`RTI Week’ to be observed from October 6 to 12 in Maharashtra

October 04, 2009 12:33 pm | Updated 12:33 pm IST - Mumbai

A `Right to Information (RTI) Week’ would be observed from October 6 to 12 to mark four years of the RTI Act.

Quiz, drawing, essay and elocution competitions on RTI Act will be held and seminars and debates would be organised in schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions by School Education Department and Higher and Technical Education Department from October 6 to 12, an official release said.

Poster, elocution, essay competitions, discussions, debates and other projects will be organised at district level with the co-operation of all District Collectors for social workers and other groups with the help of local self Government and non-Government organisations, the release said.

Awards will be arranged at local level with the co-ordination of social organisations like Lions Club, Rotary Club and responsibility of implementing the projects at district level has been entrusted to all District Collectors, it said.

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