“RTI will be redundant if good governance prevails”

By A Staff Reporter 

IMPHAL | Oct 10

Revenue and CAF&PD minister, Karam Shyam Singh today said that there will be no development and accountability if there is no transparency in a state or society. He was making this statement at the closing function of Right to Information (RTI) week celebration at Lamyanba Shanglen, Kunung Lampak.

Shyam said that RTI is playing a big role in democratic India and appreciated RTI activists for their efforts to bring transparency and accountability in the governance in the state. He also said that there will be no need of RTI if there is good governance and transparency between the government and the governed.

He advised the activists and people to use the Act sensibly as there have been many cases in the past of misusing this particular Act.

RTI Act got enforced in the country in 2005 and in the state the Act was enforced on September 12, 2006. The Act is “to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens and replaces the erstwhile Freedom of information Act, 2002.”

The week-long celebration started from October 5, inaugurated by minister, Thongam Biswajit Singh at Manipur Press Club. During this week, awareness was given on how the Act is useful and how to use it in a correct way and so on. 

In connection to the observance of this week, a quiz competition was held at LMS Law College on October 8 and was participated by students and RTI activists. The winners were awarded today at the closing function by the dignitaries.

The function was also attended by chairman of Manipur Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. and Manipur Electronics Development Corporation Ltd., Radheshyam Yumnam as guest of honour and state chief commissioner, Th. Ibobi Singh presided over the function.

The event was organised by Manipur Information Commission and sponsored by department of personnel and training, ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions.