Dibrugarh administration defers forwarding of RTI application to individuals concerned

A CORRESPONDENT

DIBRUGARH: The Dibrugarh district administration has deferred the forwarding of enquiry to the concerned individuals or organization after The Sentinel newspaper filed RTIs seeking information.

The RTI is a tool given to the citizens by the government to seek information from the administration. But it seems that the Dibrugarh district administration has made a mockery of the same.

On February 27, the newspaper filed an RTI on Dr John Berry White Medical Museum seeking its present status but the administration is yet to give any reply. When this correspondent went to the district administration office seeking information regarding the RTI, the officials gave an unsatisfactory reply.

The administration has not yet forwarded the RTI letter to the concerned individuals. It is not clear why such lackadaisical attitude is being shown by the district administration towards the RTIs filed. The RTI Act is a reminder of the obligations of transparency and accountability of public institutions in a democracy.

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