Class VIII-X students to learn RTI act in textbooks
A separate chapter on the right to information (RTI) act will be incorporated in the subject of social science in the secondary level of education from next academic year.
Chief Information Commissioner M Zamir told a roundtable titled “Right to Information Act 2009: Review and Recommendation” at Cirdap auditorium in the city yesterday.
“I hope a chapter of five to six pages on the right to information act will be incorporated in the subject of social sciences in classes VIII, IX and X from the next academic year,” he said.
Zamir said he had requested education minister a few months back to incorporate the chapter and the minister had accepted the proposal right way.
“We have counted that over 45 lakh children have been studying in these three classes and they will be learnt about the right to information act through this process,” Zamir said hoping that the children will help their family members and others to understand the RTI.
The commissioner said the RTI act is like a newborn baby and so all concerned should come forward to make people aware about the law.
“We are trying as possible as we can. But, I consider you all as the ambassadors of the right to information act to take the act at the door steps of people,” said Zamir.
He called upon NGOs to nominate their designated information officers showing respect to the act.
Speaking as the special guest, Executive Director of Manusher Jonno Foundation Shaheen Anam said as the RTI is a new law, expectation much from it would not be logical enough.
She said good sides of the act should be implemented first before doing criticism of its bad sides.
Law Commission Chairman Dr Shah Alamunderlined the need for creating mass awareness to make the RTI act an effective tool to curb corruption and decrease the incidence of human rights violation.
Bangladesh Legal and Services Trust (BLAST) organised the roundtable.
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