- NDTV RTI awards
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NDTV has instituted RTI Awards in association with Public Cause Research Foundation (PCRF) to "acknowledge those who have displayed exemplary commitment to RTI Act". The first such RTI Awards were distributed at a ceremony held on 1st, Dec, 09 in New Delhi and graced by the Honourable Vice President of India Hamid Ansari.[1]
In its 2nd year (2010) the awards were renamed as PCRF-HT RTI awards. The scope of the six awards in four categories were altered to include "an Information Commissioner who enforced RTI Act strictly, two Public Information Officers who provided correct and complete information, and two citizens who used RTI and created public impact". [2]
The awards are granted by the Public Cause Research Foundation a controversial private NGO on behalf of various sponsors which include NDTV, Hindustan Times, Dainik Jagran amongst others.
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Controversy
The awards are not conferred by the Government, and India's RTI watchdog the Central Information Commission has decided not to accept awards from private groups for discharge of their duties.[3].
The then Chief Information Commissioner of India Wajahat Habibullah blasted these "shamefully demeaning private awards" and said "We aren’t schoolkids, won’t accept demeaning RTI awards". Another Information Commissioner MM Ansari questioned the credentials of the activists behind the PCRF to grant these awards by categorizing them as an "eyewash". [4]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ndtvpcrf-join-hands-to-announcefirst-ever-rti-awards/377739/
- ^ http://www.hindustantimes.com/PCRF-HT-RTI-awards-enter-second-year/Article1-558234.aspx
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200905311915.htm
- ^ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/we-arent-schoolkids-wont-accept-demeaning/544068/
External links
Categories:- Indian awards
- NDTV Group
- Awards established in 2009
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