DIMAPUR, MARCH 20 (MExN): Nagas have yet to grasp the full knowledge in application of the Right to Information Act, State Information Commissioner Rev Dr W Ponsing today said at a seminar in Dimapur. Making reference to truth and transparency in governance through information-seeking, he buttressed the need for all to make use of the RTI Act to weed out corruption and other malpractices in different departments of the State.
Informing that the Nagaland Information Commission would soon be launching a website where details of various departments would be posted, he said that before the coming into existence of the Act, information was demanded by only the Leader of Opposition.
He said several persons seeking information were making wrong application procedures and that the commission was assisting them.
When confronted with irregularities, write applications to the Public Information Officers of departments, he urged and updated that several applications have been received. Till date one case had been ‘finished’ with.
Not in his capacity as a commissioner, but as an informed citizen, he said the RTI would have an indirect impact in the Naga freedom struggle if people keep themselves informed.
Keen to hold the government accountable for its actions, several participants put forward questions to learn more about the Act.
