Civil society activists and journalists will be roped in to suggest ways for improving transparency and accountability in governance through effective implementation of the Right to Information Act.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), nodal authority for implementation of the RTI Act, has decided to give short-term fellowship to researchers from the field of media, journalism and civil society organisations associated with the transparency law to assess voluntary disclosures by various central government ministries.
The objective is to contribute towards better understanding of the success of RTI and constraints in its implementation.
“The primary goal of the scheme is to contribute towards more accountable and transparent government and it has several components including programmes for awareness generation, training and e-governance initiatives for RTI to achieve the purpose,” the DoPT said in an order.
The proposal should clearly indicate the output that will be delivered at the end of the fellowship.
