Right to information (RTI) act in the context of assam upama saikia
International Journal of Development Research
Right to information (RTI) act in the context of assam upama saikia
Received 14th June, 2018; Received in revised form 17th July, 2018; Accepted 10th August, 2018; Published online 29th September, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Upama Saikia. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
India is a democratic country. People are the masters; therefore masters have a right to know how the government meant to serve them are functioning. Thus, freedom of information is directly related to this connotation of democracy. RTI is an institutional reality of freedom of information which has been taken by the Indian Parliament. RTI ACT 2005 is a significant landmark that gives Indians access to government records. This legislation is a radical improvement on the relatively weak and ineffective statute which seeks to replace the Freedom of Information Act, 2002. Hence, RTI ACT 2005 is an important mechanism with its aim and objectives to bring transparency and accountability, which made competent to each and every citizen the right to define and choose their public domain. The present paper will highlight the journey of RTI ACT 2005 in India and Assam in particular. This paper also deals with the challenges faced in the efficient operation of RTI ACT 2005 and giving some recommendations for effective working of RTI in Assam.
