4.[21-27]Role of Right to Information Act 2005 in the Human Development

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ISSN 2224-3267 (Paper) ISSN 2224-3275 (Online)
Vol 1, 2011
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Role of Right to Information Act 2005 in the Human
Development: Indian Perspective
Ved Pal Singh
Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana) INDIA
The State does not claim monopoly of truth any longer.
Glasnost has cast away
the cloud of secrecy and stresses the priority of human values.
Even as steps
are taken to ensure openness in matters affecting the public, there has to be a
greater sense of responsibility on the part of users of information in the media
and elsewhere.
Journalists must ensure that they seek information in public
interest and not as agents of interested parties.
………….
Mikhail Gorbachev
A.
Introduction
The word Information has been derived from the Latin words ‘Formation’ and ‘Forma’ which means giving
shape to something and forming a pattern, respectively.
Information adds something new to our awareness
and removes the va Less