[icernet] Information Bill key step but has freedom to keep a secret

[Arul Selvan]

   When the Freedom of Information Bill passed yesterday by the Lok 
Sabha becomes a law, every government organisation will have at least 
one public information officer (PIO) whose job will be to provide 
information to the public about its functioning.

Despite the limits laid down by the Bill on the extent of disclosures 
that the Government is obliged to make, the creation of a mechanism in 
the form of PIOs is a big step forward towards making the proposed 
statutory right to information a tangible reality, say experts.

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