Right To Information Act 2005

(Enacted By Indian Parliament)
Section 5(1) And 19(1)

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, IOS 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.

Further, As Per Section 2(J) "Right To Information" "Right to information" means the right to information accessible under this Act which is held by or under the control of any public authority and includes the right to-

• •inspection of work, documents, records;
• • taking notes, extracts or certified copies of documents or records;
• • taking certified samples of material;
• • obtaining information in the form of diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes or in any other electronic mode or through printouts where such information is stored in a computer or in any other device;

VIEW OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT

The basic 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.

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