Impact of Right to Information Act, 2005, On Good Governance: An Evaluation
| Author | Jagjeet Singh,Rajbir Singh Dalal |
| Published date | 01 October 2016 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0019556120160413 |
| Date | 01 October 2016 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
IMPACT
OF
RIGHT
TO
INFORMATION ACT, 2005,
ON GOOD GOVERNANCE: AN EVALUATION
RAJBIR SINGH DALAL AND
JAGJEET
SINGH
India is not only the largest democracy in the world but also
the fastest growing economy. That is why it has attained a
specific position and role in international arena. However, the
constraints
faced
by the Indian Republic cannot
be
overlooked,
particularly due to prevailing malgovernance and corruption.
Accordingly. the demand
and
need
of
RT/
took place and
it
became instrumental in addressing a hove miseries on one hand
and
achieving the goals
of
good governance on the other. The
present article focuses on a correlation between the
RT/
Act
and
good governance. How the
RT/
Act
has
paved
the way
for
good
governance
and
what are the main constraints and how
can these
be
overcome so that the
RT/
can desirably contribute
to
good
governance and quality democracy?
INDIA IS the largest democratic country in the world having 81.5 crore
voters as per General Elections
of
2014. However, the quality
of
democracy
is essential for socio-economic development and justice. The very purpose
of
the RTI Act is to strengthen democracy and ensure good governance in
the country. According to Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF, "The
recent policy reforms and improved business confidence have provided a
booster shot to economic activity and India will grow
by
7.5 per cent in
2016-17 making it the fastest growing economy in the world and·its GDP will
exceed the combined total
of
Japan and Germany
by
2019. Indian economy
will be more than double in size in 2019 as compared to 2009.
Not
only this,
it will also exceed the combined output
of
the three next largest emerging
market economies -- Russia, Brazil and Indonesia." Calling India's bright
spot in the cloudy global economy, Lagarde said, "The country will clock 7.2
per
cent growth in the current fiscal (2015-16) and its growth is expected to
exceed that
of
China".1 Thus, India is not only the largest democracy in the
world but also one
of
the largest economies having far and wide potentials.
India has over 25 crore youths up to the age
of
20 years and again the
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