Newsfirst: Sri Lanka: Friday,
March 24, 2017.
News1st has
not received an adequate response to a request made under the Right to
Information Act on the salary particulars of the CEO of ICTA.
The matter
was taken up in Parliament today, March 23.
In response
to our query, the Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure
noted that the salary particulars of the CEO is pursuant to a contract which is
private and confidential to the person with whom the contract has been signed.
UPFA
Parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila:
“Sonali
Wanigabaduge from Sirasa has requested information on the CEO of ICTA. In
response, they have said it is private and confidential. Matters pertaining to
his wife or children can be considered private, but this information must be
provided and they cannot refuse it”.
Dr. Prathiba
Mahanamahewa (Attorney-at-Law):
“Salaries
cannot be hidden now. If information on the salary is not provided then you can
lodge an appeal. These are state resources. Provisions are made through the
budget. The people have a right to know this information”.
While
information must be provided under the RTI Act, what resource is available when
such requests are refused?
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