RTI for Value Based Governance and Administration in India

Abstract

India's democratic experience has clearly established that good governance and administration are the need of the hour. India is witnessing the need for an accountable and transparent functioning of the government. An important pre requisite of good governance and administration is the access to information. Free flow of information encourages public participation. The Right to Information (RTI) act creates an environment conducive for the citizens to have access to information. The paper calls for synergy of efforts between government, the market and the civil society and proposes a framework for governance. This paper makes an effort to identify its essential features and shortcomings in its working and emphasizes the need for a systematic approach to attain value based governance and administration in India.