Vinita Deshmukh

1 week ago | moneylife.in | Walter Vieira |Rahul Deodhar |Sanjay Bakshi |Vinita Deshmukh

It is indeed laudable that 80-year-old Kumar Ambwani invoked the Right to Information (RTI) Act at the department of pension and pensioners’ welfare, New Delhi, to overcome his confusion over which exact date his 20% additional pension would begin—whether on attaining the age of 80 or only after completing 80 years. Mr Ambwani sought certified copies of all circulars, notifications, guidelines, and relevant court judgments related to the issue.

2 weeks ago | moneylife.in | Walter Vieira |Rahul Deodhar |Sanjay Bakshi |Vinita Deshmukh

The central information commission has ruled that information regarding the licensing and suspension status of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes used for potable water must be disclosed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, as it is a matter of grave public health concern. HDPE piping systems have been used for municipal water applications for over 50 years and their quality is of prime importance for ensuring passage of safe potable drinking water to cities and towns.

3 weeks ago | moneylife.in | Walter Vieira |Rahul Deodhar |Sanjay Bakshi |Vinita Deshmukh

The central information commission has issued strict warnings to two central public information officers (CPIOs) of the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) for violating provisions of the RTI Act by denying two students photocopies of their answer sheets. In both cases, the CPIOs insisted on them paying the fees of Rs700 per marksheet under the internal rules of NIOS instead of providing them information at the rate of Rs2 per page, as per the norms of the RTI Act.

1 month ago | moneylife.in | Walter Vieira |Rahul Deodhar |Sanjay Bakshi |Vinita Deshmukh

Recently, the newly appointed state chief information commissioner (SCIC) of Maharashtra, Rahul Pande, at a public event, expressed grave concern about a handful of individuals filing multiple RTI applications on the same issue, thus spiking the number of second appeal pendency.

1 month ago | moneylife.in | Walter Vieira |Rahul Deodhar |Sanjay Bakshi |Vinita Deshmukh

As against former bureaucrats holding posts of state chief information commissioners (SCIC) in Maharashtra, the newly appointed Rahul Pande, who was a mainstream journalist for over two decades, was appointed in this coveted position last fortnight. Prior to his current role, Mr Pande served as the information commissioner in Nagpur from October 2021 to October 2024. During this tenure, he also held additional responsibilities for the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Amravati divisions.