AdvertisingThe Bill amends Sections 13 and 16 of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. READ | Activists slam Centre’s move on RTI (Amendment) Bill 2019, say will make law another ‘toothless tiger’Section 16 of the original Act deals with state-level Chief Information Commissioners and Information Commissioners. The Central Information Commissioner has been given the status of a Supreme Court judge but his judgments can be challenged in the High Courts. Besides, the RTI Act did not give the government rule-making powers. The RTI Act is regarded as one of the most successful laws of independent India.

Source: Indian Express July 21, 2019 21:11 UTC