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GS Economy Miscellaneous
Q.

With reference to the Right to Information Act, 2005, consider the following statements:

1. The Act has established a three-tier structure for enforcing the right to information guaranteed under the Act.

2. The first request for information goes to Central/State Assistant Public Information Officer designated by the Public Authorities. 

3. The Officers are required to provide information to an RTI applicant within 30 days of the request.  

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Explanation:

ANSWER: (D)

  • In recent times, the right to information has been expanded to cover various services provided by the Government. In October 2005, the Government of India enacted a law, popularly known as RTI (Right to Information) Act, which ensures its citizens all the information about the functions of government departments. 
  • Statement 1 is correct.

The Act has established a three-tier structure for enforcing the right to information guaranteed under the Act.

  • Statement 2 is correct.

Public Authorities designate some of their officers as Public Information Officers.  The first request for information goes to Central/State Assistant Public Information Officer and Central/State Public Information Officer, designated by the Public Authorities.

  • Statement 3 is correct.

These Officers are required to provide information to an RTI applicant within 30 days of the request.  Appeals from their decisions go to an Appellate Authority.  Appeals against the order of the Appellate Authority go to the State Information Commission or the Central Information Commission.  

These Information Commissions consists of a Chief Information Commissioner, and up to 10 Information Commissioners. 

Also, the reform policies, involving tariff reduction, have curtailed the scope for raising revenue through custom duties. In order to attract foreign investment, tax incentives are provided to foreign investors which further reduced the scope for raising tax revenues. This has a negative impact on developmental and welfare expenditures. 

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