President of India to inaugurate 4th Annual Convention on RTI tomorrow



The fourth Annual Convention on RTI gets underway tomorrow. Organised by the Central Information Commission, it will be inaugurated by the President of India Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil. Lord Meghnad Desai will deliver the keynote address. Chief Information Commissioner, Sh. Wajahat Habibullah, central information commissioners, policy makers, social activists, academicians and NGOs, among others, will take part in the deliberations over two days. Delegates from some of the SAARC countries will also be participating in the Convention as delegates.

The Convention will assess the implementation of Right to Information (RTI) Act in the country. One session is assigned for Proactive Disclosures under RTI and problems and perspectives related thereto. RTI in the developing world and propagation of RTI culture in a society will also be under focus. The role of media and other means of furthering the cause of RTI will be examined during the Convention. The other issues on the agenda are, Role of Political Leadership in RTI and RTI & other laws in India.

Valedictory address will be delivered by the Vice President of India, Sh. Hamid Ansari.

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