Regional Workshop on Improving Transparency & Accountability in Government
13 Dec, 2014A Regional Workshop on “Improving Transparency & Accountability in Government through Effective Implementation of RTI Act” is being organised on Friday, 19 December, 2014 at Government Guest House, Ernakulam, Kerala. It is being organised by the Department of Personnel and Training, (DoPT) and the Institute of Management in Government. The programme schedule is as under:
09.30 am |
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Registration |
10. 00 am
Welcome
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Inaugural Ceremony
Smt. Tinku Biswal IAS, Director General, IMG
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Key Note Address |
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Dr. (Prof.) Rose Varghese, Vice Chancellor, NUALS, Kochi
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Inaugural Address |
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Dr. Siby Mathews State Chief Information Commissioner, Kerala |
11.15 am Tea Break |
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11.30 am Panel Discussion |
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Panel 1 Suo Moto Disclosure- still a long way to go
Panel II RTI – An Urban Phenomenon
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(i) Chair -Sri. K.S. Sripathi, Chief Information Commissioner, Tamil Nadu (ii) Adv. Asaf Ali, Director General of Prosecution, Kerala (iii) Dr. Abey George, Convener, NCPRI, Kerala (iv) Shri Johny Lukose, Director of News, Manorama News
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(i) Chair -Smt. D Lakshmi Parthasarathy IAS Director General & Special Chief Secretary to Government, Dr.MCHRD Institute, Hyderabad (ii)Shri. Gunavardhanan, State Information Commissioner, Kerala (iii) Dr. R.K. Verma, Additional Commissioner (Customs), Mumbai (iv) Adv. D.B. Binu, General Secretary, RTI Federation, Kerala |
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01.30 pm Lunch Break |
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02.30 pm |
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Best Practices in Implementation of the RTI Act – Presentations |
03.45 pm : Tea Break |
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04.00 pm 04.30 pm
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Best Practices in Implementation of the RTI Act – Presentations Valedictory
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