"Power tends to corrupt and absolute
power corrupts absolutely."
- Baron Acton
The mentioned quote is appropriate for the recent amendment bill
passed by both the houses of the Parliament of India. RTI amendment
bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Minister of State for
Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions on July 19, 2019 and
passed on July 22, 2019. It was passed by the Rajya Sabha on July
25, 2019.
RTI Act is one of the instruments which has empowered the
citizens of India. It is one of the most successful laws of
independent India in empowering the ordinary citizens and bringing
in the confidence amongst the citizens to question the governmental
authorities and machinery. This act aims at the accountability and
citizen-centric approach of the government. It also acts as a
deterrent factor for the government servants and bureaucrats that
they cannot act and work arbitrarily and thus keeping in place the
doctrine of checks and balances.
