Right To Information
⏩ Right to information has been granted to every citizen of India under RTI Act 2005
which came in to force on 12th October 2005.
⏩ It is fundamental right but it entails a clause for penalty in case of delay in giving
information to the application.
⏩ Information commission has set up at central and state level to oversee implement-
- ationof the Act.
Objectives
⏩ 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.It goes without saying that
an informed citizen is
better equipped to keep necessary vigil on the instruments of gov-
-ernance
and make the government more accountable to the governed.The Act is
a
big step towards making the citizens informed about the activities of
the Government.