RTI a form of education,says info commissioner

Delivering a thought provoking lecture on the ‘Role of Right To Information in Education’ PPS Gill,Information Commissioner (RTI),Punjab and PAU alumnus said,“RTI itself is an education. It is one of the acts of independent India which has stirred the nation and empowered the people.”

He was addressing the varsity faculty and the students on the occasion of National Education Day on Friday . The event was organised by the Punjab Agricultural University Science Club. Gill said that in a democracy,there are three important ingredients which include awareness,information and knowledge

Sharing the essential details of the Right To Information Act,Gill said that information about e-mails,press releases,documents,orders,circulars,can be sought through the public authority.