No info on PPP deals: Montek

The Planning Commission on Friday said it does not have control over information about Public Private Partnership agreements as these are executed by individual ministries and departments.

In his reply to CIC Satyananda Mishra’s letter,Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said it would “not be appropriate to enhance or reduce jurisdiction of the Information Commissions through a contractual agreement in the concession agreements.”

He added: “Where a Model Concession Agreements is followed,any person can obtain certified copies of these documents from the respective concessionaires.”

As reported by The Indian Express,Mishra had written to the plan panel,recommending that information about PPP contracts should be made available under the RTI Act.