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The Right to Information Act is not all about citizens’ empowerment alone, it essentially redefines the concept of accountability.” Discuss. ( UPSC CSE 2018 MAINS, GENERAL STUDIES IV )

The RTI Act is powerful tool that strengthens democracy and promotes good governance by promote transparency and accountability in administration. It empowers Indian citizens to seek information from a public authority, thus making the Government and its functionaries more accountable and responsible enhancing the citizen’s ability to participate in the process.

In recent times, RTI has redefined the concept of accountability in following ways:

  • Administrators are not only accountable for their routine work but they are accountable to provide information sought by citizens in time bound manner. The Act provides for penalty on the Public Information Officer, in case he fails to provide information.
  • Further, RTI law provides for proactive disclosures for information by government agencies in public interest.

These strict provisions for ensuring dissemination of information have clearly enhanced and redefined accountability of government agencies. Until this Act, the Official Secrets Act, a legacy of the British colonial rule, led to secrecy and opaqueness in administration and was designed to deny information about government activities to the people. The RTI Act on the contrary laid the responsibility of information dissemination on bureaucracy itself.

In doing so, the Right to Information Act not only empowers citizens but also redefines the concept of accountability of public administration.







POSTED ON 01-01-2023 BY ADMIN
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