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submitted by RUSHESH (15 m) on 2 Mar 2009 22:26:50 IST
ARC has analyzed threadbare the provisions of Civil Services Conduct Rules which are in direct and indirect conflict with the RTI Act regime. It has taken into account of the Shourie committee recommendations and has suggested modifications in the existing Civil Services Conduct Rules applicable to the employees of the Central as well as the State governments. Currently prevalent conduct rules and the Manual of Office Procedure explicitly debar the government officials to communicate any information considered sensitive by them to the public. We have already seen that these provisions have used by the unscrupulous officials and politicians to hide their murky dealin
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submitted by RUSHESH (15 m) on 2 Mar 2009 07:46:35 IST
Right to Information is considered as one of the highest ideals of a democratic polity. Information is the tool in the hands of common man which helps him hold his political representatives and administration accountable. Though implied in the Fundamental Rights of the citizens as enumerated in our constitution, the Right to Information was finally given legal sanctity when the Parliament enacted one of the most important legislations of independent India- the Right to Information Act, 2005. The importance attached to this act can be gauged from the fact that the Prime Minister of India himself has emphasized the need for a statutory protection to the right of infor
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submitted by RUSHESH (15 m) on 23 Feb 2009 07:12:50 IST
Administrative Reforms Commission or ARC as it is popularly known is a gigantic exercise in Administrative Reforms undertaken by the Government of India, only twice since India became independent. First ARC was appointed in 1966 under the chairmanship of Moraji Desai. This was commission which expanded into a huge machinery consisting of 20 Study groups and scores of subcommittees. It submitted its report within two years of intensive research and analysis. This report contained a wealth of highly valuable recommendations to infuse life into an essentially colonial and outdated system of administration. Many of its recommendations were put into practice by the Gover
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