goverment & legislation rti
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Government&Legislations
Presented By:
Group D4
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IntroductionTh
e Righ
tT
o Information Act
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About the RTIAct
} Initiative taken by Department of Personnel and
Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions.
} Received the assent of the President on the 15th
June, 2005
} Came into force in India in 12th October 2005
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Purpose
} To provide a gateway to the citizens for quick
search of information on the details of
i. First Appellate Authorities
ii. PIOs
iii. Information / disclosures published on the web
by various Public Authorities.
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ProcedureF
or requesting information
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What should a person do?
}Make a request in writing or through electronic
means along with a prescribed fee.
} If request cannot be made, the person can give the
request orally.
}No need to give reason for request of information.
}No personal information is necessary.
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Information AvailabilityT
ime line for providingInformation
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Time taken
} The information to be provided in normal
condition- 30days
} The information to be provided in the matter of life
and death- 48 hours
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RTIAct &
Its Implications
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How does it help?
i. Efficient operations of the Government.
ii. To find out corruption and to hold Governments
and their instrumentalities accountable to the
governed.
iii. Optimum use of limited fiscal resources.
iv. To make the people part of the Govt.
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Obligations ofPublic Authorities
Every public authority shall
Maintain all its records duly catalogued and
indexed in a manner and the form which facilitates
the right to information under this Act.
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Ex
emptions from disclosureofInformation.
} Information, disclosure of which would
prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of
India, the security, strategic, scientific or economic
interests of the State, relation with foreign States
} Information which has been expressly forbidden to
be published by any court of law or tribunal or the
disclosure of which may constitute contempt ofcourt.
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The Person behind RTI
Aruna Roy
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Aruna Roy
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How did she make it happen?
}MKSS advocated the public's right to scrutinize
official records, a crucial check against arbitrary
governance.
} The MKSS sought accountability of public
officials in matters related to disbursement of
government funds.
} Supported by Sonia Gandhi
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Continued
} Aruna leveraged this advantage further by ingenuously
linking the Right to Information with issues related to
womens' employment, livelihood and empowerment.
} Rajasthan passed the Rajasthan Right to Information
Bill in 2000.
} In 2004, Aruna was inducted into the National
Advisory Committee (NAC)} She formulated the Right to Information Act which
was passed by the Indian parliament in 2005.
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References
} http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruna_Roy
}
http://righttoinformation.gov.in/}www.rtigateway.org.in/.../Procedure%20f
or%20Requesting%20Information.ppt
} Right to Information Act (India)
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