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Aizawl, Oct 11: An increasing number of people in Mizoram have started using the Right to Information (RTI) Act since its enactment in October 2005. This is evident from the increase in RTI queries over the last five years.
"RTI applications increased from 476 in 2006-2007 to 1045 in 2011-2012, which was positive sign," Mizoram state information commissioner Lal M Dingliana said while inaugurating RTI week at Kolasib on Monday.
Since the RTI Act was implemented in Mizoram, we have witnessed significant progress in different fields. It has enabled the people to understand more about the government's functioning and the various schemes made for them, he said. It has shortened the wide gap between the people and the government.
Speaking at the function ,Kolasib DC Niharika Rai also said that the RTI was one of the most important rights enjoyed by the citizens of India.She advised the SPIOSs to provide answers to RTI queries without delay and emphasised that the RTI Act should give us sincerity and honesty in our works.
According to sources, different departments of the state government have received 3505 RTI queries since April 2006 till September 2012. Of these , 67 RTI applicants made appeals to the Mizoram state
information commission against non- furnishing of documents of the concerned departments.
There were 371 RTI applicants during 2007-08, which decrease to 177 in 2008-09. The RTI applications increased to 695 in 2009-10 and further to 1045 during 2011-2012. The RTI week will be observed across the state during this week.
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