[HumJanenge] USE RTI TO EFFECTIVELY UNDO CORRUPTION IN INDIA

N.S .Venkataraman
Trustee
Nandini Voice For The Deprived
Chennai
Email:- nsvenkatchennai@gmail.com

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Humjanenge



                USE  RTI  TO EFFECTIVELY  UNDO  CORRUPTION  IN INDIA

 Right to Information  Act (RTI)  is a potent weapon that should be effectively used to to undo the corruption in India.  In today's circumstances, this is the best tool that is available for the citizens and should  be effectively utilised.  Several people seem to think that Lokpal Bill when passed in Parliament would root out the corruption.  While the Lokpal Bill is nowhere in sight, it remains to be seen how effective it would be if and when enacted.

Citizens who want to fight corruption should raise questions to the government departments under RTI Act regularly and frequently, that would enable them to ascertain facts and bring out the truth to public domain and knowledge of the country men.  this would certainly promote transparency in government dealings and put fear in the minds of the corrupt elements. There have been many instances of questions raised under the RTI act not being answered in time or adequately by the government departments. The Information Commissioners are also not doing the work to the satisfaction but these are all issues that can be sorted out by committed and determined RTI activists.

Today, there are many facts that have been revealed by the use of RTI Act but there is no way that such information would be conveyed to the public, as the media seldom publicise them. Nandini Voice For The Deprived, a Chennai based NGO has been repeatedly appealing to the visual and print media to allot some space atleast once in a week to publicise the relevant and significant information obtained by using RTI Act.  But, the media is not responding.

Nandini Voice For The Deprived, a monthly journal published from Chennai would be pleased to publish the highlights of the information gained through the use of RTI Act in every issue and also publicise the same in its blog. Those interested can send the details to Editor, Nandini Voice For The Deprived email:- nsvenkatchennai@gmail.com

Thanks

N.S.Venkataraman
Trustee
Nandini Voice For The Deprived