Right To Information Act (2005)

      Right to Information Act 2005,was promulgated in 2005 to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority.

    All the citizens to request information from any public authority about work,

action,etc.

    It empower the ordinary citizens to question the government and its working.

    Used by media and citizens to uncover

the corruption progress in government 

work,expenses related information etc.

    Firstly Right to Information act developed from Sweden in 1766.

    In India, Tamilnadu is the first state to

Pass the RTI law in 1997.

    Freedom of information act,2002 passed, but not came into force,this act 

were replaced as RTI in 2005 and came into force on October 12th.

Objectives of RTI act:

• Empower the citizens

• Promote transparency

• Control corruption

• An information citizens will be better          equipped

• Government more accountable to 

   Govern the society.

Salient features of RTI act:

• All the citizens possess the Right to            Information.

• Information can be obtained within 30

  days from the date of request in a normal

  Case. If information is the matter of life 

  or liberty of a person, it can be obtained 

  within 48 hours from the time of request.

• Every public authority is under the 

  obligation to provide information on

  written request or request by means of

  Electronics. Critain information are 

  Prohibited. Restricted made for the third

  Party information.

• Appeal against the decision of the 

  Central information commission or state

  Information commission can be made an    officer who is senior in rank.