Right
to Information
SPIO
Mrs. Babita
Pawar
Assistant
Professor
Department of
Commerce
Govt. College
for Girls, Pillukhera (Jind)
First Appellate Authority
Dr. Tanasa Hooda
Principal
Govt. College
for Girls, Pillukhera (Jind)
Email ID-gcgpillukhera2019@gmail.com
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Introduction:
RTI stands for Right To
Information and has been given the status of a fundamental
right under Article 19(1) of the Constitution Right
to Information (RTI) Act 2005 mandates timely response to citizen
requests for government information by various Public Authorities under the
government of India as well as the State Governments. The law
imposes a penalty for wilful default by government officials. Citizens
can ask for anything that the government can disclose to Parliament.
Ø Objectives of the Right to Information Act, 2005
The
objectives of the RTI Act, 2005 are as follows:
1.
To provide for a practical framework that
allows the citizens to access the information under the control of public authorities.
2.
To promote transparency and accountability
in the working of governments and their instrumentalities.
3.
To provide for the constitution of
Information Commissions at state and national level for discharging the
functions and exercising the powers under the Act.
4.
To develop an informed citizenry.
5.
To contain corruption.
6. To
lay down the exemptions to disclosure of information when such disclosure is
likely to conflict with other public interests and to harmonize these
conflicting interests while preserving the paramountcy of the democratic ideal.