Earlier, media reports had claimed that a series of new draft amendments were soon going to stifle the Right to Information. But on Wednesday, the Ministry of Personnel, Public grievances and Pensions denied the reports.
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Here are the clarifications:
#RTI: No Change in word limit in RTI queries; no application will be rejected only on the ground of containing more than 500 words pic.twitter.com/WH7uVoWvuZ
— PIB India (@PIB_India) April 5, 2017
.@airnewsalerts @DDNewsLive @MIB_India @PTI_News @DrJitendraSingh @PMOIndia @the_hindu @htTweets #RTI: No change in fee structure; existing rules proposed to be continued pic.twitter.com/sMWxbsZQOS
— PIB India (@PIB_India) April 5, 2017
.@airnewsalerts @DDNewsLive @MIB_India @PTI_News @DrJitendraSingh @PMOIndia @the_hindu @htTweets @ETNOWlive @ndtv @DDNational @PIBHomeAffairs #RTI: New rules propose no change in postal charges for sending information pic.twitter.com/MxNtc98kNj
— PIB India (@PIB_India) April 5, 2017
.@airnewsalerts @DDNewsLive @MIB_India @PTI_News @DrJitendraSingh @PMOIndia @the_hindu @htTweets @ETNOWlive @ndtv @DDNational @PIBHomeAffairs @PIBPersMin @IndianExpress @NewIndianXpress #RTI: Complaints/appeals can be filed offline as well as online, as per proposed rules pic.twitter.com/wdRjdFGu9b
— PIB India (@PIB_India) April 5, 2017
.@airnewsalerts @DDNewsLive @MIB_India @PTI_News @DrJitendraSingh @PMOIndia @the_hindu @htTweets @ETNOWlive @ndtv @DDNational @PIBHomeAffairs @PIBPersMin @IndianExpress @NewIndianXpress @IndiaToday @JagranNews @ZeeNews @narendramodi_in @MVenkaiahNaidu #RTI: Two provisions in new rules as per CIC (Management) Rules, 2007 ?
— PIB India (@PIB_India) April 5, 2017
1 Withdrawal of appeal
2 Abatement of appeals on death of applicant pic.twitter.com/l658u1Nk3V
.@airnewsalerts @DDNewsLive @MIB_India @PTI_News @DrJitendraSingh @PMOIndia @the_hindu @htTweets @ETNOWlive @ndtv @DDNational @PIBHomeAffairs @PIBPersMin @IndianExpress @NewIndianXpress @IndiaToday @JagranNews @ZeeNews @narendramodi_in @MVenkaiahNaidu @AmarUjalaNews @Ra_THORe #RTI: Existing Standard Operating Procedure to counter false information, proposed to be incorporated in new rules pic.twitter.com/b3T94Ce7Wk
— PIB India (@PIB_India) April 5, 2017
.@airnewsalerts @DDNewsLive @MIB_India @PTI_News @DrJitendraSingh @PMOIndia @the_hindu @htTweets @ETNOWlive @ndtv @DDNational @PIBHomeAffairs @PIBPersMin @IndianExpress @NewIndianXpress @IndiaToday @JagranNews @ZeeNews @narendramodi_in @MVenkaiahNaidu @AmarUjalaNews @Ra_THORe @TheEconomist #RTI: Allegations of dilution are unfounded, proposed amendments are in public domain, for comments. pic.twitter.com/yrr7l92dxm
— PIB India (@PIB_India) April 5, 2017
