The RTI Act can be used by an "individual" only, and not by any company or association, a Central Public Information Officer of the Ministry of Finance recently informed CITU secretary and former MP Dipankar Mukherjee who had sought the information. |
CPIO Pragya S Saksena's letter to the CITU stated that the RTI Act provides that all citizens shall have the Right to Information but it does not define the term "citizen". Therefore, a reference is to be made to the Citizenship Act. |