Bangalore: Governor Rameshwar Thakur said a good implementation system
should be put in place to make the Right To Information effective and
result-oriented.
At the felicitation of Administrative Reforms Commission chairman
Veerappa Moily and Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Rahman Khan on
Wednesday, Thakur said the RTI has to deliver results if the full
provisions of the Act have to be realized.
"This is a crucial component of democracy that is connected to the
people. It is best realized when there is a good implementation
system." Thakur said RTI was also crucial for good governance,
including communicating essential information in a transparent way to
the people and making sure that RTI works.
"RTI is vital to the functioning of democracy and it lifts the veil of
secrecy," he said. The governor described RTI also as a fundamental
human right which was part of the Constitution. "The judiciary plays a
crucial role by interpreting rights and aspects around RTI. We should
support a system responsive to the people."
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Times of India, 31 Jul 2008, 0448 hrs IST,TNN
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