Indian Constitution 31

വിവരാവകാശ നിയമം, വനിതാ കമ്മീഷൻ, ബാലാവകാശ കമ്മീഷൻ എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• First country to pass Right to information Act

                  Sweden

• Right to information Act was passed by Indian Parliament on 

                  15th June 2005

• Right to information Act came into effect on

                  12th October 2005

• Organization which was instrumental in the passage of RTI was 

                  Mazdoor Kisan Shakthi Sangathan

• Mazdoor Kisan Sakti Sangathan founded by

                  Aruna Roy (Rajasthan)

• First Indian state to pass Right to information Act

                  Tamil Nadu (1997)

• Only state in India where RTI is not applicable

                  Jammu and Kashmir

• First state to issue non bailable arrest warrent for officers who failed to provide information under RTI

                  Arunachal Pradesh

• Headquarters of central information commission

                  August Kranti Bhavan, New Delhi

• No of members in Central and state information Commission

                  Chief information Commissioner and not more than 10 members (Present no 8 at centre)

• Committee recommending the appointment of Information commission consist of

                  Prime minister, Speaker, Union minister nominated by PM

• Central Chief Information commission appointed by

                  President

• State Chief Information commission appointed by

                  Governor

• Committee recommending the appointment of state Information commission consist of

                  Chief Minister, Opposition Leader, Minister nominated by CM

• First RTI application submitted by

                  Shahid Raza Burney

• Amended RTI Act was passed in

                  February 2011

• Tenure of Central and state Information commission 

                  5 Years or 65 years of age

• First Chief Information commissioner of India

                  Wajahat Habibulla

• First woman to become Chief Information commissioner of India

                  Deepak Sandhu

• Present Chief Information commissioner of India

                  MK Mathur

• Central Chief Information commission make oath before

                  President

• State Chief Information commission make oath before

                  Governor

• Central Chief Information commission members and chairman submitting resignation letter to

                  President

• State Chief Information commission members and chairma submitting resignation letter to

                  Governor

• Central Chief Information commission members and chairman shall be removed by

                  President

• State Chief Information commission members and chairman shall be removed by

                  Governor

• Salary of Central chief Information commissioner is same as that of 

                  Chief election commissioner

• Salary of State chief Information commissioner is same as that of 

                  State election commissioner

• Salary of Central Information commissioners is same as that of 

                  Election commissioner

• Salary of State Information commissioners is same as that of 

                  Chief secretary of the state

• Kerala State Information commission was formed in

                  19th December 2005

• Present no of members in Kerala State Information commission

                  6 (including chief commissioner)

• Application to get information under RTI should submit to

                  Public Information officer or Assistant Public Information officer

• First Chief Information commissioner in Kerala

                  Palat Mohandas

• Present Chief Information commissioner in Kerala

                  Vinson M Paul

• In normal case applicant should get information under RTI within

                  30 Days

• In case of life or liberty of a person, applicant should get information under RTI within

                  48 Hours

• Applicantion fee to get information under RTI within

                  10 Rs (Peoples below BPL are exempted)

• Penalty for not providing information and refusal to receive an application

                  250/- per day (Total amount should not exceed Rs 25,000)

• Information by RTI applicable for the event or matter that should take place within

                  20 years before the date of request

• International day for the elimination of violence against women is observed on

                  November 25

• International women's day

                  March 8

• Year declared as "the year for the empowerment of women" by Govt of India

                  2001

• National policy for the empowerment of women was passed in 

                  2001

• Committee on status of women in India was set up in

                  1971

• Separate ministry for women and social welfare was formed in India in

                  1986

• Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) was founded by

                  Dr Ela Bhatt (1971)

• National commission for women act was passed by parliament in

                  1990

• National commission for women was constituted on

                  1990 January 31

• Head quarters of National commission for women

                  Nirbhaya House, New Delhi

• National commission for women consist of

                  Chairperson and other five members

• Tenure of National commission for women

                  3 Year or 65 years of age

• First chairperson of National commission for women 

                  Jayanti Patnaik

• Only person to become chairperson of National commission for women twice

                  Girija Vyas

• Present chairperson of National commission for women 

                  Lalitha Kumaramangalam

• First male member of National commission for women 

                  Alok Rawat

• Resignation of Chairperson and members of National comission for women is addressed to

                  Central Govenment

• Kerala women's commission act was passed by

                  15th September 1995

• Kerala woman commission bill was drafted by

                  KR Gauri Amma

• First Kerala woman commission came into force on

                  14th May 1996

• Present Chairperson of Kerala woman commission

                  MC Josephine

• Tenure of Kerala woman commission

                  5 Year

• First Chairperson of Kerala woman commission

                  Sugatha Kumari

• Headquarters of Kerala woman commission

                  Thiruvananthapuram

• Mouthpiece of Kerala woman commission

                  Sthree Shakthi

• Mouthpiece of National woman commission

                  Rashtra Mahila

• Dowri prohibition act was passed by Parliament in

                  1961 May 20

• Dowri death is an offence under which section of Indian Penal code

                  304 B

• Domestic violence act was passed by Parliament in

                  2005 (Came into effect in 26th October 2006)

• National Commission for protection of Child rights (NCPCR) was setup in

                  March 2007

• NCPCR was setup under

                  Protection of Child rights act 2005

• First Chairperson of NCPCR

                  Pro. Shantha Sinha

• Present Chairperson of NCPCR

                  Stuti Narain Kakker

• No of members in NCPCR

                  Chairperson and six members

• Protection of Children from sexual offences was passed in 

                  2012

• National Child labour policy was adopted in India in

                  1987 (Child labour Act 1986)

• Minimum wages act was passed in India in

                  1948 (Factories Act 1948)

• Kerala state commission for protection of Child rights (KeSCPCR) started functioning in

                  2013 (Statutory body under Kerala state commission for Protection of child act 2012)

• First Chairperson of KeSCPCR

                  Neela Gangadharan

• Present Chairperson of KeSCPCR

                  Shobha Koshy
                                                                                                    (To be Continued...)