'RTI must show results'

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'RTI must show results'

As Reported in Times of India 31 Jul 2008, 0448 hrs IST,TNN

Bangalore: Governor Rameshwar Thakur said a good implementation system should be put in place to make the Right To Information effective and result-oriented.

At the felicitation of Administrative Reforms Commission chairman
Veerappa Moily and Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Rahman Khan on
Wednesday, Thakur said the RTI has to deliver results if the full
provisions of the Act have to be realized.

"This is a crucial component of democracy that is connected to the
people. It is best realized when there is a good implementation
system." Thakur said RTI was also crucial for good governance,
including communicating essential information in a transparent way to
the people and making sure that RTI works.

"RTI is vital to the functioning of democracy and it lifts the veil of
secrecy," he said. The governor described RTI also as a fundamental
human right which was part of the Constitution. "The judiciary plays a
crucial role by interpreting rights and aspects around RTI . We should
support a system responsive to the people."

Moily described RTI as a revolution in Indian society that would play
a key role in India's democracy and governance. "We should make sure
that people receive the information they want and not information
intended to be given for effective functioning of the RTI ."

Rahman Khan said RTI would prove useful only when people got the
information they wanted and not what the government wanted to give.
"It is an Act which is a milestone in the history of the Indian
Parliament. It is important to empower citizens with details of all
the Acts."

'RTI must show results' -Bangalore-Cities-The Times of India

[poonam agarwal]

the only way for RTI success is to punish officers who hide information .I f i understand correctly there is provision for penalty of Rs.25000 for information hiding .

[vijendra singh]

Every govt officer & every minister says that RTI Act must work. But All know the truths . what can be done now ? Citizens / avtivists are there to fight bravely.