Our Correspondent
Kohima | March 5
Chief Minister TR Zeliang today released 10th anniversary souvenir of Nagaland Information Commission (NIC) here at the Capital Convention Centre during the celebration of “A decade of RTI in Nagaland.”
He also released two more books on “Audit of proactive disclosures of Public Authorities in Nagaland for 2015-2016” and “The impact of Right to Information (RTI) in Nagaland for the last 10 years (2006-2016).
“The Nagaland Information Commission in the 10 years of its existence has played an important role for being the watch dog for corruption, nepotism, maladministration in various public institutions and empowering the citizens by making them aware of their rights through the provisions contained in the Right to Information Act 2005,” penned Nagaland’s Governor PB Acharya in the publication of 10th anniversary souvenir.
He expressed hope that the NIC will continue to curb corruption and will uphold and facilitate the right of every citizen of Nagaland through the RTI.
“The Nagaland Information Commission has done a good job during the last 10 years of its existence, by creating public awareness and enforcing the provisions of the RTI Act in a quiet and efficient manner without courting unnecessary publicity or controversy,” penned Chief Minister TR Zeliang.
He also wished the NIC team all the best in their efforts to enforce the provisions of the RTI Act fairly and effectively.
“The State Information Commission is now well established and provides guidance to citizens and public authorities in implementation of the provisions of the Act as well as take proactive measures to enable the citizens to derive the benefit of open governance,” penned P. Talitemjen Ao, IAS (Retd), former chief secretary Nagaland and former Chief Information Commissioner, Nagaland.
“On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Nagaland Information Commission, it is my earnest hope and wish that through the collective efforts of the citizens, the public authorities, NGOs, the Nagaland Information Commission, that the avowed objectives of the RTI Act, 2005 would be realized in the not too distant future,” stated Lalhuma, IAS (Retd), former Chief Secretary Nagaland and former Chief Information Commissioner Nagaland.
Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar states “There are visible signs that operation of RTI in the state is increasingly becoming more mature and productive.”
“I salute the Commission for completing a decade long of service to the public. In the same way, I am confident that the Commission will rise up to meet the expectations of the public for many more decades to come,” penned Kevinino P. Meru, former Chief Information Commissioner, Nagaland.
“I believe, as the citizens of the state continue to make use of the RTI Act 2005, it will certainly bring about a transparent and open government,” stated Rev. Dr. Pongsing Konyak, former State Information Commissioner.
Dr. Kuhoi K. Zhimomi, former state information commissioner states “Information relating governance is a right of every citizen. The Right to Information Act 2005, with the basic objective to empower the citizens, promote transparency and accountability in the working of the government machineries in the democratic system of governance.”
Bukchem Phom, Chief Information Commissioner Nagaland in foreword stated that the NIC, as transparency watch dog in the state, has been diligently enforcing the Act in its entirety, in letter and spirit, without fear and favor.
