Abstract
The passing & enactment of Right to Information Act, 2005 in India has been rightly considered as a milestone in the evolution of Indian Parliamentary Democracy which attempted to ensure transparency & good governance at the grass root levels by making the public authorities accountable & responsible. This Act liberated the harassed commoners who now had a very potent weapon to seek information which had hitherto remained suppressed in the dusty files of Babus (Bureaucrats) under the garb of official secrecy & confidentiality. However, in spite of many initial success stories over a period of time this Right to Information act has been losing its effectiveness & potency as it has failed to adopt the dynamism of complex Socio-Political realities. This paper attempts to give an overview & explain the history of RTI in India, its present status, limitations/drawbacks /challenges & and suggests some remedial measures to ensure its relevance in the rapidly transforming geo political context.
Highlights
The Right to Information Act came into force all over India except Jammu and Kashmir on October 12, 2005, after getting permission from the President on 15 June 2005. (RTI Act, 2005a, Govt of India)
The tenure of the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioner, respectively, at the national and state levels described in Section 16 of the Right to Information Act 2005 was fixed for 5 years, but by this amendment their tenure will be determined by the Central Government
It has been determined by amendment that if the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioner are receiving any pension at the time of appointment or taking any retirement benefits for previous government services, the same amount will be reduced from their salary
Summary
The Right to Information Act came into force all over India except Jammu and Kashmir on October 12, 2005, after getting permission from the President on 15 June 2005. (RTI Act, 2005a, Govt of India). The Right to Information Act came into force all over India except Jammu and Kashmir on October 12, 2005, after getting permission from the President on 15 June 2005. As soon as the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was formed on 31 October 2019, this law came into force in Jammu and Kashmir. The first RTI application was filed in Pune police station on 12 October 2005 by a person named Shahid Raza. This law was repealed as soon as the Right to Information Act 2005 came into force.
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