Press Trust of India: New Delhi: Wednesday, November 29,
2017.
Vice
President M Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the Central Information Commission's
(CIC) 12th annual convention on the Right to Information Act on December 6.
The
Commission had last held its annual convention on November 7 and 8, 2016.
The
convention is held to commemorate the inception of the Right to Information
(RTI) Act, 2005, and takes stock of the implementation of the transparency law
around the country, a statement by the personnel ministry said.
The
convention is attended by all State Information Commissions besides
stakeholders from across the country.
This year's
convention will follow the two seminars held in May and July which discussed
'Implementation of the RTI Act, 2005' and 'Land Records and RTI Act'
respectively, the statement said.
The CIC has
invited well-researched presentations, including case studies from academicians,
practitioners, researchers, NGOs/civil society groups, students and other
stakeholders covering three subjects, namely 'Suo-motu disclosures', 'Record
keeping' and 'Emerging issues in implementation of RTI Act' for the convention,
it added.
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