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Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
28-October-2010 20:33 IST RTI Logo & Portal Launched
The Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Shri Prithviraj Chavan launched the Logo on RTI and the RTI portal today in the
presence of Shri. A N. Tiwari, Chief Information Commission and Shri. Shantanu
Consul, Secretary, DoPT.
It is a simple and iconic logo depicting a sheet of paper with information on
it, and the public authority - providing the information. This represents
people's empowerment through transfer and accountability in Governance. The
logo's shape and structure make it easy to remember, recall and replicate with
minimal distortion.
In the last five years the RTI regime has heralded a regime of transparency and
accountability and strengthened the democratic structure of the country.
Success stories of citizens using the RTI Act abound. The Act has achieved
great success in empowering the citizens of India. However it was felt that the
core values of the RTI regime - Empowerment, Transparency and Accountability-
need to be given a shape in the form of a logo. The logo would be displayed at
all public authorities and will be used in various communications related to
RTI.
The Right to Information Portal - A Gateway on RTI - was also formally launched
on this occasion. The portal is one stop knowledge bank for information
seekers, information providers, trainers, Information Commissions, students and
academicians. It provides for a digital library, discussion fora, e-
newsletter and a blog. Latest judgments of the High Courts and Information
Commissions; reports, articles, guides, manuals, handbooks for various
stakeholders; online certificate course are also available on this portal.
There is facility for stakeholders to interact through dedicated and open
discussion forum and register as resource persons. The web URL for the Portal is
www.rtigateway.org.in.
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