Thursday, March 24, 2016

Draft Bill On Right To Information Was Presented To The Parliament

The much awaited  Draft  Bill on  Right To Information was presented to the Parliament by Minister of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media Gayantha Karunathilake this morning.

All Nine Provincial Councils were given positive responses for the Draft Bill to go ahead according to the Government.

The Parliamentary Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has recently informed the Parliament that Six out of the Nine Provincial Councils namely Western,Southern,Eastern,Central,North Western and Uva had agreed with the content of Draft Bill while Three Provincial Councils Sabaragamuwa,Northern and North Central Provincial Councils have agreed to amendments to the Draft Bill.

The Cabinet has approved the Right To Information Bill on 02nd Of December 2015.

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