Overview of Right To Information Act, 2005
Introduction In this blog we will cover the below things. Concept of Right To Information and Information Need of Right to Information for Citizen RTI Act and It's Scope Exemptions under RTI Act Role of Public Authorities - PIO and APIO Procedure for filing of Application of RTI Problems and Conclusion 1. Concept of Right To Information. Our Government generally operates in opaque way. We inherited this from Colonial era. Official Secretes Act strengthens such administration. Central Civil Service Conduct Rule 1964 prohibits officers from sharing official information with public. We have deep rooted bureaucratic culture which prohibits free flow of information. We mean yes we don't need information about national defense, foreign affairs or plan to capture Dawood. However we need information about How government is functioning in matters which affect our day to day life like education, health, public utilities like Roads/Trains etc. So we as a citizen have a right to informati...