Kindly enlighten me whether co-operatives in Odisha are coming under the purview of RTI Act? kindly also refer to Business Standard news item dt 13-5-2013,where it has been stated”till now Maharastra is the only state to have notified Amendment that came about March 2012.Orissa is learnt to have notified the amendment “.
Please also clarify effect of Supreme Court judgment in Thalappalem ser.co-op.bank ltd vrs. state of Kerala. in civil appeal no-9017/2013.
Please visit website rtiodisha.in/Districts/3 there in sl no-61 Sambalpur District Cooperative Central Bank,Bargarh.my query is whether the said authority comes under RTI Act?
If possible, kindly quote Govt.of Odisha guideline,order,circular as the case may be,for my reference and put to Bank,who are denying information on the pretext of not being Public Authority.
I C Naik
The S C (Thalappalem ser.co-op.bank) has ruled that Cooperatives which are receiving substantial financial support (more than 50% of total funds employed) are covered by the definition Public Authority and are covered by RTI Act.
