Methodology of Business Studies

Appendix 6: The Right to Information Act, 2005¹

No. 22 of 2005(15th June, 2005)

An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of the right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto

WHEREAS, the Constitution of India has established Democratic Republic;

AND WHEREAS, democracy requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information which are vital to its functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities ...