STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The National Services Scheme (NSS), Campus Units of Jammu University on Friday organised workshop on Right to Information Act under theme ‘RTI Vis a Vis: Transparency in Governance’ in Law department of JU.
Dr. Arun Manhas, Additional Deputy Commissioner, the Chief Guest, laid stress on the implementation of section 4 (pro active disclosure) of Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information Act 2009, wherein the Public Authorities are bound to suo-moto disclose certain kind of information.
He said if this section 4 is properly implemented by the departments then there will be significant decline in number of RTI applications by the citizens that will save time and money of the government. Prof Jasbeer Singh, Chairman NSS Campus Units of Jammu University called for judicious use of RTI Act and people making the RTI request should refrain from seeking frivolous information to settle personal agendas to save resources of the public authorities. After the vote of thanks by Prof Savita Nayar, Programme Coordinator, the Resource Persons including Balvinder Singh, Converner Sangarsh RTI Movement, Raman Sharma and Dewaker Sharma, Advocate J&K High Court threw light on various sections of the Right to Information Act.
