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	Maharashtra creates record in number of RTI requests Maharashtra has become the first state to receive four lakh plus queries under RTI, more than the number in countries like Britain and Mexico. "Maharashtra received 4,16,090 applications under RTI last year, whereas in Britain 60,000 queries and in Mexico 94,000 queries were filed under the RTI," a report released by the State Information Commission said. The state implemented the Act from October 2005 before the Centre promulgated it. The Act became so popular that the state got 1,23,000 queries in 2006, and the number went to 3,16,000 in 2007, the report said. Back
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