NAC to take up single-subject rule for RTI with govt.

TNN; Mar 25, 2011,

NEW DELHI: The National Advisory Council (NAC) will take up with the government the contentious issue of restriction of one subject in an RTI application. The council members accepted the Aruna Roy-led working group's demand that the restriction be dropped from the purview of the proposed amendments to the RTI rules.

The government had on NAC's insistence agreed to dilute its stand on the draft RTI rules on word limit restriction and abatement of the application on the death of an applicant. The word limit was increased from 250 to 500 words and a proviso added that the restrictions were advisory in nature and an application will not be rejected.

On the word limit, the council recommendation was the requests shall not exceed 500 words, excluding annexures, the address of the central PIO and the applicant. No application shall be rejected on the above ground.