[What a curse! This RTI! Must be killed. <<Last October, Karabi Das approached the ministry seeking information on expenses incurred on the foreign visits of the prime minister in 2015-16 and 2016-17 along with the list of people travelling with him. No satisfactory information was provided to the applicant following which he approached the commission. The ministry had demanded Rs 224 for providing the information which was deposited by the applicant and activist Subhash Agrawal, who represented the applicant during the hearing, said Chief Information Commissioner R.K. Mathur. ... “List of private persons (not linked with security) who travelled with the Prime Minister of India at government expenditure should be provided to the appellant redacting names of other officials,” Mathur ordered.>>]
https://thewire.in/government/mea-told-to-disclose-names-of-private-individuals-who-accompanied-modi-on-foreign-tours MEA Told to Disclose Names of Private Individuals Who Accompanied Modi on Foreign Tours Last October, Karabi Das approached the ministry seeking information on expenses incurred on the foreign visits of the prime minister along with the list of people travelling with him. No satisfactory information was provided, following which he approached the commission. MEA Told to Disclose Names of Private Individuals Who Accompanied Modi on Foreign Tours Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Credits: PTI PTI 18 HOURS AGO New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Ministry of External Affairs to disclose the names of those private individuals who have travelled with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on foreign tours. Last October, Karabi Das approached the ministry seeking information on expenses incurred on the foreign visits of the prime minister in 2015-16 and 2016-17 along with the list of people travelling with him. No satisfactory information was provided to the applicant following which he approached the commission. The ministry had demanded Rs 224 for providing the information which was deposited by the applicant and activist Subhash Agrawal, who represented the applicant during the hearing, said Chief Information Commissioner R.K. Mathur. In its submissions during the hearing, the ministry said no other data is maintained in consolidated form regarding the visits of the prime minister except date and place of visit and the expenses incurred on chartered flights. The ministry also told the commission that it will look into the matter with regard to the payment of Rs 224 and will provide updated information. “List of private persons (not linked with security) who travelled with the Prime Minister of India at government expenditure should be provided to the appellant redacting names of other officials,” Mathur ordered. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
