To see the other types of publications on this topic, follow the link: India. Right to Information Act, 2005.
Journal articles on the topic 'India. Right to Information Act, 2005'
Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles
Consult the top 50 journal articles for your research on the topic 'India. Right to Information Act, 2005.'
Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.
You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.
Browse journal articles on a wide variety of disciplines and organise your bibliography correctly.
1
Ghuman, B. S., and Mohammad Sohail. "Right to Information Act, 2005 in India: A Decadal Experience." Indian Journal of Public Administration 63, no. 2 (June 2017): 228–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556117699737.
Full textAbstract:
Right to Information (RTI) Act emerged as a powerful instrument for taming corruption in the functioning of public authorities by promoting transparency and accountability. The Act has completed ten years but the challenges hindering the successful implementation of the Act are still looming large. The Act is slowly moving away from its goal owing to many factors, such as lack of awareness, improper maintenance of records, poor compliance to public disclosure of information mentioned under Section 4 of the Act, inconvenient fee depositing mechanism, lack of sustained training mechanism for employees, misuse of the Act, pendency of appeals before Information Commissions and lack of legislative measures for protection of whistleblowers. For making the Act a success, it is essential to conduct massive awareness campaigns for citizens, to maintain proper official records for facilitating provision of information under the Act, ensuring suo motu disclosure of information mentioned under Section 4 of the Act, use of information and communication technology in the implementation of the Act, making available convenient fee depositing options, conducting training programmes for officials involved in the implementation of the Act, and, finally, enacting a strong whistleblowers’ protection Act.
2
Naveen, _______, and _____ Priti. "The Right to Information in India Implementation and Impact." International Research Journal of Management, IT & Social Sciences 2, no. 1 (January 1, 2015): 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.21744/irjmis.v2i1.55.
Full textAbstract:
The Right to Information Act 2005 was passed by the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) Government with a sense of pride. It flaunted the Act as a milestone in India’s democratic journey. It is five years since the RTI was passed; the performance on the implementation frontis far from perfect. Consequently, the impact on the attitude, mindset and behaviour patterns of the public authorities and the people is not as it was expected to be. Most of the people are still not aware of their newly acquired power. Among those who are aware, a major chunk either does not know how to wield it or lacks the guts and gumption to invoke the RTI. A little more stimulation by the Government, NGOs and other enlightened and empowered citizens can augment the benefits of this Act manifold. RTI will help not only in mitigating corruption in public life but also in alleviating poverty- the two monstrous maladies of India.
3
Borpatragohain, R. C. "Safeguarding the Dignity of Women under the Criminal Law Amendment Act 2013-A Critical Analysis." Space and Culture, India 1, no. 2 (November 28, 2013): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.20896/saci.v1i2.30.
Full textAbstract:
This viewpoint aims to analyse the Criminal Law Amendment Act 2013 from a legal perspective. In doing so, it discusses the statutory safeguards of rights to a dignified life of a woman by analysing the various existing laws, which have been significantly amended to build the Criminal Act, 2013. These laws are: Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860; Indian Evidence Act 1872, Code of Criminal Procedure as amended in 1973, Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act 1956, Information Technology Act 2000, The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000, The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013. In the conclusion, I urge that although efficient laws are in operation in India towards protecting the right to live with dignity of women, however, incidents of violence against women are on the rise. Hence, a concerted effort in bringing appropriate attitudinal change is the task ahead for all Indians.
4
Mohapatra, Satyakam. "Right to information act, 2005 and privacy in public mental health sector in India." Asian Journal of Psychiatry 19 (February 2016): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2015.11.011.
Full text
5
Mehdi, Haider. "Right to Information Act 2005: Its Uses and Abuses in Indian Context." Asian Man (The) - An International Journal 11, no. 1 (2017): 73. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0975-6884.2017.00011.1.
Full text
6
Agrawal, Vidhi, and Hari Nair. "From Jan Sunwai to Rajasthan Right to Hearing Act 2012: Fostering Transparency and Accountability through Citizen Engagement." Studies in Indian Politics 6, no. 2 (September 24, 2018): 282–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2321023018797537.
Full textAbstract:
This study examines the evolution of the movement for transparency towards redressing grievances and holding public servants accountable to the people. It explains how three legislations—Right to Information Act (RTI, India, 2005), Rajasthan Guaranteed Delivery of Public Services Act (RGDPS, 2011) and the Right to Hearing Act (RTH, Rajasthan, 2012)—form part of a continuum in the people’s struggle for transparency. The analysis of the three acts as a continuum is significant because together these are gradually changing the administration-centric Indian polity into a citizen-centric one. If the RTI Act ensured an informed citizenry, the RGDPS Act recognized the government’s duty to provide public services and the RTH Act guaranteed that the people were heard by the government. This right to hearing may be traced back to the Jan Sunwai, which was a pivotal forum in the struggle for transparency because it functioned as a dialogical space between the people and the state, as well as a forum for social auditing and civic engagement. Of late however, the Jan Sunwai is being transformed by digital technology. This transformation poses the challenge of converting a participatory polity alive with people’s voices into a transactional state regimented by technology.
7
Dhaka, Rajvir S. "The Information Commissions in India: A Jurisprudential Explication of Their Powers and Functions." Indian Journal of Public Administration 64, no. 4 (August 13, 2018): 703–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556118788481.
Full textAbstract:
The Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, provides for the Constitution of the State Information Commissions (SICs) and the Central Information Commission (CICs) for acting as the final appellate authorities. These Information Commissions have been entrusted with statutory powers while hearing complaints and appeals. These Commissions also enjoy the power to impose penalty and to recommend disciplinary action against the public information officers. Besides, there prevails large-scale confusion in them regarding the contents of Sections 18–20. This has culminated in adverse comments on their decisions by the Supreme Court (SC) and the High Courts (HC). An attempt is being made in this article to evaluate the functioning of these commissions and also about the interpretations given by various High Courts (HCs) and the Supreme Court (SC) about the Constitution, transaction of business and powers of the Information Commissions.
8
Momen, Md Nurul, Harsha S., and Debobrata Das. "Mediated democracy and internet shutdown in India." Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society 19, no. 2 (December 18, 2020): 222–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jices-07-2020-0075.
Full textAbstract:
Purpose This paper aims to highlight the very recent cases of internet shutdown during the creation of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and enactment of Citizenship Amendment Act and the detention under Section 66 (A) of Information Technology Act 2000. Design/methodology/approach This study takes up a broad explorative discussion of the challenges posed to the consolidation of democracy in India due to frequent internet shutdowns for online communication and social media usages. Findings As findings, it is narrated that due to politically motivated reasons, India compromises its commitment to the pluralism and diversity in views, in particular, individual rights to freedom of expression and opinion, enshrined in the constitution. Originality/value Right to freedom of speech and expression has now taken a new shape due to the emergence and availability of the internet that enriches the quality of democracy.
9
Gupta, Sangita Dutta, Ajitava Raychaudhuri, and Sushil Kumar Haldar. "Information technology and profitability: evidence from Indian banking sector." International Journal of Emerging Markets 13, no. 5 (November 29, 2018): 1070–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijoem-06-2017-0211.
Full textAbstract:
Purpose Information Technology has transformed the banking sector with respect to various systems and processes. Banks have adopted various measures to quicken their business activity and also save cost and time. That is why there has been large requirement of IT in the banking sector. The question arises whether this investment is enhancing the profitability of the bank or not. The purpose of this paper is to examine the presence of profitability paradox in Indian Banking Sector. Design/methodology/approach Data are collected from ten nationalized banks and three private sector banks from 2006 to 2013. The impact of IT expenditure on return on assets and profit efficiency is examined. Profit efficiency is determined using Stochastic Frontier Analysis. Data are collected from annual reports of the banks. Data on IT expenditure are collected through Right to Information Act 2005. Correlation and Panel Regression are used to investigate the relationship between IT expenditure and ROE or Profit Efficiency. Findings The findings of the paper confirm the presence of profitability paradox in the Indian Banking sector. Research limitations/implications Extension of this study to other developing countries of the world will help to identify if any common pattern is there among the developing countries as far as productivity or profitability paradox is concerned. Originality/value There are some studies on the impact of IT on the banking sector in USA and Europe. This type of study however is rare in the context of India or for that matter other developing countries. Therefore, this paper will add new dimension to the existing literature and pave the way for future research in this area.
10
Gopalan, Aparna. "Rights-Politics and the Politics of Rights in Neoliberal India." Social Change 50, no. 2 (June 2020): 307–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0049085720920238.
Full textAbstract:
In 1991, the Indian economy, was finally proclaimed liberalised from the control of the state; the market was now to be the sole engine of growth, development and poverty alleviation. But just over a decade later, a series of rights-based legislations––rights to food, work, information, education, and forests were seen as challenging the market’s dominance over an anti-poverty agenda and heralding the birth of India’s welfare state. These rights-based legislations have animated a growing field of social scientific inquiry which assesses the genesis and career of the different pro-poor laws that have passed since 2005. This paper reviews two recent contributions to that scholarship: Rob Jenkins and James Manor’s Politics and the Right to Work and Indrajit Roy’s Politics of the Poor, both of which are concerned with the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). After contextualising the two books within an emerging legal activism and providing an in-depth discussion of their key concepts, arguments and methods, attention is paid to each author's explanation of the contradictions between India’s neoliberal economy and welfare state. In conclusion, the strengths and limitations of prevailing approaches studying India’s poverty alleviation programmes are discussed and it is suggested that a theoretical cross-fertilisation with neoliberalism studies could further reinvigorate and give shape to this promising literature.
11
Marwaha, Karn. "Corporate governance and whistle blowing in India: promises or reality?" International Journal of Law and Management 59, no. 3 (May 8, 2017): 430–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlma-12-2015-0064.
Full textAbstract:
Purpose The purpose of this paper was to analyze the legal provisions relating to the protection extended to the private company employees who blows the whistle. It is a major requirement of the country that Whistle Blowers Protection Act should not only be made compulsory for public sector but also be made compulsory for private companies of any size so that illegal activities could be identified and major risk could be avoided. Presently, private sector is growing rapidly, and it has a growth in way of economic resources, and private sector is also entering into the public domain by privatization, so exclusion of private sector by the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 is very dangerous. Design/methodology/approach The researcher has resorted to primary as well as secondary sources of data. The primary sources of data are the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011, Official Secrets Act, 1923, Right to Information Act, 2005, The 179th Law commission report, report of Second Administrative Reforms Commissions, 2007 and recommendations made by Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievance, Law and Justice, 2011. The secondary data are the books and articles of different authors. Findings This Act provides a mechanism to receive complaints and inquire into the allegations of corruption or willful misuse of power by the public servants only. Although, this act has not come into existence, but on bare perusal, it seems to be inadequate and still needs more amendments for efficient outcomes or else the zeal of whistle blowers particularly in a private sector will fade away. The need of exhaustive and complete law is also necessary so that the evils like corruption can be curbed completely and effectively. Originality/value Private sector, if included in the above-mentioned act, would definitely resolve the problem, but on the same hand, it will raise the question of space that needs to be given to private organization. So in concluding remarks, the author would like to suggest that, to improve the organizational quality of private sector, there should be a national legislation which should deal with substantial guidelines that needs to be adopted by private companies. There is a significant need to raise the standard of corporate governance in India, only then it could achieve stability, transparency and growth.
12
Srihari Rao, N., K. Chandra Sekharaiah, and A. Ananda Rao. "Jananee janmabhoomischa: ICT solutions for pronational digital society." International Journal of Engineering & Technology 7, no. 3.29 (August 24, 2018): 225. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.29.18800.
Full textAbstract:
Personality Development’, ‘Social Development’, ‘National Development’, ‘National Spirit’, ‘National Amity’, ‘Nation Building Character’, ‘National Consciousness’, ‘National Solidarity’, ‘National Awareness’, ‘National Integration’, ‘National Sovereignty’, ‘National Integrity’, and ‘National Unity’ are the diminishing ideas among the citizens of a country now-a-days. Opportunities for cybercrimes worsen this situation further by luring the people with bad motivations, some who justify the cybercrimes somehow and some to perpetrate the cybercrimes. As the public authorities are not capable enough to handle cybercrime cases well as of now or due to lacunae in cyber laws, cyber criminals are evading and sweeping under the carpet. The societal status, may it be progressive or perishable depends on the kind of information that is provided to the people of society. If society is input with right information, the society will progress, develop positively and on the other hand the society will perish with the wrong or garbage information. In this context, Right-To-Information (RTI) Act 2005 plays a vital role by providing ‘Right Information’ through ‘Information Transparency’. We found out an organization named JNTUHJAC (offline) with its website with URL- www.jntuhjac.com (online) running from so many years, committed three or more cybercrimes against the Union of India. We considered this online and offline organization for our case study and for discussions of our solutions for these cybercrimes. In this paper, we proposed a research methodology based on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) approaches to prevent the conversion of Cybercrime or Ill-Informed Society into Perishable Society and hence hope to succeed in transforming Cybercrime or Ill-Informed Society into Well-Informed Society and hence into a “Progressive Society/Knowledge Society/Digital Society.
13
Reddy, Muthyala Sudhakara, and Venkateswarlu Venkayalapati. "Student safety insurance policies in India: a systematic review." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 7, no. 4 (March 26, 2020): 1618. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20201484.
Full textAbstract:
Personal accident insurance policy provides complete financial protection to the insured members against uncertainties such as accidental (unintentional) death or bodily injuries. Additionally, it covers permanent (partial/complete) and temporary disabilities resulting from an unintentional injury (UII), but not intentional injury. As such policy confined to the students, it was nomenclated as ‘student safety insurance policy’ (SSIP). Aim of the study was to review the features of various SSIPs in India followed by suggesting to the governments to implement across India. A thorough internet search was carried out using search engines to collect primary data in the public domain regarding SSIPs. Additional information was also collected from the organizations under Right to Information Act 2005 during July to December 2017. The reviewers identified that millions of children died each year from the injuries or violence and millions of others suffer the consequences of non-fatal injuries across the world. Dr. Gururaj estimated that the injuries resulted in the deaths of nearly 100,000 children every year in India among two million children hospitalized. So, certain state governments, districts and universities have taken up ‘SSIPs’ with different features to meet the hospital expenses incurred due to an UII. Unfortunately, if the insured child died/disabled due to an UII, the insurance amount will fulfil future financial needs of the family/disabled. Certain institutions are providing insurance coverage for one of the parents (breadwinner) and exempting future course fee payment also. The reviewers suggested to the government to provide a better student safety insurance policy across India with the amalgamation of the key features of all safety insurance policies.
14
Basu, Anindansu, and Deb Kumar Majumder. "The Indian telemedicine challenge: in current evolving pandemic." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 8, no. 9 (August 27, 2021): 4646. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20213580.
Full textAbstract:
The unparalleled Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outburst has ushered a radical change in the conventional healthcare industry in India. The unprecedented lockdown and the ongoing COVID crisis has reincarnated telemedicine practice for the unforeseeable future. The Indian government was quick to realise it and laid guidelines for its practice across video, audio, or text. The teleconsultation is basically doctor-patient interaction bridged by information technology over an online platform to receive essential health-care services. All doctor-patient relationships thrive on mutual trust which is hardly established over first time virtual consultation considering the emotions of the majority of Indian population and its inertia to change. The medical fraternity though initially uncomfortable with these changes are slowly adapting to this new reality over the last one and half years. The recent guidelines, 2020 have bestowed full onus on the doctor as to decide whether tele-consultation is sufficient or is in-patient evaluation required based on patient complexities. But if any untoward event, delay to urgent care or malpractice happens out of this, will the doctor be held responsible and if yes, is it going to be covered under medical indemnity? Moreover, telemedicine platform being a mix of medical sciences and information technology is governed by laws of both making it complicated, with a steep learning curve for all concerned. Besides the right to privacy is fundamental in medical ethics and stands undebated in telemedicine too. The responsibility of harbouring and protecting the information rests primarily on the doctor. But there is till date no regulatory body that authorises the tech platforms with specific legislations and regulations making seepage of sensitive and personal data and information (SPDI) a certain possibility. In the western world any platform that deals with protected health information (PHI) must be Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant ensuring data security, unlike India. The more telemedicine gains traction and computerised operations are being used to keep tag of digital health records, radiology, pharmacy and laboratory systems, security concerns will proportionately increase. Additionally, the technology platforms have been given the rights to analyse the credibility of the doctors and regulate consultation fees with no government monitoring inviting probable disastrous consequences. They at times act as middlemen between the doctor, pharmacies, laboratories and patients serving their own vested interests. They often advertise promotional offers to lure in patients flouting all moral ethics for business/to increase their market share. Additionally their terms and conditions and grievance section are framed mostly in a way that the doctor eventually becomes the scapegoat in any untoward development. Apprehending these potential loopholes, the U.S.A has passed The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act (2009) to maintain vigilance over ePHI security, offsite backup in IT failure, methods of data storage and transfer as per HIPAA standards and to penalise in case of defaulters. On the other hand currently there is no formalised policy for insurance reimbursement like most developed nations. The current pandemic push has bolstered the telemedicine growth and the market share is expected to cross $5.5 billion by 2025 in India. But for successful integration of telemedicine with normal practice in future one needs to define and compartmentalise the role of doctors and tech platforms with comprehensive legislations so that medical decisions are taken not based on personal interests but for optimal patient care. Otherwise in the quest for a new avatar in Indian healthcare system we might just end up creating another Frankenstein's monster.
15
Chaudhuri, Tapoja. "From policing to 'social fencing': shifting moral economies of biodiversity conservation in a South Indian Tiger Reserve." Journal of Political Ecology 20, no. 1 (December 1, 2013): 376. http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/v20i1.21752.
Full textAbstract:
In recent years, scholarly and civil society debates regarding tiger conservation in India have been sharply divided both in favor and against the efficacy of 'fortress' models of conservation that discourage subsistence-level access to resources by the local poor. Such debates have been further intensified since 2005 due to a drastic drop in the wild tiger population – presumably due to illegal poaching – and the passing of a Forest Rights Act that grants forest lands ownership rights to traditional forest-dependent communities. This article analyzes local community-forest collaboration in the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala in Southern India. Periyar Tiger Reserve has been the only 'success story' out of the seven national parks where the India Eco-Development Project was implemented in 1997. The IEDP was funded by the World Bank, the Global Environmental Facility, and the Government of India to solicit the support of forest-adjacent communities in protecting wildlife habitats by offering them market-based livelihood opportunities. Information comes from ethnographic research conducted ten years after the Eco-Development Project was first implemented, and studies of the evolving nature of state-community relationships under the umbrella of a newly formed 'Government Organized Non-Governmental Organization' or GONGO. Theoretically, the article focuses the role of emotions and identity politics in shaping the worldviews of the participating community members, and not on the economic incentives of stakeholders. In doing so, I propose a more nuanced analysis of community-state relationships than is offered by polarized debates amongst conservationists and people's rights advocates in India and elsewhere. I illustrate the sense of ownership and regional pride shared by different social actors, in the context of the continuation of the fortress model of conservation.Keywords: Biodiversity conservation, fortress conservation, eco-development, social fencing, identity politics, indigenous communities, tiger reserve, Kerala, India.
16
Zafar, Yusuf. "Development of Agriculture Biotechnology in Pakistan." Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL 90, no. 5 (September 1, 2007): 1500–1507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jaoac/90.5.1500.
Full textAbstract:
Abstract Agriculture plays an important role in the national economy of Pakistan, where most of the rapidly increasing population resides in rural areas and depends on agriculture for subsistence. Biotechnology has considerable potential for promoting the efficiency of crop improvement, food production, and poverty reduction. Use of modern biotechnology started in Pakistan since 1985. Currently, there are 29 biotech centers/institutes in the country. However, few centers have appropriate physical facilities and trained manpower to develop genetically modified (GM) crops. Most of the activities have been on rice and cotton, which are among the top 5 crops of Pakistan. Biotic (virus/bacterial/insect) and abiotic (salt) resistant and quality (male sterility) genes have already been incorporated in some crop plants. Despite acquiring capacity to produce transgenic plants, no GM crops, either produced locally or imported, have been released in the country. Pakistan is signatory to the World Trade Organization, Convention on Biological Diversity, and Cartagena protocols. Several legislations under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights have been promulgated in the country. National Biosafety Guidelines have been promulgated in April 2005. The Plant Breeders Rights Act, Amendment in Seed Act-1976, and Geographical Indication for Goods are still passing through discussion, evaluation, and analysis phases. Meanwhile, an illegal GM crop (cotton) has already sneaked into farmer's field. Concerted and coordinated efforts are needed among various ministries for implementation of regulation and capacity building for import/export and local handling of GM crops. Pakistan could easily benefit from the experience of Asian countries, especially China and India, where conditions are similar and the agriculture sector is almost like that of Pakistan. Thus, the exchange of information and experiences is important among these nations.
17
Viswanathan, T. K. "The Right to Information Act, 2005 No. 22 of 2005." Indian Journal of Public Administration 52, no. 3 (July 2006): 658–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556120060327.
Full text
18
Dalal, Rajbirsingh. "Right to Information Act, 2005: Expectations and Constraints." Indian Journal of Public Administration 55, no. 3 (July 2009): 649–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556120090322.
Full text
19
Bhardwaj, J. R., and T. S. Sachdeva. "(A236) National Guidelines on the Management of the Dead after Disasters." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 26, S1 (May 2011): s64—s65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x11002226.
Full textAbstract:
Despite technological advancements, India is vulnerable to disasters. Disasters of any etiology have the common denominator of a large number of deaths in a short span of time. Thus, the Administration is saddled with the indomitable task of retrieving and recovering dead bodies, then identifying them to enable the handing over of the remains to their next-of-kin. Initial media focus is often based on the myth that dead bodies cause epidemics. Therefore, bodies often are placed in mass burials or mass cremations universally, without being identified and without preserving the individuality of the deceased. This culminates into social, psychological, emotional, economic, and legal repercussions (financial compensation, property rights, inheritance, and issues of remarriage) regarding the legacy of the deceased, thereby exacerbating the damage caused by disasters. With the paradigm shift from the erstwhile response-centric approach after the enactment of the Disaster Management Act in 2005, to the holistic management of disasters, the National Disaster Management Authority embarked on the task of formulating the guidelines on this sensitive and vital issue. These Guidelines are designed to provide not only technical information, but also dwell on administrative aspects that will support the correct approach in handling dead bodies with the highest possible quality of standards/measures, and functioning in an interdisciplinary manner to ensure positive identification of victims. Management of the dead after disasters is under the ambit of the Incident Response System being incorporated in the National, State and District “all hazard” Disaster Management Plans are intended to achieve the desired aim that no unidentified body should be laid to rest.
20
Anil, Monga, and Akshat Mehta. "Right to Information Act, 2005: Key for Effective Implementation." Indian Journal of Public Administration 54, no. 2 (April 2008): 297–314. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556120080206.
Full text
21
Tabassum, Shahla, and T. Sadashivam. "Right to Information Act in India: an Overview." Journal of the Knowledge Economy 6, no. 4 (October 13, 2012): 665–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13132-012-0112-9.
Full text
22
Satpathy, Bijayashree. "Forest Rights Act Implementation in Odisha." South Asia Research 37, no. 3 (September 25, 2017): 259–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0262728017725621.
Full textAbstract:
The Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006 claims to devolve ownership to local forest dwellers in India, to provide local communities with better tenurial security and allow increased rights over forest resources. One argument for this is the redressal of historical injustices, particularly to tribal people. Offering a reality check, this article scrutinises the interface of informal and formal institutions with respect to livelihood of forest-dependent communities and forest conservation to identify ongoing implementation challenges. Empirical data from two villages of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha use oral history, focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with different actors in FRA implementation as evidence. Asymmetric information flow, deficient coordination, undemocratic participation, dearth of transparency and lack of accountability at various levels hinder FRA implementation, which claims to safeguard the basic rights of disempowered local people, but does not appear to deliver ‘complete justice’.
23
Garg, Mukesh. "Right to Information Act 2005 vis-à-vis Good Governance." Public Affairs And Governance 1, no. 1 (2013): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/j.2321-2136.1.1.004.
Full text
24
Siwach, Raj Kumar. "Implementing Right to Information Act, 2005: An Experience of Haryana." Indian Journal of Public Administration 55, no. 3 (July 2009): 702–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556120090326.
Full text
25
Thakore, Dhwanit, Mahesh Chavda, Girish Parmar, and Tejal Sheth. "Overview on Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act and its implementation: current update." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 8, no. 1 (December 25, 2020): 463. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20205737.
Full textAbstract:
Tobacco use- a major public health issue in India has an enormous effect on the lower SES population. . There is an evident link between tobacco use or consumption and poverty. The widespread use of almost all forms of tobacco among the Indian population can be attributed to the social and cultural acceptance in the country. Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 (COTPA) is the legislation that regulates tobacco in India. The prime objective of this review is to compile the literature with information about the laws regulating tobacco use and the status of implementation of tobacco control provisions covered under COTPA. Since effective tobacco control measures involve multi-stakeholders i.e public health, law, trade and commerce, industry, consumer, human rights and child development, coordinated efforts are required to successful enforcement. The outcome of the current literature is bridging the gaps to make the tobacco control a very important public health goal and thereby protect the population from the consequent morbidity and mortality due to tobacco use.
26
Singh, Shalini. "Right to Information Act and Employee Relations in India." Prabandhan: Indian Journal of Management 5, no. 3 (March 1, 2012): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.17010//2012/v5i3/60148.
Full text
27
Singh, Shalini. "Right to Information Act and Employee Relations in India." Prabandhan: Indian Journal of Management 5, no. 3 (March 1, 2012): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.17010/pijom/2012/v5i3/60148.
Full text
28
Kaul, Jyoti, Ramesh Kumar, Usha Nara, Khushbu Jain, Dhirender Olakh, Tanu Tiwari, Om Prakash Yadav, and Sain Dass. "Development of Database of Maize Hybrids and Open Pollinated Varieties Released and Notified for Cultivation in India." Journal of Agricultural Science 9, no. 10 (September 13, 2017): 105. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jas.v9n10p105.
Full textAbstract:
The maize database, first of its kind in India, is a central repository for cultivars i.e. hybrids and open pollinated varieties (OPVs) notified for cultivation in India since the inception of All India Coordinated Maize Improvement Project (AICMIP) in 1957. The database includes the information on cultivars developed from public as well as private breeding programmes. Besides, information on registered germplasm is also given. The database carries image gallery showcasing photographs of cobs/standing crop of the public-bred cultivars released after 1993.The database also presents information about adaptability of cultivars, average yield and disease, and insect-pest resistance along with the parental materials used in breeding programmes. Information on 31 descriptors as per Distinctivity, Uniformity and Stability (DUS) tests in respect of parental lines and their hybrids that were filed for protection under “Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001” (PPVFRAct, 2001) has been supplemented. In addition, the database provides contact information on developers of the notified cultivars thereby facilitating interactions among the members of maize community. The information contained within maize database can be accessed at on-line expert system called maize AGRIdaksh (www.iimr.res.in/maizeexpertsystem/www.agridaksh.iasri.res.in/maize). Information on notified cultivars (1961-2010) parental lines and cultivars (1993-2012) filed under PPVFRAct, 2001 can also be accessed at www.iimr.res.in/maizeexpertsystem/maize hybrids and composite varieties released in India. Whereas, information about registered germplasm (2003-2012) can be accessed at www.iimr.res.in/publications.
29
Babu Chennupati, Divakara, Rajasekhara Mouly Potluri, and V. S. Mangnale. "India's Right to Information Act, 2005: a catalyst for good governance." International Journal of Law and Management 55, no. 4 (July 3, 2013): 295–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlma-06-2012-0008.
Full text
30
Dalal, Rajbir Singh, and Jagjeet Singh. "Impact of Right to Information Act, 2005, On Good Governance: An Evaluation." Indian Journal of Public Administration 62, no. 4 (October 2016): 905–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556120160413.
Full text
31
Frolova, Evgenia E. "LEGAL REGULATION OF INTERNET BANKING IN INDIA." RUDN Journal of Law 23, no. 3 (December 15, 2019): 351–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2313-2337-2019-23-3-351-374.
Full textAbstract:
The features of the legal regulation of Internet banking in India are investigated. Internet banking is gradually replacing the use of cash, checks, and, most importantly, customers who personally come to bank offices: according to statistics, the total amount of transactions in the digital payments segment of India in 2019 will be $ 64.775 billion. USA. Electronic banking is a generic term for the provision of banking services and products via electronic channels, such as telephone, Internet, mobile phone, etc. The main regulatory act regulating Internet banking in India is the Information Technologies Act 2000, which provides for legal recognition of electronic transactions and other means of electronic commerce. In addition to the new law, the norms of traditional banking legislation also apply to Internet banking. The main financial regulator of India the Reserve Bank - also provides direct management of Internet banking: it developed guidelines for Internet banking in India in 2001; as well as the Mobile Banking Guide, which was transformed into the Mobile Banking Master Circular51 in 2016. The rights of consumers of Internet banking services are protected on the basis of the Consumer Protection Act 198652, which defines the rights of consumers in India and also applies to banking services. India’s law is based on case law, and in this regard, a number of new case law on disputes between banks and their customers in the field of Internet banking has been studied. However, in the legislation, the article notes, there are a number of gaps related primarily to ensuring the safety of online banking. Information security in electronic banking represents two main areas of risk: preventing unauthorized transactions and maintaining the integrity of customer transactions. When writing the article, general scientific methods of cognition were used: dialectical, hypothetical-deductive method, generalization, induction and deduction, analysis and synthesis, empirical description; private scientific methods were also used: legal, dogmatic, statistical, comparative legal analysis, and others.
32
Iyer, R. C. "The Right to Information Act, 2005—A Few Legal Issues that Need Consideration." Indian Journal of Public Administration 55, no. 3 (July 2009): 364–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556120090304.
Full text
33
Raj, Triranjan, and Sanjeev Kumar Sharma. "Right to Information Act 2005: A Critique with Governance and Administrative Reforms Perspective." Indian Journal of Public Administration 55, no. 3 (July 2009): 481–503. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556120090311.
Full text
34
Navneet, Asheesh. "Policymaking in the Context of Contestations: GM Technology Debate in India." Studies in Indian Politics 6, no. 1 (April 6, 2018): 117–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2321023018762822.
Full textAbstract:
This article deals with the current conflicting discourses on the GM technology in India. To analyse the discourse, the article adopts the theory of advocacy coalition framework (ACF) and co-dynamic model taken from Sabatier & Weible (2007) and Millstone (2014), respectively. With the help of ACF and co-dynamic model, an attempt is made to understand the shaping up of the theory of various arguments on GM technology in Indian context. The theory and the model deal with the conflict of interest of stakeholders and the primary reason for the conflict. Besides that the article deals with the reports-presented by the Technical Expert Committee (TEC) appointed by the Supreme Court and the Parliamentary Standing Committee appointed by the Indian Parliament to show that the available information on GM techno-logy is contested among scientists. The article argues that the relevance of the theory and model increases for policy participants to analyse and address various concerns coming from the civil society groups about GM technology on production, biodiversity, environment, health and ownership right related issues.
35
Nwoke, Uchechukwu. "Access to Information under the Nigerian Freedom of Information Act, 2011: Challenges to Implementation and the Rhetoric of Radical Change." Journal of African Law 63, no. 3 (October 2019): 435–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021855319000299.
Full textAbstract:
AbstractInformation is essential for the functioning of modern societies. Access to information denotes the right of citizens to obtain information regarding how they are governed. In 2011, Nigeria enacted the Freedom of Information Act, to ensure openness and transparency in public governance. This article evaluates the extent to which the legislation has strengthened the right of access to information in Nigeria. Through analysis of the provisions of the act and some decided cases, the article argues that challenges, both in the act's provisions and in its enforcement by the courts, have resulted in a “blunted” law that lacks the capacity to satisfy the people's expectations on the right of access to public information. Drawing on the experience of other jurisdictions where similar laws are operative (notably South Africa and India), the article suggests ways through which the implementation of the act could be made more effective.
36
Jha, Himanshu. "Untangling global-local linkages: The case of the Right to Information Act in India." India Review 18, no. 1 (January 2019): 32–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14736489.2019.1576986.
Full text
37
Jadhav, SanjayVasant. "Muse of Vishwa Darshan Compared with Right to Information Act, 2005 and Intellectual Property Rights Laws." Voice of Intellectual Man- An International Journal 7, no. 1 (2017): 155. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/2319-4308.2017.00012.3.
Full text
38
Singh, Harendra, Dr S. S. Chouhan Dr. S.S. Chouhan, and Dr Sonia Dutt Sharma. "Level of Awareness on the Right to Information Act, 2005 Among Beneficiaries in Selected Districts of Rajasthan." Indian Journal of Applied Research 2, no. 1 (October 1, 2011): 118–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/2249555x/oct2012/42.
Full text
39
Stanić, Gordana Kovaček. "Serbian Family Law: Rights of the Child." International Journal of Children's Rights 17, no. 4 (2009): 585–609. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/092755609x12513562300829.
Full textAbstract:
AbstractThis paper deals with the rights of the child primarily in Serbian family law. According to Serbian Family Act 2005 the child at a certain age acquires some specific rights. For instance, at the age of fifteen if the child is able to reason he has these rights: to change a personal name, to get the information on his/her origins, to decide with which parent he/she will live, on maintaining personal contact with the parent he/she does not live with, the right to give consent to medical procedures, to decide which secondary school he/she will attend. The child has the right to freely express his or her opinion if the child is capable of forming an opinion. When reaches ten years of age the child has the right to freely and directly express his/her opinion. The Family Act of Serbia 2005 has introduced a special court proceeding in disputes for the protection of the child's rights.
40
Yang, Victoria. "Land Tenure Rights in India: an analysis of the failure of amendments to the Hindu Succession Act." SURG Journal 5, no. 1 (December 23, 2011): 49–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.21083/surg.v5i1.1329.
Full textAbstract:
The right to a minimum standard of living as a basic human right is recognized internationally. As Hernando DeSoto argues in his book, The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else, a clear, legal definition of property rights is essential in an owner’s realization of return to their capital [1]. This would enable an individual in a developing country to raise their standard of living, thus contributing to the recognition of the right to property as a basic human right [2]. The implementation of property rights has become a priority for governments, NGOs, and international development agencies in many countries. While the right to property legally applies to both sexes, it is not extended to women in practice. Amendments to section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act in 2005 legitimized land ownership and inheritance for Indian women [4]. However, the 2006 Agricultural Census indicates that only 10.7% of Indian landowners are women [5]. The failure of implementation of legal changes regarding property rights and women can be attributed to cultural and religious opinions of women, traditional land tenure systems established before British colonial rule, and government bias within legislation. The Indian government must consider preexisting cultural norms and de facto property rights in the employment of new legislations, as they may impose costs on women. In order for changes in legislation to be effective, they must be inclusive of all women of different religious backgrounds, and simultaneous changes across government sectors must be enacted.
41
Willner, Paul. "The UK Mental Capacity Act and consent to research participation: asking the right question." Journal of Medical Ethics 44, no. 1 (August 5, 2017): 44–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2016-103996.
Full textAbstract:
This paper considers the meaning of the term ‘intrusive research’, as used in the UK Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA), in relation to studies in which an informant is asked to provide information about or on behalf of a person who lacks capacity to consent, and who is not otherwise involved in the study. The MCA defines ‘intrusive research’ as research that would legally require consent if it involved people with capacity. The relevant ethical principles are that consent should be sought from people who would be affected by a piece of research and that this requirement should be implemented proportionately. The critical question, for investigators and research ethics committees, is: would provision of the personal information specified in the research protocol significantly affect a person whose capacity is not impaired? If the answer to this question is ‘no’, then the study falls outside the definition of ‘intrusive research’, and the MCA does not apply.
42
Mathew, Meera. "Freedom of information, right to express and social media in India." Interactive Entertainment Law Review 3, no. 2 (December 23, 2020): 94–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/ielr.2020.02.02.
Full textAbstract:
People's right to know, to hold opinions, right to access, to seek and receive information, as well as to disseminate and impart ideas, despite frontiers, are protected under all democratic nations' constitutional right of freedom of expression. This duty to inform and disseminate news is undoubtedly the responsibility vested with media as the fourth estate and as a watchdog thereby enabling it to exert due checks and monitors on the working of the nation. By this, it mandates a strong, independent and adequately resourced media to operate in order to serve the general public interest and to place and keep up high standards of journalism. With the changing notions of media and with the prevalence of social media and interactive entertainment platforms, where users write the content, edit the same and disseminate it to the public, the question arises if social media does indeed actually function as ‘media’ as envisioned by our constitutional drafters. Disseminating information accurately to the public is a sacrosanct duty and if such a duty gets affected, the edifice of democracy is devastated. From the traditional media having reliance on what had been circulated, it moved to a system where the ordinary citizen has the capability to manage media technologies and notify own stories creating trends more for a business purpose. This change as named as media-morphosis has also crushed the right to be informed accurately. Against this backdrop, this article addresses the rising frequency of disinformation ‒ occasionally indicated as ‘misinformation’ or ‘fake news’ in social media, inflamed by both states and non-state stakeholders, plus the diverse issues to which they perhaps are a causative part or key source. It also critically evaluates the obligation states have to enable a conducive environment for freedom of expression that comprise encouraging and defending diverse media however, simultaneously, to curtail any sort of misinformation being disseminated to its people. As is evident from the title of this article, the jurisprudential aspects of freedom of information vis-a-vis the freedom to disseminate are examined where the primary examination focus is on – if media that is used to keep a watchful eye on the dealings of government and act as a champion of the public's right to know, has departed from this constitutional duty with the emergence of social media. Moreover, the nexus between ‘contours of expression to disseminate the information’ and ‘extent of limitations as to such information dissemination’ will be analysed. To illustrate, Indian legal framework is used and applied. In its conclusion the author endeavours to question the unwarranted benefit social media enjoys as ‘intermediary’ and as ‘media’ thereby ponders if the current Indian legal framework is adequate to deal with the ramifications.
43
Mathew, Meera. "Freedom of information, right to express and social media in India." Interactive Entertainment Law Review 3, no. 2 (December 23, 2020): 94–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/ielr.2020.02.02.
Full textAbstract:
People's right to know, to hold opinions, right to access, to seek and receive information, as well as to disseminate and impart ideas, despite frontiers, are protected under all democratic nations' constitutional right of freedom of expression. This duty to inform and disseminate news is undoubtedly the responsibility vested with media as the fourth estate and as a watchdog thereby enabling it to exert due checks and monitors on the working of the nation. By this, it mandates a strong, independent and adequately resourced media to operate in order to serve the general public interest and to place and keep up high standards of journalism. With the changing notions of media and with the prevalence of social media and interactive entertainment platforms, where users write the content, edit the same and disseminate it to the public, the question arises if social media does indeed actually function as ‘media’ as envisioned by our constitutional drafters. Disseminating information accurately to the public is a sacrosanct duty and if such a duty gets affected, the edifice of democracy is devastated. From the traditional media having reliance on what had been circulated, it moved to a system where the ordinary citizen has the capability to manage media technologies and notify own stories creating trends more for a business purpose. This change as named as media-morphosis has also crushed the right to be informed accurately. Against this backdrop, this article addresses the rising frequency of disinformation ‒ occasionally indicated as ‘misinformation’ or ‘fake news’ in social media, inflamed by both states and non-state stakeholders, plus the diverse issues to which they perhaps are a causative part or key source. It also critically evaluates the obligation states have to enable a conducive environment for freedom of expression that comprise encouraging and defending diverse media however, simultaneously, to curtail any sort of misinformation being disseminated to its people. As is evident from the title of this article, the jurisprudential aspects of freedom of information vis-a-vis the freedom to disseminate are examined where the primary examination focus is on – if media that is used to keep a watchful eye on the dealings of government and act as a champion of the public's right to know, has departed from this constitutional duty with the emergence of social media. Moreover, the nexus between ‘contours of expression to disseminate the information’ and ‘extent of limitations as to such information dissemination’ will be analysed. To illustrate, Indian legal framework is used and applied. In its conclusion the author endeavours to question the unwarranted benefit social media enjoys as ‘intermediary’ and as ‘media’ thereby ponders if the current Indian legal framework is adequate to deal with the ramifications.
44
Mokta, Mamta, and Vivek Jyoti. "The Right to Information Act 2005 as a Potent Weapon in the Hands of Citizens: Present Status and Issues." Indian Journal of Public Administration 55, no. 3 (July 2009): 594–608. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556120090318.
Full text
45
Tiwari, Abhishek. "Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Logistics Industry: An Analysis." Psychology and Education Journal 58, no. 1 (January 25, 2021): 5502–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.17762/pae.v58i1.1864.
Full textAbstract:
The e-commerce industry in India is growing as fast, as booming, and as expanding at a larger rate. The concept of online shopping has attracted the Indian population tremendously. Exposure to information and communication technology has been highly instrumental in e-commerce success.After the development pertained to technology, science, and information, ICT has virtually become a companion in the life of people. In emerging economies like India, the majority ofInternet users are under the age of 35, a number that is significantly higher thanthat of the developed economies. This age group loves to shop and has grown as asignificant buying group that has crossed the number of 700 million internet consumers by 2020. The huge size of the customer base of the young generation has brought a significant revolution in all industries undoubtedly. The earning capability of this generation is also expected to makethe young generation an important consumer after they enter the workforce. The workforce analytics has also shown the proven data of usage of internet among youngsters and growing industries like logistics. Togain long term success, online retailers must involve young consumers whoare technologically savvy and have significant purchasing power (Hanford, 2005).As Logistics ensures the movement of goods/services from one place to another place, the fulfillment of its main objective wholly lies on the technology which maps that the right product reaches the right person at the right time at the right place in the right condition and the right cost. Mobile devices working across
the world proves this point.
46
Lafleur, Michael, and Prachi Srivastava. "Children’s accounts of labelling and stigmatization in private schools in Delhi, India and the Right to Education Act." education policy analysis archives 27 (October 21, 2019): 135. http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.27.4377.
Full textAbstract:
India’s Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 compels private schools to reserve a proportion of their seats for free for disadvantaged children. Although controversial, it is idealized as an equity measure for inclusion in and through education. This small-scale study, feeding into a larger research project, details children’s accounts of their everyday lived experiences at private schools in Delhi. Children reported labelling students by teachers as ‘naughty’ or academically ‘weak’ or ‘incapable’ as a pervasive practice. These ‘designated identities’ (Sfard & Prusak, 2005) were reinforced by teachers and through peer interactions. They were internalized by participants about their peers and affected how they interacted with them. Peers who were labelled were reported to be stigmatized. Surprisingly, neither caste nor gender were mentioned as explicitly marking participant experiences. The paper also discusses the participatory methods employed in the study as a further contribution to the literature on private schooling. Data are from participatory ‘draw-and-talk’ sessions conducted with 16 children in 2015-16 from marginalized backgrounds, accessing six different private schools in one catchment area, half of whom secured a free private school seat. Participants were from amongst the first cohorts eligible for the free seats provision.
47
Kumar Dhusia, Devendra. "Strategies for Preventing Plagiarism - A Case Study of Top Indian Universities." Global Journal of Enterprise Information System 9, no. 2 (June 28, 2017): 84. http://dx.doi.org/10.18311/gjeis/2017/16191.
Full textAbstract:
Plagiarism is becoming a straw man. Always ceasing author, writer, artist, architects, programmers, students and other creative people for presenting their views in the form of research paper, article, book and in other forms. Writing a research paper scholarly in challenge for the researchers, who have threat that they may be proved plagiarized. Hence the area has come up as hot cake topic of discussion. In this research paper data is collected for selected Indian universities at Delhi and the result comes out is really shocking which make future of research in question mark? As the tools used to measures the plagiarism is still at infancy stage and the biggest acceptable tool for measuring research is turn tin which itself need repair as per demand of various researchers. Case of Melania Trump and Michella Obama and many other Great mighties since Shakespeare to Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan and including famous film makers, lyricist, higher education dignitaries and Vice Chancellors have been alleged of this crime. Plagiarism is measuring tool for academic corruption and dishonesty with breach of Journalistic ethics it is the "wrongful appropriation" and "stealing and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions" and the demonstration of them as one's possess original work. As per Indian government law it is crime under copy right and intellectual property right including IT Act 2000 (Information Technology Act). Punishment is different in different country as per their legal laws. This Research paper proposes to discuss the various factors involved in plagiarism and researcher should know about it before writing something public. The intention behind this paper is to caution to new researchers and to provide suggestions to great scholars to make themselves safe from being plagiarized. Optimum uses of turn tin application and mistakes made by researchers are discussed in this research paper.
48
Norheim, Ole Frithjof. "Rights to Specialized Health Care in Norway: A Normative Perspective." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 33, no. 4 (2005): 641–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-720x.2005.tb00532.x.
Full textAbstract:
Is it possible to use the courts - or rights instruments - to advance fair access to health care? This article examines this question within the context of the Norwegian public health care system - one special example of the Scandinavian welfare system. In particular, it asks four basic questions: What are the normative justifications for rights to health care? What were the political processes and concerns leading up to the current Patients Rights Act in Norway? What kind of legal status do these rights have? How can rights to access be implemented?Patient rights do not only concern the right to access to health care; they also include the right to information, the right to participate in decision-making, and informed consent. This article examines only the former aspect, the use of the legal system to secure access to prioritized specialized health care services.
49
Sarkar, Subhradipta. "Right to Sanitation: A Challenge in the Post Disaster Situations." Christ University Law Journal 2, no. 1 (February 22, 2013): 97–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.12728/culj.2.6.
Full textAbstract:
Sanitation is an integral part of healthy living conditions. It is identified in various legal instruments in the form of right to adequate housing, health, water, etc. These rights are closely interlinked. The enforcement of these rights is dependent upon sanitation facilities. Sanitation remains one of the most neglected issues having serious implication on the lives and livelihoods of billions of people around the world. This paper contends that India being extremely disaster prone, sanitation is one of the crucial areas which require immediate attention in the aftermath of every disaster. Whether it is the Indian Ocean Tsunami (2004) or Aila (2009), the government failed to provide adequate sanitation facilities in most of the temporary shelters. The lack of inadequate drainage facilities, dysfunctional state of toilets, and absence of sufficient drinking water had resulted in unhygienic conditions. The paper cites various international
instruments pertaining to the scope and importance of protection of right to water and sanitation during disasters. The Supreme Court of India has conceptualized ̳right to sanitation‘ within the meaning of ̳right to life‘ as
guaranteed under our Constitution. Though sanitation has found mention in various domestic legislation including the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the scenario is far from encouraging. The paper identifies indifference of authorities towards the problem, unscientific construction of shelters and theory oriented policies as causes responsible for the failure to address the
issue of adequate sanitation. The paper offers certain suggestions to ensure a comprehensive policy safeguarding right to adequate sanitation in post disaster situations.
50
Siwach, Rajkumar. "Adjudicators of the RTI Regime: A Critical Analysis of the Performance of State Information Commission, Haryana." Indian Journal of Public Administration 64, no. 4 (August 1, 2018): 717–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019556118785428.
Full textAbstract:
The Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, has ushered in a new era of transparent governance. It makes citizens more resourceful and powerful to expose to the public the maladministration in public authorities. But this task is challenging due to prevailing culture of secrecy and lackadaisical attitude of Central Public Information Officers/State Public Information Officers (CPIOs/SPIOs), who act as hubs to implement information regime. To regulate their duties, arrangement has been made to constitute Central Information Commission (CIC) and State Information Commissions (SICs). Their vigilant observation and fair outlook play a vital role in establishing corruption-free governance. This article examines the adjudicatory role of Haryana State Information Commission by selecting the data from 2005 to 2018 with regard to disposal of enquiries, complaints and appeals. After presenting the powers and functions of the State Commission, year-wise data are presented in tabular form to have a look at the performance of the commission in dealing with the RTI applications. Besides, a brief summary is also given presenting the number of delinquent SPIOs, who have not deposited the penalties imposed by the commission. It is a serious challenge before the commission. On this critical aspect, facts and arguments are discussed to assess the role of the full commission and individual commissioners in disposal of RTI matters. Due to lacklustre performance of the commission to ensure voluntary disclosure compliance and speedy disposals, the author feels concerned and opines that if these disquieting trends are not nipped in bud, then the commission may come to be perceived as a mere scarecrow.