Ravi JainAIR 9 · CSE 2019 · 189 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a constitutional or legal provision
Right to Information Act 2005 was passed by the Parliament to bring in transparency in the working of the government which in turn was to bring accountability of the official and make them more responsive to the needs of the individual. RTI has been successful in the last decade by bringing governance more closer to people. Citizens are now able to ask officials about governance and question their lack of ability to do their jobs. It has increased the faith of people in the government and increased its credibility.
It has increased transparency in the system. Several scams and corruption have been unearthed by using this Act. Several issues with the Act are-
Body · points
(i) The exceptions provided in the Act are misused by the officials and information is not provided. (ii) The deadlines are missed. (iii) Judiciary & political party are not included. (iv) It has been misused as a grievance redressal tool. (v) It has been seen to be misused by disgruntled officials against the department.
Close · a summary
Overall the Act has been successful in achieving its goal but several shortcomings need to be addressed to make it more effective.