Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), Mr. G R Sufi today said that there was no interference from the State government vis-à-vis providing of information to the people under Right to Information (RTI) Act.
The commission has passed orders against police and other several sensitive departments and institutions, which have been directed to provide the information to the RTI applicants, Mr. Sufi said while addressing the programme Meet the Eminent organised by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Library Resource Cell and Directorate of Students Welfare of the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) at its Nowgam-I academic block.
Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir, Registrar, Prof. M Afzal Zargar, Controller of Examinations, Dr. Nazir Ahmad Gilkar, DSW Director, Dr. Fayaz A Nikka, faculty members of other departments and students were also present on the occasion.
Prof. Khurshed Ali, Prof. Sayeed Fayyaz Ahmad, Dr. Shujaat Bukhari, Prof. Noor Ahmad Baba, Mr. Z. G. Mohammad were panelists during the meet.
Mr. Sufi admitted that there have been complaints about misuse of the Act. There have been instance wherein the Act has been misused by certain people, but overall the Act is a powerful, but liberal tool to empower a common citizen, he said.
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