A STUDY ON THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT-2005

Dr. Nanjundamurthy

A STUDY ON THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT-2005

Authors: Dr. Nanjundamurthy

Unique Paper ID: 167458
Volume: 5
Issue: 10
PageNo: 531-535

Keywords: Information Governance Bureaucracy Accountability.

Abstract:
Information is an inalienable and natural right of every human being. In a democratic country each person has the right to freedom of opinion and expression. This right includes right of holding public opinion and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas from the public authorities. The available and appropriate information helps citizen to live a dignified life in a civilized society. Moreover there is a close link between right to information and good governance. Good governance is characterized by transparency, accountability and responsiveness. Consequently, the citizen‘s right to information is increasingly being recognized as an important mechanism to promote openness, transparency and accountability in government administration. People are the sole part in a representative form of government. So it is necessary that they must have to know all the functioning of government activities to frame a practical regime of good governance in administrative process. In India Right to Information is the need of hour. Human security, shelter, food, environment and employment opportunity are all bound up with right to information. In the absence of information on this issue, people cannot live a dignified life and will remain ever marginalized group in the society. It is a powerful instrument to protect the fundamental rights of people. Corruption and criminalization is the nerve of Indian bureaucracy today. The secrecy they have maintained is a source of corruption and harassment. Though India is the world largest democracy, it now fails to attain confidence from common people. As a taxpayer, each person should have the right to know the functioning of government machinery. In addition to this, in a democratic country, citizen can be regarded asset only when citizen develop the skill to gain access to information of all kinds and to put such information to effective use. Without intellectual freedom the success of democratic governance cannot be imagined. Information is now the sole of every government. The need for transparency and efficiency in the governance become more important to achieve the goal of good governance.

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ISSN: 2349-6002
Volume: 5
Issue: 10
PageNo: 531-535

A STUDY ON THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT-2005

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