Scope of Application of RTI
- Information regarding government authorities can be accessed by people through RTI. Government Authorities including executives, legislature, and judiciary can be questioned by people.
- Information regarding Privatized Public Utility Companies can be accessed by people.
- Information regarding Private Institutions and NGOs receiving 95% of their infrastructure funds from the government can be accessed by people.
Every day on average, 4800 RTI applications are filed by people. In the first ten years of the launch of the RTI act, 1,75,00,000 RTI applications were filed by the people of India.
RTI Full Form
RTI stands for Right to Information. RTI is an act with the main goal of providing the people of India with the right to access information. RTI was adopted by the Parliament of India on 15 June 2005 and came into force on 12th October 2005. RTI ensures accountability and transparency in the functioning of the government and its officials. RTI is not a fundamental right but it’s an implied fundamental right as it comes under the fundamental rights of Freedom of Expression, Speech (article 19-1a), and Right to life and personal liberty (article 21). RTI protects both the rights mentioned above.
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