The basic object of the Right to Information Act is to empower the citizens,promote transparency and accountability in the working of the Government,contain corruption, and make our democracy work for the people in real sense. Right to Information Act is very important for various Government exams. Find important details regarding The Right to Information Act of 2005 in this blog.
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The Right to Information Act, 2005
- The basic object of the Act is to empower the citizens, promote transparency and accountability in the working of the Government, contain corruption, and make our democracy work for the people in a real sense.
- It covers all the constitutional authorities, including executive, legislature, and judiciary; any institution or body established or constituted by an act of Parliament or a state legislature.
Historical Background
- In 1986, in L.K. Koolwalv/s State of Rajasthan and Ors, Supreme Court gave a clear-cut direction that the Freedom of Speech and Expression provided under article 19 of the Constitution clearly implies Right to Information as without information the freedom of speech and expression cannot be fully used by the citizens.
- In 1994, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) [an organization for worker’s rights] started a grassroots campaign for the Right to Information.
- It resulted in the government of Rajasthan enacting a law on the Right to Information in 2000. Half a dozen states enacted laws on RTI Act. These include Goa (1977), Tamil Nadu (1977), Rajasthan (2000), Maharashtra (2000), Karnataka (2000), and Delhi (2001).
- The RTI Bill was passed by the Parliament of India on 15 June 2005 and came into force on 12 October 2005.
Significance of the RTI Act
- Citizens can claim any information from public authorities
- However, this Act comes with certain obligations relating to the security of the nation, personal information & other person’s information. There are 25 organizations which are exempted from the right to information under the “second schedule” of this Act. These include Central Economic Intelligence Bureau, Intelligence Agencies, etc., certain bodies which basically perform the research work with regard to the country’s security, special service bureau, narcotics control board.
- RTI Act is not applicable to “Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Lakshadweep”.
- The public authority has to give information within 30 days to the citizen
- If the authority denies providing any kind of information, then the person has the power to go to the appellate authority and can also go for the second appeal which falls under the “central information commission/state information commission”.
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