The Union Cabinet on August 1 gave its nod to amend the Right to Information Act to keep political parties out of the ambit of transparency law.<br />The move followed the Central Information Commission holding that six national parties, Congress, BJP, NCP, CPI-M, CPI and BSP were substantially funded indirectly by the Central government and were required to appoint public information officers as they have the character of a public authority under the RTI Act. <br /><br />For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive
