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The RTI Act, passed in 2005, empowers citizens to access information and promotes transparency and accountability in government, aligning with their fundamental rights. It encourages citizen participation in governance, enhances democratic processes, and has proven effective in exposing corruption and scams. By redefining accountability, the RTI Act fosters a culture of questioning and activism among citizens, making the government more responsive to their needs.

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The RTI Act, passed in 2005, empowers citizens to access information and promotes transparency and accountability in government, aligning with their fundamental rights. It encourages citizen participation in governance, enhances democratic processes, and has proven effective in exposing corruption and scams. By redefining accountability, the RTI Act fosters a culture of questioning and activism among citizens, making the government more responsive to their needs.

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RTI

RTI Act was passed in the year 2005 to empower


citizens, (as right to information is a fundamental right
of the citizens under Article-19) promote
transparency, accountability in working of
government, check corruption & make our democracy
work for people in real sense.

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# RTI redefining the concept of accountability

RTI Act is a finest piece of legislation in


Indian democracy which was enacted for bringing the
transparency and accountability in the Government.
Realizing the functions of information at the core of
Fundamental Rights, Government enacted the RTI Act
which enables citizens not only to know their
entitlements but also to demand that the Government
fulfil its duties when their rights are being violated.

The objective of the act is to establish a practical


regime for citizens to access information held by
Public Authorities. This in turn will lead to increased
transparency and accountability of the public
authorities. It is being recognised that access of
information is not only human right but also an
important right to promote good governance and fight
corruption.
RTI protects the rights of citizens and enable them to
participate in democratic process and make the
governance worthy. In this way, RTI offers the real
empowerment and sense of hope to every citizen of
India. Further, it has redefined the concept of
accountability by creating a new breed of activism
and citizenship, through encouraging a culture of
asking questions regarding governance.

Due to the advent of RTI, there is increasing


recognition that citizens' involvement is imperative for
enhancing democratic governance, improving service
delivery and fostering empowerment. The act
empowers the ability of the citizens to hold the state
accountable and make it responsive to their needs
thereby highlighting the importance of social
accountability in this context.

RTI has helped in bringing many scams and cases of


corruption in front of people. Thus, RTI has
strengthened democracy as earlier administration was
responsible to people via Parliament but now with the
powerful tool of RTI, it is directly responsible and
accountable towards people.

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