Right To Information Act: A Tool For Good Governance

Abstract

Right to Information is a basic human right of every human being. The renowned French philosopher Michel Foucault once opined, power is derived from knowledge and information is the basic component of knowledge. Information changes the mentality of people and it is competent enough to cope up with the modern world. The free access to information and participation of people in government decisions develops the transformation of the governance into good governance.  So, it is the duty of government to inform citizens about day to day happenings whatever within the government.  The parliament of India passed the Right to information act, 2005, to foster Accountability, Transparency, Strengthens the Democratic Principles of Polity and reduces Corruption. This paper tries to highlight the role of RTI in good governance and some recommendations for successful functioning of RTI act.

Keywords: Right to Information Act, Competent, Foster, Transparency, Corruption, Transformation.