objectives of right to information act 2005

RTI act  is a practical extension to rights's available for citizens of India for a more wholesome approach towards their involvement in their government and specifically Right to Information.

Where does this legislature derive it's power from, it is the people of India. There is written preamble with constitution which clearly states

One would say what is all this, I am not getting my degree recognized, no water ,electricity connection, no driving license, my land records are not updated, or his connecting road is substandard , or there is feeling of corruption in some on going project, it brings the question of having an method to getting grievance resolved, in a lawful manner, which is cheap, accessible, easy to use , simple.

Here is the most important point, we the people not I or me , we the people is not a single person, group, society, caste, or up to the point of a state government , there is rule of law which is supreme, Constitution is supreme law of Indian government.

There are many mechanisms for people of India if they feel short of their rights

•             Right to constitutional remedies [Article 32 to 35] empowers the citizens to move a court of law in case of any denial of the fundamental rights. In simple word any person can ask the courts for his rights, but the problem with this measure is that courts can go into wrong doings of law only and that to up to a point, courts can't get into policy decisions of executive , and they can't force someone from doing corruption, abuse of power, delaying, inaction.

•             Next comes the simple one which was a common method for getting things done as they should be not as they are currently done,writing petition , representation ,memorandum . We daily see people giving it to tahsildars, collectors, ministers,Chief ministers, Governors, Prime Minister, President.

shortcomings of these methods are

•             first no one bothers to answers these methods,

•             second even if someone bothers to answer, it is not time bound , justice delayed is justice denied.

Here comes the RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2005 , there were many preexisting state acts before this , but this is nationwide act (except Jammu and Kashmir, they have similar act) , giving uniformity to the procedure.

Not going into detail about Rti  act , I am going to post a image explaining the need of Rti Act 2005