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CURRENT AFFAIR
- THE GOVERNMENT RECENTLY INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA THE RTI (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019.
KEY CHANGES PROPOSED
- AIMS TO AMEND SECTION 13 AND 16
- TERM TO BE PRESCRIBED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
- SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND OTHER CONDITIONS TO BE DETERMINED BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
RATIONALE
- DIFFERENT MANDATE
SIGNIFICANCE OF RTI ACT
- ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL LAWS
- EMPOWERMENT OF ORDINARY CITIZENS
CONCERNS WITH AMENDMENT
- FEDERALISM – POWER IS BEING CENTRALISED.
- INDEPENDENCE
- PROCESS OF AMENDMENT – WITHOUT CONSULTATION
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