Information is essential to
resolve many issues, decision making, and increasing knowledge in different
areas. It has indispensible function in the growth of societies in any nation.
In Indian democratic social
structure, freedom of information is the requirement of overall development due
to its influential power. Free flow of information and its utilization improves
the condition of nation, and public life is made comfortable.
In any nation, if people
have liberty to pass information and there is security of human rights, then
their many complex problems can be solved. It totally depends on   freedom of
expression and information.
To fully understand the
concept of right to information, many countries have enacted the law for this
to give liberty to its public.
The thought of the right to
information is related to freedom of information. Freedom of information
denotes rational freedom. Both intellectual freedom and the right to
information are human rights which guard life of people and enhance human
development.
Conversely, human rights
must be protected by a democratic system in countries. To maintain democratic
state, members of the society must participate in the decision-making process
and they need the right to information.
The Right to Information Act
(RTIA) open ups a new prospect in Asian countries for the free of information.
The Indian Parliament passed
the Right to Information Act, 2005 and provides power to Indian citizens to obtain any
type of information from the Government as their right. This regulation is very
broad and includes all areas of governance.
Right to information act
enable the citizens know about government functions at Union, State and Local
level in addition to recipients of government funding.
The Right to Information Act
is mainly intended to empower the Indian citizens, make government
functionaries answerable, control corruption, and build a strong democratic
nation.
People can use this act to
control misleading of government activities. Under Right to Information Act,
citizens have the power to ask for such information from any public authority.
Public has power to inspect
work, documents and records; taking notes, extracts or certified copies of
documents or records; and take certified samples of material held by the public
authority or held under the control of the public authority.
The Public Information
Officer is not allowed to alter any information and is bound by this act to provide
answer to the applicant quires.
The Right to Information Act
is very powerful tool for the growth of the nation.
-- Ragini Sinha.
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