No plans to amend the RTI Act to bring co-operative societies under it
24 Jul, 2014Reacting to the question whether the co-operative societies would be brought under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the NDA Government replied on the floor of the Lok Sabha that it has no plans of bringing any amendment in the RTI Act to include co-operative societies under it.
The Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh was answering a question raised by a member of parliament who sought to know whether the Government is planning to amend the RTI Act and bring the co-operative societies within its ambit. He replied in a categorical “no” while responding to the aforesaid question.