Right to Information Act: A Great Step to Tackle Corruption with Special Reference to India

Abstract

India is a democratic country and in every democratic country, there is a need of good governance and transparency. In every development administration experiences indicated that there has always an urgent need for improving government .Today in India there is unprecedented corruption at all levels. All feel its squeeze but corruption is roaring high. The main factor behind the corruption is secrecy, which was taken as a tool of accuracy towards government in past era. If we want transparency in governance, there is a need to crack the corruption by cracking the walls of secrecy. This paper tries to highlight the RTI as a vital tool in the reduction of Corruption and some steps for the development of democratic governance.

Keywords: Right to Information, Transparency, Corruption, Secrecy, Cracking, reduction