Sunday, October 16, 2011

[rti4empowerment] ‘Bring corporates under RTI Act’

 

'Bring corporates under RTI Act'

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/TOINEW/navigator.asp?Daily=TOIBG&showST=true&login=default&pub=TOI&AW=1318760027548
New Delhi: Corporates and private sector should be brought under the ambit of the Right to Information Act as public invests through shares in them and suffers when their fortunes sink, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar suggested on Saturday.
   
The act should be expanded to public-private partnership projects as well because government invests in them, Kumar said at the annual convention of Central Information Commission.
  
 He said: "The act should be strengthened and corporate sector and private public partnership schemes should be brought under its ambit. People invest through shares and they have right to know what is going on there.."
   
"We have seen so many times that problems arise when money of small investors sink. Governments have to intervene, stimulus packages have to be issued," he said.
   
Asked about PM's comments that a critical look needs to be taken at RTI queries, Kumar said there are no problems because of the transparency law.The Bihar CM, who has implemented Right to Service in his state, also said that a similar law should be enacted by the Centre. PTI

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