Right to Information expands citizen access to government-held information while balancing transparency with confidentiality safeguards. The Right to Information Act, 2005 establishes a statutory regime to secure citizen access to information held by public authorities to promote transparency and accountability, while balancing disclosure with protections for efficient government operations, fiscal constraints and confidentiality. It institutes a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions to administer access and compliance, specifies territorial extent, and provides staged commencement rules whereby specified sections came into force immediately and the remaining provisions took effect on the one hundred and twentieth day after enactment.
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Right to Information expands citizen access to government-held information while balancing transparency with confidentiality safeguards.
The Right to Information Act, 2005 establishes a statutory regime to secure citizen access to information held by public authorities to promote transparency and accountability, while balancing disclosure with protections for efficient government operations, fiscal constraints and confidentiality. It institutes a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions to administer access and compliance, specifies territorial extent, and provides staged commencement rules whereby specified sections came into force immediately and the remaining provisions took effect on the one hundred and twentieth day after enactment.
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