First state-owned bank for women launched by PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched Bharatiya Mahila Bank (Indian Women’s Bank) in south Mumbai, home to one of seven branches […]
SONIA-GANDHI
Railway Budget: focus on safety, ICT spend likely to go up
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has unveiled the Rail Budget 2012-13 in the parliament today. He started his speech by thanking […]
The Sorrow of Bihar
[This article was published in the October 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
UPA Chief Sonia Gandhi Recommends Replication of Bihar RTI Call Centre Model
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chief Sonia Gandhi called upon Congress Chief Ministers to adopt the model of an Right To Information (RTI) call centre run by the NDA government in Bihar. This would enable accessibility of information to the poor and illiterate. However, the UPA government is weighing the system before replicating it at the Centre.
GOI steps back to amend RTI Act in current session
Government of India (GOI) has dropped the move to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act in the current session of Parliament to keep out of public purview file noting in some areas.
