More than a third of state offices without information officers
More than a third of government offices and organizations funded by the state have failed to appoint staff to handle information requests, as required by the landmark Right to Information (RTI) Act, passed in 2014 with the aim of improving public access to information.
22 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
More than a third of government offices and organizations funded by the state have failed to appoint staff to handle information requests, as required by the landmark Right to Information (RTI) Act, passed in 2014 with the aim of improving public access to information.
The Information Commissioners Office (ICOM) said some 458 out of 1297 offices have failed to appoint information officers.
In a fourth warning yesterday, the ICOM ordered all offices that receive funding from the state to appoint information officers by October 27.
Information Commissioner Abdul Azeez Jamal Abubakr put the delay to a dispute in interpreting the RTI act and lack of resources.
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