Sharma, Vilakshan Singh, Advocate, Jammu and Kashmir High Court and Social activist S. Harasis Singh Kranti.
http://www.jknewspoint.com/newsdet.aspx?q=8835
published in JK Newspoint, Northline, Kashmir Times and others. on 28/Feb/2013

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