RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005- AN OVERVIEW

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Vikky Vasvani (Executive -Accounts & Finance) (321 Points)
Replied 01 September 2010

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CA Final (CA Final Student) (856 Points)
Replied 02 September 2010

Thanks for guidence...............

Ranotosh Podder (ca student) (394 Points)
Replied 03 September 2010

Thanks for highlighting on this significant right of Indian citizens.

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The Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI) is a law enacted by the Parliament of India "to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens." The Act applies to all States and Union Territories of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir - which is covered under a State-level law. Under the provisions of the Act, any citizen (excluding the citizens within J&K) may request information from a "public authority" (a body of Government or "instrumentality of State") which is required to reply expeditiously or within thirty days. The Act also requires every public authority to computerise their records for wide dissemination and to proactively publish certain categories of information so that the citizens need minimum recourse to request for information formally.

This law was passed by Parliament on 15 June 2005 and came fully into force on 12 October 2005 ^[1]. Information disclosure in India was hitherto restricted by the Official Secrets Act 1923 and various other special laws, which the new RTI Act now relaxes.

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