What is the need of (Right to Information) RTI Act,

What is this RTI act, In most simple word it is 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.

Many theorist describe Indian Government as quasi federal parliamentary democracy.The Constitution follows parliamentary system of government and the executive is directly accountable to the legislature.

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

'WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:

JUSTICE, social, economic and political;

LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;

EQUALITY of status and of opportunity;

and to promote among them all

FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;

IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.'

Preamble of India 

The Preamble reflects the philosophy as well as fundamental values of Indian Constitution. It clarifies many important aspects, foremost is that It mentions that the Constitution derives its Authority from the people of India,The enacting words, "We, the people of India ...in our constituent assembly ...do here by adopt, enact and give to ourselves this constitution", signify the democratic principle that power is ultimately rested in the hands of the people. It also emphasize that the constitution is made by and for the Indian people and not given to them by any outside power (such as the British Parliament).

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So basically government is

of the people, by the people, for the people.

Relationship between various government participants by Dr Karam Veer

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 (याचिका), representation ( अभ्यावेदन),memorandum (ज्ञापन). We daily see people giving it to tahsildars, collectors, ministers,Chief ministers, Governors, Prime Minister, President.

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The 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

Need Of RTI act 2005 poster By Dr Karam Veer Singh

This article gives the gist of need for RTI act , this article is must read for understanding why there is such a big fuss about a simple civil act , bigger then, should there be capital punishment or not, giving a layman's perspective whose simple basic human rights are sometimes lost and denied in the big network of government machinery. This article is also necessary for anyone who thinks RTI is menace, a burden to government machinery, a tool to abuse government procedures, harassing officials and stalling growth and progress.Further articles I propose to write on this topic will come soon

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This is my creation with help from already available sources on the Internet, comments and suggestions are very welcome, criticism is most welcome by the way.Thanks once again.