RTI Act termed powerful tool to fight corruption
Peshawar – Right to Information Act (RTI) is a powerful tool to fight against corruption and an effective means to promote democratic ideology. It makes the government system accountable to the public.
These observations were made by Syed Saadat Jahan, Assistant Director of Communication, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Commission (KPIC) while speaking in a seminar held on Wednesday here at Jirga Hall Jamrud.
According to a press release issued here, the seminar was arranged by KPIC aiming to sensitise Village Secretaries and Chairmen of district Khyber, which are notified as Public Information Officers (PIOs) under the Local Government Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa notification in Nov 2022.
More than 100 Village Council Secretaries and Chairmen participated in the seminar, the press release added.
Syed Saadat Jahan imparted a detailed lecture on the procedure of public information provision. He asserted that being PIOs you are responsible to facilitate and guide citizens specifically the illiterate segment of society.
. More than 100 Village Council Secretaries and Chairmen participated in the seminar, the press release added.
Syed Saadat Jahan imparted a detailed lecture on the procedure of public information provision. He asserted that being PIOs you are responsible to facilitate and guide citizens specifically the illiterate segment of society.
“KPIC is committed to educating every single citizen regarding this law, to ensure transparency in the province” he added.
The said seminar was part of the KPIC and Government and Public Policy Project (GPP) Merged Areas collaboration project’s awareness seminars on RTI law in Newly Merged Districts (NMDs) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Source: The Nation
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