RIGHT TO INFORMATION: THE RIGHT OF A COMMON MAN

The right to information is implicit the Constitution of India, notwithstanding the dominant culture of the executive has been one amongst secrecy and resolute denial of access of information to the citizen. Citizens groups have long battled for the exercise of those rights in courts. The reverberations of this struggle led to a nationwide demand for a law to ensure the correct to information to each citizen, with widespread support from social activists, professionals, lawyers, and persons within the bureaucracy, politics and also the media, who are committed to transparent and accountable governance and people's empowerment. Three successive federal governments in quick succession have committed themselves to the passage of a law to ensure the people's right to information and a few state governments have actually passed such laws and administrative instructions. Over the last 20 years there has been a gentle increase publically demand everywhere the globe for legislation stressing on transparency, openness and accountability in governance. This demand relies on the rationale that official proceedings be not kept secret from the very people served by these. This demand was vindicated by 2006, around 68 nations had responded positively through legislative action. Another important feature of this Act is that the provision for Information Commissions  independent high level bodies at both the central and state levels entrusted with the task of making awareness among the unaware public about the importance of this Act in their lives moreover as enforcing the proper.

 

Keywords: Information, Public Demand, Powerful Mechanism, Information Commissioner.


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