Chavan says RTI Act has helped ensure transparency in govt functioning

Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan yesterday said the Right to Information Act (RTI) was a milestone in the history of Indian democracy and had helped root out several irregularities in government functioning. "This has helped improve Indian democracy and we should be proud that our country has remained a democracy even after passing through several tumultuous phases after Independence," Chavan said.


Proud moment: Dr H V Sardesai is felicitated with the Punya Bhushan
Puraskar by CM Prithviraj Chavan at the Balgandharva auditorium.
Pic/Krunal Gosavi

Chavan was talking on the sidelines of the Punyabhushan Puraskar ceremony at the Bal Gandharva Auditorium, where he was invited as the chief guest. "We should enact more laws and directions which will improve government functioning and improve implementation of developmental projects. Schemes like the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) have given livelihood to lakhs of rural Indians and such laws will only double their success," he said.