'There’s no escaping giving info but it should be done within time limit'
The appointment of AKM Nayak as the state chief information commissioner in January was not without controversy as he had previously made objectionable remarks against the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Three months on, the controversy has died down and the new CIC of the state is busy clearing the huge backlog of applications filed under the Act. In conversation with DNA, Nayak explains the initiatives he is taking for speedy dissemination of information.
There has been a lot of controversy...