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    RTI Act Was Never Intended for Citizens to Micro-Manage Government: Economic Survey of India
    RTI Act Was Never Intended for Citizens to Micro-Manage Government: Economic Survey of India
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    RTI Act Was Never Intended for Citizens to Micro-Manage Government: Economic Survey of India

    The Economic Survey cautioned that the RTI Act, 2005 was not meant for idle curiosity or micromanaging governance. However, it reaffirmed RTI’s crucial role in strengthening transparency, accountability, and democratic oversight of government functioning.

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    Supreme Court Alarmed Over DCW Closure: "Where Will Women in Distress Go?"
    Supreme Court Alarmed Over DCW Closure: "Where Will Women in Distress Go?"
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    Supreme Court Blasts UP Over Colonial Practice of Making Bureaucrats’ Wives Ex-Officio Heads of Societies

    The Supreme Court pulled up the Uttar Pradesh government for continuing the colonial-era system of appointing bureaucrats’ spouses as ex-officio office-bearers in cooperative bodies. The court directed the state to amend laws and shift towards democratic, elected governance structures.

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