Karnataka Medical Council refuses to reply to RTI query, says its not under the Act
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Karnataka medical council has also issued a public notice in this regard which stated that an examination of the audited financial statements revealed the KMC had not obtained financial assistance of "considerable quantum" and hence it is not a public authority, according to the RTI act.
Bengaluru: Sparking a huge controversy in the medical fraternity, the Karnataka medical council, one of the biggest state medical councils in the country have come out with a statement stating that it does not fall under the purview of the Right To Information Act ( RTI Act)
With this, the Karnataka Medical Council (KMC) also refused to provide any answer to queries that had been raised with it regarding the details of medical practitioners in Emergency Medicine practising in the state. The decision has ironically been upheld by the Karnataka Information Commission (KIC).
This is indeed in stark contrast to the response that had been given by the Tamil Nadu Medical Council, when a similar information was asked from it under the RTI Act.
Bengaluru: Sparking a huge controversy in the medical fraternity, the Karnataka medical council, one of the biggest state medical councils in the country have come out with a statement stating that it does not fall under the purview of the Right To Information Act ( RTI Act)
With this, the Karnataka Medical Council (KMC) also refused to provide any answer to queries that had been raised with it regarding the details of medical practitioners in Emergency Medicine practising in the state. The decision has ironically been upheld by the Karnataka Information Commission (KIC).
This is indeed in stark contrast to the response that had been given by the Tamil Nadu Medical Council, when a similar information was asked from it under the RTI Act.
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