the right to information act was passed on 15 june 2005.
the right to information act was passed on 15 june 2005.
when was the right to information act passed?
15 june 2005
the right to information act (rti act) was passed by parliament on 11 may 2005 and was published in the gazette of india on 15 june 2005. it came into effect on 12 october 2005 replacing the erstwhile freedom of information act, 2002. the supreme court of india had, in several judgments prior to enactment of both acts, interpreted indian constitution to read right to information as the fundamental right as embodied in right to freedom of speech and expression and also in right to life. rti act laid down a procedure to guarantee this right. under this law all government bodies or government funded agencies have to designate a public information officer (pio). the pio's responsibility is to ensure that information requested is disclosed to the petitioner within 30 days or within 48 hours in case of information concerning the life or liberty of a person. the law was inspired by previous legislation from select states (among them tamil nadu (1997), goa (1997), rajasthan (2000), karnataka (2000), delhi (2001), maharashtra (2002) etc.) that allowed the right to information (to different degrees) to citizens about activities of any state government body.
freedom of information laws by country
jammu and kashmir right to information act, 2009









































the jammu & kashmir right to information act, 2009 came into force on 20 march 2009, repealing and replacing the erstwhile jammu & kashmir right to information act, 2004 and the jammu & kashmir right to information (amendment) act, 2008. the act is based closely upon the central right to information act, 2005. like all rti legislation, it is intended to provide citizens of the state of jammu and kashmir with a legal mandate mechanism for obtaining government records.









































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section::::history.:j&k rti act 2004.
jammu and kashmir right to information act, 2009