India: FOI

The Hindu: Road ahead for access law

Charmaine Rodrigues
and Aditi Datta

Effective implementation is the essence of any good access regime

"AFTER A number of false starts and even one Act which was on the books but never came into force, it is with much excitement that the Right to Information Act 2005 has finally been enacted. This overwhelming success comes after hectic lobbying by civil society with the United Progressive Alliance over the last year. Although it was not an easy process, the government deserves to be commended for responding to civil society's calls for a stronger, more people-friendly RTI law."