Effectiveness of Punjab Transparency and Right to Information
Act 2013 has already been demonstrated. Citizens have used it
to attain their right; civil society groups have used it to highlight
issues of maladministration plaguing our governance system and
journalists have successfully used it to get certified information
from public bodies for investigative reporting. CPDI, to quote just
one example in the case of civil society groups, got certified
information from District Headquarter Hospitals, (DHQs) of
Punjab and established abysmal state of medical equipment in
these hospitals. This suggests that civil society groups working in
education, agriculture, health, environment and other sectors
can use these laws to further inform and strengthen their
advocacy initiatives in the areas of their work. In fact, a civil
society group working on specific issue is well positioned to seek
sector specific pertinent information from public bodies because
of its deeper level of understanding about problems and issues
of a given sector. It is in this context that civil society groups
working in different sectors need to be involved in the
implementation of Punjab Transparency and Right to
Information Act 2013. CPDI will be holding a 2-day training on
‘Using the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act
2013 to Strengthen Policy Advocacy Initiatives’ for civil society
organizations working on specific issues on January 28-29, 2016
at Islamabad Hotel, Islamabad.
Contact Person with Cell # Ambreen Kanwal 051-2375158-9