[icernet] Information Bill gets approval of Parliament

[Arul Selvan MIC]

Parliament today approved a bill providing citizens the statutory right to
access official information. The Freedom of Information Bill, which had
earlier been passed by Lok Sabha, was passed by Rajya Sabha by a voice vote.
Speaking in Rajya Sabha before the House passed the Bill, Minister of State
for Personnel Vasundhara Raje Scindia said that in this age of information
technology, openness in the Government’s functioning was long overdue. The
Bill empowers citizens with powers to seek information on Government’s
functioning. Scindia said the Government proposes to amend service rules to
insert a clause of punishment for erring officials.
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