Right To Information and Private Sector Funding for A Social Cause

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Purvish Jitendra Malkan, Dakshita Sangwan

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It is a basic human right to have access to reliable and timely information. As noted by Michel Foucault, a well-known French philosopher, information is the most important aspect of knowledge. As a result of increased knowledge, men are better able to deal with the challenges of today's world. Therefore, the government has a duty to keep the public informed on a regular basis about what is happening in the government. The main purposes of RTI legislation is to provide residents of India with accurate information, to minimize corruption and to improve accountability in the operations of all public entities. Nonprofits organizations and other private institutions working for a social cause and getting substantial government funding may now fall inside the scope of the access to information law, which makes them liable under the RTI Act. In spite of decreasing inflows of foreign financing, the importance of private finance has increased as a result of donations from philanthropic individuals. Focusing on the RTI Act's core principles and its connection to good governance, this article examines RTI Act-related difficulties. It finishes with a number of important recommendations for the successful implementation of the RTI Act. Efforts have also been undertaken to compare RTI legislation in India with industrialized nations.

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