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About Centre

The National Law University Delhi has established the Centre for Transparency and Accountability in Governance to sustain the commitment to the rule of law and good governance. The Centre focuses on sensitising people about transparency and accountability in governance, empowering stakeholders like students, lawyers, and public officials to effectively contribute to ensuring transparency and accountability in governance, and developing and promoting quality research in the area of transparency and accountability in governance. The Centre also offers free RTI training, sensitization, and consultation services to the public. The Centre has hosted national and international conferences on problems of good governance. In addition, the Centre provides free advice, training, sensitization, and promotion on themes such as the right to information, labour and industrial law governance, and other governance problems.

 

In 2012-2023, the CTAG hosted many international conferences on various elements of corruption and governance, as well as a national workshop on freedom of information/RTI. The Centre publishes the "International Journal of Transparency and Accountability in Governance" annually, covering contemporary themes such as the mismanagement of public resources and the quality of governance and monthly MTAG Magazine.

 

To promote transparency and accountability in government, the CTAG has also signed formal Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) in India, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) in New Delhi, and the National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) in New Delhi. Since January 2012, the CTAG and openness International India (TII) have collaborated to increase transparency in government operations.

Aim of the Centre

  1. To provide consultative services to people, NGO, civil societies on the Right to Information Act, 2005 and other issues related to good governance.

  2. To conduct sensitization programmes on issues pertaining to good governance: street play, skit, awareness camps etc.

  3. To organise seminar/conference, workshop, debate/discussion, quiz etc on good governance issues.

  4. Publication of journals, magazine, newsletter etc on good governance issues.

  5. Designing of Course curriculum for, Certificate, Diploma, PG and UG on good governance

  6. Orientation/Training of Public Information Officers, First Appellate Authorities, and Information Commissioners under the RTI Act, 2005, faculty members, civil societies, NGOs etc. on good governance.

  7. To stimulate and conduct quality research on issues of good governance.

  8. To liaise with NGOs, Civil Societies, Public Authorities for conducting research and undertaking projects regarding good governance.

  9. To file suit/petition/application/appeal before the Supreme Court, High Courts and other Courts & Tribunals for the promotion of issues related to transparency and accountability in governance of public and private institutions.

  10. Any other assignment related to transparency and accountability in governance.

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