Question
Download Solution PDFWhen did the RTI Act come into effect?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is October 2005.
Key Points
- The Right to Information is a tool, which every person in India can use to find out information that can make their lives better.
- India initiated the enactment of the Right to Information Act in the year 2005.
- Right to Information Act 2005 mandates timely response to citizen requests for Government information.
- The Act was passed by the Indian Parliament on 12th May 2005.
- The Act received Presidential assent on 15th June 2005.
- The RTI Act came into force on 12th October 2005.
Important Points
- Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan is the organization that was instrumental in the passage of the RTI Act.
- Central and State Information commissions consist of a chief information commissioner and not more than 10 information commissioners.
- The first RTI application in India was submitted by Shahid Raza Burney.
- There are only 2 schedules in RTI Act 2005.
- The modified form of the RTI Act was passed in February 2011.
- The main object of the Right to Information Act is to empower the citizens, promote transparency and accountability in the working of the Government, contain corruption, and make our democracy work for the people in a real sense.
- Sweden is the first country to pass the Right to Information Act.
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