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Shri Pranab Mukherjee, President of India will
inaugurate the 8th Annual Convention of Central Information Commission
at New Delhi tomorrow. This year the theme of the convention is “Eight
years of RTI: A Retrospective”.
The two day convention has three technical sessions on RTI and inclusive growth, RTI-an anti-corruption tool and Media and RTI with eminent panellists like Prof. Abhijit sen, Member Planning Commission, Shri Harsh Mander, Shri J.M.Lyngdoh, Shri Subash C. Agrawal, Shri Siddharth Varadarajan, Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu, Dr. O.P. Kejariwal, Shri R.K.Keswani, Former Editor Dainik Bhasakar, Ms. Sonia Singh, Editorial Director, NDTV, Smt. Deepak Sandhu, Information Commissioner taking part in these sessions.
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=99028
Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Shri V. Narayanasamy will also address the convention Shri Ramachandra Guha, noted historian and columnist will deliver the keynote address on Democracy in India: Mid-life Crisis. Shri Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir will deliver the valedictory address on Sep. 03, 2013.
For the first time, the convention will discuss the causal relationship between the inclusive economic growth and RTI, if any. Various views regarding the assertion that an effective access to information regime can be a vital tool in promoting more participatory development will be discussed. The other panels will deliberate on how to make RTI more effective for the containment of corruption. Panelists will share their experiences on using RTI and curbing of corruption. The panel on media and RTI will discuss the role of media in the governance process by catalyzing effective implementation of the Act, providing information to the citizens and building awareness of the Act while giving a voice to the citizens and acting as a watchdog on behalf of the citizens.
The two day convention has three technical sessions on RTI and inclusive growth, RTI-an anti-corruption tool and Media and RTI with eminent panellists like Prof. Abhijit sen, Member Planning Commission, Shri Harsh Mander, Shri J.M.Lyngdoh, Shri Subash C. Agrawal, Shri Siddharth Varadarajan, Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu, Dr. O.P. Kejariwal, Shri R.K.Keswani, Former Editor Dainik Bhasakar, Ms. Sonia Singh, Editorial Director, NDTV, Smt. Deepak Sandhu, Information Commissioner taking part in these sessions.
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=99028
Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Shri V. Narayanasamy will also address the convention Shri Ramachandra Guha, noted historian and columnist will deliver the keynote address on Democracy in India: Mid-life Crisis. Shri Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir will deliver the valedictory address on Sep. 03, 2013.
For the first time, the convention will discuss the causal relationship between the inclusive economic growth and RTI, if any. Various views regarding the assertion that an effective access to information regime can be a vital tool in promoting more participatory development will be discussed. The other panels will deliberate on how to make RTI more effective for the containment of corruption. Panelists will share their experiences on using RTI and curbing of corruption. The panel on media and RTI will discuss the role of media in the governance process by catalyzing effective implementation of the Act, providing information to the citizens and building awareness of the Act while giving a voice to the citizens and acting as a watchdog on behalf of the citizens.
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