When was rti passed

We are merely correcting these through the amendment. Originally, the salaries of the Chief Information Commissioners were proposed to be equivalent to those of Secretaries to the Government of India, and the salaries of the Information Commissioners were to be equivalent to those of Additional Secretaries or Joint Secretaries to the Union government.

The Committee, accordingly, recommends insertion of a suitable provision in the clause to this effect. Over the last 14 years, how far has the RTI Act served the purposes for which it was introduced? It has given ordinary citizens the confidence and the right to ask questions of government authorities. According to estimates, nearly 60 lakh applications are being filed every year. It is used by citizens as well as the media. The law is seen as having acted as a deterrent for government servants against taking arbitrary decisions.

Click here to join our channel indianexpress and stay updated with the latest headlines. The Government will not have unbridled powers to amend the rules, he emphasised.

The Minister said that the Government is open to the suggestions and the amendment is being done with a clean intention. On the issue of referring it to the Select Committee of the House, the Minister said that it is the prerogative of the members and it should be determined on the basis of the merit of the Bill. He mentioned about various such initiatives of the Government such as self attestation, abolition of interviews etc. The essence of these initiatives is aimed at accountability and citizen-centric approach of the Government.

This User's Guide has been designed to assist and guide the citizens of India to use the Right to Information Act referred hereafter as the "Central Act" and to exercise this right more effectively.

It came into force on 12 October This means that citizens in every State of India will now be able to access information from the Central and State Governments under the Central Act, whether or not a separate State right to information law is in place.