Right to Information: The peoples act
Right to Information: The peoples act Published at January 25, 2018 Rising Kashmir Er. Irfan Banka , rti.irfanbanka@gmail.com Right to information Act is seen to be the only peoples’ Act in the state which could do miracles when used effectively. It can expose scams from grass root level upto the topmost levels. This could be the reason why activists keep on stressing upon the implementation of Section 4 and Section 23 of J&K RTI Act 2009 which make emphasis on pro-active disclosure and the mass awareness of the Act. However, unfortunately, due to the Government’s poor response, the Act has gradually entered the stage of dormancy and the people at grass root level are dissatisfied with the incompetent, irresponsible and arrogant PIOs. PIOs nowadays treat this Act as they do with their routine job. If we thinks with a broader perspective, there is no need of the Act, if the Government officials perform their duties honestly. But what could an unemployed youth ...