RTI Act

New study reveals over 9,600 children jailed in adult prisons between Jan '16 and Dec '21

May 13, 2024

New study reveals over 9,600 children jailed in adult prisons between Jan '16 and Dec '21

The study, titled Incarceration of Children in Prisons in India, was done by legal rights body iProbono.

December 27, 2023
Cash-strapped Kerala opens coffers, releases Rs 26.86 lakh for CM’s Onam feast

The government did not mention under which head the funds were released, and neither did disclose the participants of the feast to an RTI query.
November 07, 2023
Heeralal Samariya sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner

The Central Information Commission was established in October 2005 under the RTI Act
September 11, 2023
Discrepancy in April-June quarter fuel cess collections, reveal RTI documents

The discrepancy was found in the documents provided by the Kerala Goods and Services Tax (GST) Department and the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
February 27, 2023
Document missing for 23 years resurfaces in 24 hours after SIC issues an ultimatum

The service book of a deceased government employee in Idukki had remained hidden until the SIC intervened.
February 22, 2023
Budget figures on count of temporary staff at variance with Spark software tally

A Right To Information (RTI) Act query revealed that 1.18 lakh personnel have been appointed on a temporary basis in different government departments.
February 20, 2023
Industries Dept now cagey about releasing list of ‘new’ enterprises

The Department denied all the requests seeking the list under the Right To Information (RTI) Act. The media could collect the data from only a few districts and found irregularities.

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