Efforts on for more transparency: Manipur minister Dingo
IFP Bureau5 Oct 2022
The RTI Week celebration was organised by the Manipur Information Commission as part of an all-India programme in Imphal.
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The RTI Week celebration was organised by the Manipur Information Commission as part of an all-India programme in Imphal.
IFP Editorial: The RTI movement in Manipur, which had been rather slow as compared to other states, is slowly picking up now.
The MIC stated that the the SPIO, Wangoi Municipal Council, Imphal West, should deposit the imposed penalty amount in the form of challan under Major Head of Account-0070-Other Administrative Services within 15 days.
Vice-chancellor of Manipur Technical University (MTU) Bhabeswar Tongbram is not working in any college or University but just a mere lecturer of a polytechnic which is equivalent to intermediate institute below degree, an RTI activist alleged.
RTI activists are vulnerable because they live in the same area as public authorities and political leaders who do not want information about their activities to be disclosed.
Chief information commissioner of Manipur Information Commission Oinam Sunil said that the RTI Act is one of the most effective tools to bring transparency and accountability in the government.
Manipur Information Commission (MIC) performing much better than other states in Northeast India in implementing the Right to Information Act, says MIC official Oinnam Sunil Singh said.
'RTI is a wonderful tool to regulate or control corruption rather than completely eradicate it and the important part is to understand when to apply an RTI for it to be most effective.'