RTI Activist
About RTI
Right to Information Act 2005 mandates
timely response to citizen requests for government information. It is an
initiative taken by Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions to provide a– RTI Portal
Gateway to the citizens for quick search of information on the details of first
Appellate Authorities, PIOs etc. amongst others, besides access to
RTI related information / disclosures published on the web by various Public
Authorities under the government of India as well as the State Governments.
Our Aim and Objectives
TRINETRA RESEARCH INVESTIGATION FOUNDATION has
been formed with a sincere and genuine effort to bring all the RTI activists
together for all the RTI activists and activities. It is a Front to look into
all the matters related with RTI activists, including their training, guidance,
support and security related aspects. Aims and objectives of the RTI Activists
Cell are-
To
work in the field of Right to Information
To
make a sincere and genuine effort through this Forum to bring all the RTI
activists together to work in a cohesive manner
To
act as a nodal body for all the RTI activists and activities
To
look into all matters related with RTI activists
To
work for the training of the RTI activists
To
provide guidance and support to the RTI activists
To
look into all kinds of security related aspects of RTI activists
To
create awareness of the RTI Act among the common masses
To
keep a watchful eye at the RTI Act
To
keep advocating for the further betterment of the legal provisions of the RTI
Act
To
try to make Right to Information a mass movement
To
do all such works as Seminars, work-shops, representations, public meetings
etc. to fulfil the above needs
To
do Publication work for the above-mentioned cause
To
give awards to the deserving RTI activists.
Summary of RTI Act 2005
An Act to provide for setting out the
practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to
information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote
transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority,
the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information
Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
WHEREAS the Constitution of India has
established democratic Republic;
AND WHEREAS democracy requires an informed
citizenry and transparency of information which are vital to its functioning
and also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their
instrumentalities accountable to the governed;
AND WHEREAS revelation of information in
actual practice is likely to conflict with other public interests including
efficient operations of the Governments, optimum use of limited fiscal
resources and the preservation of confidentiality of sensitive information;
AND WHEREAS it is necessary to harmonies
these conflicting interests while preserving the paramount of the democratic
ideal;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is expedient to provide
for furnishing certain information to citizens who desire to have it.
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