2. WHAT IS RTI 2005?
• Right to Information is right of citizen to get information from government. This
right empowers the citizen to question the government by seeking information
available with government or under control of government. A citizen can seek all
type of information except private or confidential information.
• Right to Information Act, 2005 was enacted by central government to provide for
setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens and came into
force on 12 October 2005. Every citizen have right to information subject to the
provision of Right to Information Act, 2005. This act provides what information
can a citizen ask or can not ask under Right to Information, and what are the
procedures to get information under Right to Information Act, 2005.
