No RTI query, but activists get civic info
Inspect BMC Files On Desilting By Making Use Of A Section In The Act …….Viju B I TNN
Mumbai: Did you know that you can get information from a government office even without filing a query under the Right to Information (RTI) Act? A group of city-based activists have successfully used a little known section in the Act to inspect and procure information from the BMCs stormwater department without filing an RTI query.
Section 4 of the RTI Act, 2005, says that it shall be the constant endeavour of the public authority to provide as much information suo motu to the public.
We decided to test this section of the act so that in future, citizens can use this Act effectively without actually filing an RTI application, said RTI activist Shailesh Gandhi who coordinated the inspection of files.
For this purpose, a group of six activists reached the stormwater department at Byculla on Wednesday afternoon and sought information pertaining to the desilting work of all nullahs in the city.