NPCI's representations were conspicuous in their absence in the case hearing which will decide whether the National Payments Corporation of India should come under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The hearing was conducted by the Central Information Commission (CIC) hearing yesterday. When contacted by the CIC Office, the NPCI claimed that it had not received any notice for the hearing. However, the tweet below shows that the notice for hearing was sent to NPCI’s chief public information officer on January 23. When contacted by CIC office, NPCI claimed that they had not received notice for hearing. The notice of hearing was sent to CPIO of NPCI by Central Information Commisaion on 23 Jan. pic.twitter.com/Kg0VBCV6g0 — Sushovan Sircar (@Maha_Shoonya) February 19, 2019 In November 2018, the Quint reported that the CIC began hearing a petition which claimed that the NPCI should come under RTI since it is a public authority as defined by the Right to Information Act, 2005. Petitioner Neeraj Sharma challenged the nature of the organization, arguing that the government has substantial influence over the NPCI in view of how it is owned, controlled, and funded. In 2016, its shareholding pattern was broadbased to include 56 banks. In the case's last hearing in November, the Quint reported that while the NPCI’s chief PIO was summoned, an officer from a different department presented himself. The hearing was then adjourned for a later date. What is the NPCI? The NPCI is registered as a non-profit organization whose majority members are public sector…
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