1 September 2023 10:17 am Views - 197
The government has continued to violate the Right to Information (RTI) Act by failing to disclose required information on infrastructure projects. In 2022 and 2023, only 18% and 25% of the necessary information was proactively disclosed online, respectively, according to Verité Research.
Moreover, the information, when available online, was mostly available in English – even though the RTI Act mandates disclosure in Sinhala and Tamil, with English required only if feasible. In 2022, 18% of the information was available in English, but only 5% in Sinhala and 4% in Tamil. This trend continued in 2023, where 25% was available in English, with only 8% in Sinhala and 8% in Tamil.