The
Asian Age: New Delhi: Monday, June 20, 2016.
Indira Gandhi
National Open University (Ignou) has decided to introduce new certificate and
diploma courses in the subject of Right to Education from the upcoming academic
session.
This decision
came in order to encourage people to understand societal relevance of the Right
to Information Act and its nuances.
The Central
Information Commission (CIC) has extended its support to the university to work
out the courses, which will form compulsory part of the training module for all
Central government employees.
“We gauged
that though people understand the importance of RTI, it is not widely known how
to go about it, what are the technicalities, how to frame the questions, how
and where to make further appeals and much more,” a senior university official
said.
“That is why
we decided to introduced the course and approached the CIC for their support in
content generation and other similar issues,” he added.
The faculty
of public administration at Ignou’s School of Social Sciences is brainstorming
with experts from the CIC on the content and curriculum of the course.
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