CIC directs Centre to reveal records on oxygen management
Hyderabad, Aug. 1 -- The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Centre's Empowered Group Sub-Committee on Oxygen to reveal their discussions' records and other records relating to oxygen management for COVID-19 pandemic within the next 10 days.
In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Sourav Das, a journalist, he raised concerns that theCentre has been denying information on its COVID-19 preparation, policy, and material based on which decisions are taken to the public by citing reasons of "national interest".
The appellant had earlier filed a Right to Information (RTI) application in the month of April and was met with a cursory reply on June 11 which lacked substantiation. In view of this, the appellant filed his ...
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