The Right to Information Act empowers you to question the Government. We at CNN-IBN, with our Citizen Journalist Initiative, guide you to use the RTI. If you have used the Act successfully or want to speak out against efforts to weaken it, write to us.

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But has it served the purpose it intended to? The answer is yes and no.

Misusing RTI to gain private info  

The CIC says the RTI officials are loaded with applications that have little public interest or value.

RTI the only hope left for Mattoos  

After a 10-year wait for justice, Matto's family has now decided to file a Right to Information application.

Lecturers' test under info right  

Commission asks UGC to make question papers of past exams and model answers to NET applicants.

Official fined for not adhering to RTI  

A Goa official has been asked to compensate a complainant with Rs 1,000 from his salary for not adhering to RTI.

CIC for transparency in UPSC  

Students appearing for UPSC exams will most likely be able to know how they have fared.

Govt likely to amend RTI Act: Hazare  

Anna Hazare has claimed that the Centre is likely to amend the Right to Information Act to make it weak.

Official Secrets Act a bottleneck in RTI success?  

Out of the nearly 10,000 appeals received, the CIC has disposed over 6,000.

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