Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh asserted that the measure would see the dawn of a new era in governance and eliminate the scourge of corruption.
It was approved in the Upper House by a voice vote after Centre received 150 amendments to the draft.
Under the bill, it is obligatory on the part of every public authority to provide information and maintain records about its\noperations to the citizen. It seeks to promote openness, transparency and accountability in administration.
Rajinikanth's older daughter Aishwaryaa gave us a little preview of her parents' visit to Jamnagar for the pre-wedding celebrations of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani.
The assent converts the bill into a law, operative throughout the state with retroactive effect -- from September 23, 2000.
'We are poor, so we understand the pain of those who need help.'
When the United Progressive Alliance had completed four years of its second term in power, Congress President Sonia Gandhi had publicly said at a dinner hosted for coalition partners that her party stood by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: "We respect him and stand by him." That was in May 2013.