World RTI Ranking: India Garners Second Spot

The ranking were based on the various parameters such as right to access, scope, requesting procedures, exceptions and refusals, appeals, sanctions and protections, and promotional measures.

Bhaskar Prabhu of the Mahiti Adhikar Manch, Organizer of regular RTI commented, “While the world is saying legal framework here (India) is the best, people say there is misuse. People are suffering because of non-transparency and lack of information. Empowerment is not happening because information is not being provided,” reports DNA.

In India, it was Mazdoor Kishan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), a people’s organization, that first highlighted the need of the RTI Act. Then, it moved on to a national platform with the formation of the National Council for People Right to Information (NCPRI). Later, the Right to Information Act was passed by Parliament in June 2005 which came into force from October 12, 2005.

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