Like all state-owned banks, private banks are also bound to provide information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2009, the Information Commission (IC) said yesterday, reports BSS.
Referring to the opinion of the law ministry, the Commission said anyone can seek information from the country’s private banks in a prescribed form and the banks concerned should respond accordingly under the RTI Act 2009.
The law ministry on Monday said all private banks would also be considered as ‘information providing unit’ and ‘information providing authorities’ like the public sector’s banks. The law ministry’s comment came after the Information Commission sought the ministry’s opinion to resolve a dispute that came up during a hearing on an allegation of unwillingness of the Rajshahi branch of First Security Islami Bank to provide information under the Act.

News:The Independent/22-Jan-2014