Right To Information Act 2005 Analysis
In recognition of the need for transparency in public affairs, the Indian Parliament enacted the Right to Information Act in 2005. It is a path breaking legislation empowering people and promoting transparency. While right to information is implicitly guaranteed by the Constitution, the Act sets out the practical regime for citizens to secure access to information on all matters of governance. In the words of the Prime Minister52
“We live in an age of information, in which the free flow of information and ideas determines the pace of development and wellbeing of the people. The implementation of RTI Act is, therefore, an important milestone in our quest for building an enlightened and at the same time, a prosperous society. Therefore, the exercise …show more content…
There also exists confusion when it comes to defining authority as the same has not been clarified under the Act. Plus, the problem of corruption also seems to have seeped in these public information offices. Most of these offices at the state and district level are not cooperative and also threaten people to take back their applications which is strictly direct denial of information.
The RTI was demanded in India via a movement of the Majdur Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), a group of labors from Rajasthan. It was a long social movement which finally led to the introduction and legislation of the Right to Information Act of 2005. Since it is something that was demanded and people have strived and struggled very hard for it, it was cherished that the government has finally regulated this legislation as an Act.
Indians who have faced injustice from/in any public department could demand for information regarding the process of the concerned institution. In a country like India where corruption has somewhat become the fiber of being of the public departments, this new advent was a beacon of hope towards transparency and accountability. Thousands of RTI’s have been filed by now and new areas come under the realm of RTI over time because of the petitions that people file to bring a certain institution under the realm of the
“We live in an age of information, in which the free flow of information and ideas determines the pace of development and wellbeing of the people. The implementation of RTI Act is, therefore, an important milestone in our quest for building an enlightened and at the same time, a prosperous society. Therefore, the exercise …show more content…
There also exists confusion when it comes to defining authority as the same has not been clarified under the Act. Plus, the problem of corruption also seems to have seeped in these public information offices. Most of these offices at the state and district level are not cooperative and also threaten people to take back their applications which is strictly direct denial of information.
The RTI was demanded in India via a movement of the Majdur Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), a group of labors from Rajasthan. It was a long social movement which finally led to the introduction and legislation of the Right to Information Act of 2005. Since it is something that was demanded and people have strived and struggled very hard for it, it was cherished that the government has finally regulated this legislation as an Act.
Indians who have faced injustice from/in any public department could demand for information regarding the process of the concerned institution. In a country like India where corruption has somewhat become the fiber of being of the public departments, this new advent was a beacon of hope towards transparency and accountability. Thousands of RTI’s have been filed by now and new areas come under the realm of RTI over time because of the petitions that people file to bring a certain institution under the realm of the