Edition.mv: Maldives: Monday, 8th June 2026.
A senior government official noted that this marks the first time that all government ministries and the President's Office have made this information public.
Information Commissioner
Ahid Rasheed stated today that all ministries have now publicly disclosed the
information mandatory to be published by authorities under the Right to
Information (RTI) Act, even without an RTI request.
A senior government official noted that this marks the first time that all government ministries and the President's Office have made this information public.
In a post on X accompanied by statistics, Ahid stated that the average for proactive disclosure, information that authorities must disclose on their own initiative under the RTI Act, has now reached 100 percent for the President's Office and 16 ministries of this administration.
He noted that previously, this average stood at 34 percent.
"Appreciate all the teams who worked on this," Ahid said.
"Compliance work might not be glamorous or high-profile. But it is essential baseline work. Reaching this milestone is not the end, it’s the beginning."
According to Ahid, the next steps to be taken are:
This administration has consistently stated that the government will respond to all RTI requests submitted to obtain information.
According to the latest figures released by the government, a total of 288 RTI requests were submitted from May last year until the first of May this year. Out of these, responses had been provided for 233 RTI requests by that time.
A senior government official noted that this marks the first time that all government ministries and the President's Office have made this information public.
A senior government official noted that this marks the first time that all government ministries and the President's Office have made this information public.
In a post on X accompanied by statistics, Ahid stated that the average for proactive disclosure, information that authorities must disclose on their own initiative under the RTI Act, has now reached 100 percent for the President's Office and 16 ministries of this administration.
He noted that previously, this average stood at 34 percent.
"Appreciate all the teams who worked on this," Ahid said.
"Compliance work might not be glamorous or high-profile. But it is essential baseline work. Reaching this milestone is not the end, it’s the beginning."
According to Ahid, the next steps to be taken are:
- Bringing all departments under the ministries to full compliance levels
- Maintaining and updating the published information
- Advancing towards higher conformance levels
- Ensuring all RTI requests receive timely responses
This administration has consistently stated that the government will respond to all RTI requests submitted to obtain information.
According to the latest figures released by the government, a total of 288 RTI requests were submitted from May last year until the first of May this year. Out of these, responses had been provided for 233 RTI requests by that time.
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