Information Sharing and Transparency
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- RTI Act 2005: Inverts presumption from secrecy to disclosure
- Article 19(1)(a): Constitutional basis for right to information
- S.P. Gupta (1981): Right to know is implicit in Article 19(1)(a)
- Section 4: Proactive disclosure mandate
- Sections 8-9: Exemptions (national security, personal privacy, commercial confidentiality)
- Section 11: CIC establishment
- Namit Sharma (2013): National security exemption must be narrowly applied
- Section 20: Penalties for non-compliance (up to Rs. 50,000)
- Official Secrets Act 1923: Tension with RTI Act
- Whistleblower Protection Act 2014: Protects reporters of corruption
- Implementation challenges: Capacity, culture, resources
- TRANSPARENT mnemonic: Time-bound, Right, Accountability, National security, Social audit, Proactive, Appeal, Record, Electronic, Non-discrimination, Third party
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