Right to Information and Good Governance
NPTEL and National Law School of India University via Swayam
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Overview
INTENDED AUDIENCE :Under-graduate Students, NGOs, Social Activists,Beneficiaries of Government Services, Advocates, Public Information Officers, Legal Advisors, Information Commissioners, Judges, etc.
PREREQUISITES :UG
INDUSTRIES SUPPORT :1. All Departments and Ministries of the Government.
2. All Public Sector Undertakings
3. All Public Authorities as defined in the RTI Act
4. All Public Universities and bodies owned and controlled and substantially financed by the Government.
5. All non-governmental organisations substantially financed by the Government.
Syllabus
COURSE LAYOUT
Week 1 : History and Background to RTIWeek 2 :
- Legislating RTI
- Official Secrets Act and RTI
- Role of NGOs and activist in RTI
- Mis-use of RTI
- Important SC and HC judgments in RTI
Week 4 :Salient Features of RTI-1
Week 5 :Salient features of RTI-2
Week 6 :Powers and Functions of Information Commission
Week 7 :Public Authority
Week 8 :Exempted Information
Week 9 :RTI & Its interface
- Public Records Act
- Whistleblower Protection Act
- Judiciary and RTI
- Ecological perspective on RTI
- Lessons from RTI: Sakaala: Public Service Guarantee Act
- Comparative Constitutional and Comparative FOI regime
- RTI in Srilanka
Taught by
Prof. Sairam Bhat
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