The RTI Act promises citizens information within 30 days — or within 48 hours if life or liberty is at stake — yet today many applicants wait for years, making a mockery of the law’s intent
Former MLA Peddi Sudarshan Reddy accused the Revanth Reddy-led Telangana government of conspiring in a Rs 400 crore paddy procurement scam. He alleged a quid pro quo deal benefiting four bidders, criticized delays in FIR registration, and demanded resignations over urea shortages.
New Delhi: Of the more than 1.59 lakh applications filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act in the last eight years, 11,376 were filed by women and the rest by men, according to the personnel ministry’s data. Replying to an RTI query, the ministry said a total of 1,59,107 applications were filed under the […]