Bar
& Bench: New Delhi: Tuesday, 18 November 2014.
The
Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India has decided to
involve law interns to study the implementation of the Right to Information
(RTI) Act. In a circular dated November 10, 2014 the DoPT described the
initiative as an exercise to document its experience in the implementation of
the RTI Act, its successes, shortcomings and areas which require attention.
The
internships are being offered to second-year law students pursuing the
five-year course as well as to graduates in the first year pursuing the
three-year law degree. The internship will be for a duration of one month
starting December 1, 2014.
The interns
will be required to analyse RTI applications and study the status of suo motu
disclosures of the concerned Ministry/Departments, after which a report will
have to be submitted. Travel costs of the interns will be reimbursed up to Rs.
5000 and certificates will be issued on satisfactory completion and submission
of the reports.
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