Monday, May 05, 2014

Below the line: The RTI way

Hindu Business Line: New Delhi: Monday, 05 May 2014.
Many reporters seeking information from Central government officials are advised to get it by filing petitions under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Was Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia taking a cue from them? Asked in what his probably his last official media briefing about the three key challenges the economy is facing, he replied: “I will mention all these in the letter to the Prime Minister and if you want to know about them, then file an RTI.”