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Explain the following concept:
Right to information
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Solution
- The right to information was enacted in 2005 to empower citizens with vital information about the working and decision-making process of the state.
- It makes the government more accountable and transparent, with increasing communication between the state and the citizen, hence building trust.
- It has reduced the element of secrecy in the working of the government.
- The movement for RTI was first started in the state of Maharashtra in 2000 under the leadership of Anna Hazare.
- After the success of the state-level efforts, the movement acquired national importance later in 2005.
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