About Right to Information Act 2005
Bringing Information to the Citizens
Right to Information Act 2005 mandates timely response to
citizen requests for government information. It is an initiative taken
by Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions to provide a– RTI Portal Gateway to the
citizens for quick search of information on the details of first
Appellate Authorities,PIOs etc. amongst others, besides access to RTI
related information / disclosures published on the web by various Public
Authorities under the government of India as well as the State
Governments
Objective of the Right to Information Act :
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 governance
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.
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