Much to be done for RTI awareness

Much to be done for RTI awareness

From our Staff Reporter

DIBRUGARH, April 4: The Right to Information (RTI) Act was promulgated almost five years back. However, the awareness about it or the provisions under it is lacking among the masses. This was the unanimous opinion of the panelists during a discussion on the Act organized on the occasion of the 15th biennial conference of Dibrugarh District Journalists Association by the Dibrugarh Press Club here from April 2.

The ADC and Public Information Officer at the Deputy Commissioner’s office here, Bandana Tamuli, said that the said legislation aims at creating transparency so that public can know what was going on in the various departments. She further said that the common people were yet to appreciate the Act. The ADC mentioned that she received applications seeking information that concerned other departments whereas these can be submitted to the heads, who were also the PIOs, of the concerned departments.