Dear Comrades,
| Amendment in Official Secrets Act |
| The report of the 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) titled “Right to Information: Master Key to Good Governance” was considered by the Group of Ministers (GoM) wherein, it was, inter-alia, decided that the Ministry of Home Affairs will come up with a legislation for amendment in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 after due consideration. Accordingly, the matter is under consideration of the Government and being a policy matter, no time frame can be indicated to finalise the matter. This was stated by Shri R.P.N.Singh, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs in written reply to a question by Shri Adhalrao Patil Shivaji, Shri Gajanan D.Babar, Shri Anandrao Adsul, Shri Dharmendra Yadav, Shri Asaduddin Owaisi, Shri Madhu Goud Yaskhi in the Lok Sabha today. |
