The final results 17th Lok Sabha Elections 2019 for 542 constituencies have been declared. Elections to one constituency – Vellore in Tamil Nadu, were postponed. BJP with 303 seats has retained its position as the single largest party. In this post, we analyse the profile of the newly elected Members of Parliament of the 17th Lok …
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In 2004, the Union government appointed a National Advisory Council (NAC) to monitor implementation of government schemes and advise government on policy and law. NAC recommended changes to the existing Freedom of Information Act, 2002. Consequently, Right to Information bill 2004, was tabled in parliament on 23rd December 2004. This as applicable only to the …
In June 2013, the Central Information Commission held six political parties to be public authorities under the RTI Act and hence subject to the transparency and information requirements under the Act. The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2013 Status: Lapsed The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2013 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August …
Through various judgements, it was held by the Supreme Court that people cannot speak unless the they know. Hence, the Right to Information (RTI) is a fundamental right, embedded in Article 19(1) of the Indian Constitution which specifies that every citizen has freedom of speech and expression. RTI Background Timeline In 1994, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sanghatan (MKSS) …
Recently, news of Union Ministers Smriti Irani and D.V.Sadananda Gowda being dropped from Inter-State Council, came up. The NDA Government, in July 2016, constituted inter-state council after a gap of 10 years. Lets look at various aspects of this Inter-State Council: What is Inter-State Council? Article 263 of the Constitution, contemplates to establishment of Inter-State Council …
