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Nirupam Hazra
G ance, in modern
democracy, means
democratization
of governance. In
participatory democracy people
elect their leaders to govern
regarding government projects,
schemes and other activities. It was
a landmark Act which came with
the potentiality to change the very
idea of governance and the power
equation between common people
them. But governance is not the and the government. The act was
monopoly of elected leaders. promulgated with the vision of
When governance becomes the democratization of governance and
privilege of select few or when empowerment of common people.
the people who are governed Therefore, Right to Information
RTI act are kept out of the affairs of has been given the status of a
governance, it degenerates into fundamental right under Article
democratized the misgovernance and becomes a 19(1) of the Constitution
information and travesty of democracy.
In the following sections of the
Good governance is
decentralized the characterized by transparency
article, it is discussed how RTI
act has empowered the common
power. Power no and accountability and the best people, promoted good governance
way to ensure transparency and and strengthened participatory
more remains accountability in governance is democracy.
confined to select through increased and informed
participation of people. People are Accessibility
few, rather it was biggest stakeholder in governance, In pre-RTI era people’s role
they have a critical and crucial
made available role to play .So, it is imperative
was only restricted to the election
of their leaders people did not
equally to all the that people must have the right to have any right to know about the
know about the activities of the issues of government activities.
citizens government. But RTI act gave the common
In 2005, Indian Parliament people the much-needed right to
passed Right to Information Act seek information about the works
[RTI] which gave the common of their government. The act was
YE-235/2013