RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2005 AND ITS IMPEMENTATION

Indian Journal of Public Administration, 2008

Right to Information Act (RT/), 2005 is emerging as a potent weapon in the hands of citizens for ensuring transparency and accountability in administration. The functioning of bureaucracy, which was shrouded in the veil of secrecy, was causing lot of harassment to the common man. The RT/ Act has brought relief to the much harried and harassed citizens. Even though these are the early days, it has started realising its potential. The Act contains 31 Sections, the crux lies in its Section 4, which makes it obligatory on the part of various public agencies to not only maintain its records in a set format, but also update it on a regular basis. It is believed that if the information is not maintained as per the provisions of the Section 4 by the concerned agencies, it will not be possible for them to provide the information to the information seekers. Therefore, it is important rather vital to ensure the compliance by various public organisations with the provisions contained in the Section 4 of the RT! Act, if the spirit of RT! is to be upheld.

International Journal of Research, 2014

The present article aim to introduce the readers with national international laws and development that led to the enactment of Right to Information Act, 2005 in India. There were various enactment existed such as Official Secret Act 1923 which made impossible for the citizen to seek information from the government. The access to information and leakage of information by the official and the citizen was a punishable offence.The Article also emphasis on the struggle made by NGO's,Media and Activists in India to bring right to information as a reality.It will help every one to know how national international development led to enactment of RTI law in India.It includes rationale behind the introduction of RTI in India;Scope of RTI;Provisions of RTI;Problems and Challenges in Implementation.

Human civilization has always been inclined towards attainment of power. Power can be defined in various forms; depending upon the context it suits, for say; for an entrepreneur capital is power, for a politician influence is power and so on. If we talk about politics it's again a struggle for power. Today, we live in neomodern age or some thinkers might even contend that we live in an Information age where knowledge and information is considered as the most potent intangible assets which can even buy money. In India, we follow a democratic republic form of government which represents will of citizens. Under this form of government, it is very important that people should be aware of political agendas, functions of various governmental bodies, welfare schemes, policies and Et cetera. Meaningful substantive democracy ought to be founded on the notion of an informed public competent to participate thoughtfully and actively in the governance of the country. Democratic government stands on two pillars namely; translucency and reasonable accountability as it is the fundamental goal of a democratic government to put peoples will into action and be answerable to people for the same. Thus, an easy and reliable access to information for citizens is a paramount requisite of a democratic republic and the Right to Information Act, 2005 aims to suffice the same.

TRANS Asian Journal of Marketing & Management Research, 2021

Good Governance is key agenda for any country without which no country can make further development. Many initiatives have been taken by central and state governments to fulfill the objectives of Good Governance. Right to Information (RTI) is one of the important tool to bring good governance in the country. RTI Act came into existence in year 2005 and it will be completing a decade this year. Aim and objectives of this legislation is to bring transparency and accountability in the Governance. The present act has succeeded in meeting its objectives to the some extent. There are some negatives aspects of this act like killing of RTI Activists, pending RTI Appeals/Complaints, vacancy in the office of Information Commissions, reluctance of government officer to provide information etc. Present paper will highlight the journey of Right to Information Act in India, Gujarat. It will discuss the present scenario of RTI in India, Gujarat, latest development, role of NGOs, Civil Societies in development of RTI. Author is having practical knowledge of handling RTI matter for last six years, thus this will add value to the present paper.

The right to information is a potent weapon in the hand of the citizenry to gain access to public records. It not only provides information but also fosters accountability and transparency and strengthens the democratic principles of a polity. Swedan was the first country to grant right to access government information to its people way back in 1812. Subsequently many jurisdictions made this right available to its citizens so that they are well informed as to be the sentinels of democracy. This legislation forms the shape of special legislation imposing the obligations on every public authority to provide information to the person seeking it.

India is the largest democracy of the world. Democratic governments are based on government public trust. Availability of information in public domain helps to form a truly democratic society. Government-citizen information sharing promotes discussion in public sphere. It helps the citizen to inform a transparent and accountable public sphere. Social scientist believes that public participation is must for a participatory development in a democratic country. In this context RTI is an important tool of citizen empowerment.

The Implementation of the Right to Information Act, 2005 in Nine High Courts of India - a Comparative Study

International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas in Education, 2018

The purpose of the paper is to highlight the conceptual framework of Right to Information in India, its role in improving social, economical, political and cultural development and the problems associated with the industrialization. In this paper an attempt is also made to discuss the various constraint and limitations of Right to Information in India. The findings of the paper will help the planners to frame an exact and benefiting policy for legislative provisions on right to information in India.