Information Society Watch

December 26, 2007, Saumitra Mohan, Deccan Herald

The RTI Act in India was regarded as a watershed in area of increasing transparency in government. The article reviews how the RTI facility is faring two years after it had been introduced. While it is undeniable that the act has empowered the Indian citizen to gain insight into government activities and projects affecting them, the pace of RTI implementation across all government agencies still leaves a lot to be desired. The author suggests that all organisations should have an in-house RTI department with officers which should be publicised to the public-at-large. This, in conjunction with further simplification of the RTI process will lead to effective harnessing of the power of the extremely seminal tool.

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