On March 18, 2013, freedom1 Forum Chairman Taranath Dahal, in line with the RTI Act 2007, demanded the following information with different seven ministries: • Certified copies of the allocated budget on current expenditure, capital expenditure, and financial management in the concerned ministry for the fiscal year 2012/2013. • Detailed information of different headings and certified copy of the budget allocated under the headings, • Detailed information about the P1, P2 and P3 to be conducted within this fiscal year and of all programs being implemented in the district and local level, and the certified copy of the allocated budget The public agencies where the above information is sought are Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Physical Planning and Transport Management, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Information and Communication, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction, and Ministry of Irrigation. It is worth noting that the freedom1 Forum has continued its campaign for making the public agencies transparent and accountable by seeking information.
Freedom Forum is a prominent non-governmental organization in Nepal dedicated to institutionalizing democracy, protecting and promoting human rights, press freedom, freedom of expression, right to information, promoting audit accountability, open and accountable budget, public finance reforms, citizen engagement in public finance management and citizen participation in audit. Established in February 2005, the organization emerged in response to the political turmoil following Former King Gyanendra’s coup dated February 1, 2005, which imposed severe restrictions on media and democratic rights. A group of media professionals, legal experts, and academics founded Freedom Forum to safeguard Nepal’s hard-earned democratic freedoms during this repressive period.
