What is Right to Information? Explain any two advantages of it.
The Right to Information is defined as ‘the right to be informed about the quality, quantity, potency, purity, standard and price of goods or services, as the case may be so as to protect the consumer against unfair trade practices’ in the Consumer Protection Act of 1986.
Advantages of right of information are as follow:-
1- Control corruption:- Under RTI Act every one has the right to ask questions for particular service and it is compulsory that the responsible officer gives the answer of the person's request within the time limit. So the chance of corruption will automatically minimize.
2- Easy mode to spread information:- By this Act people can get the direct answer from the higher authority. It is the easy mode to spread information to the particular person who actually needs it.
The Right to Information is defined as ‘the right to be informed about the quality, quantity, potency, purity, standard and price of goods or services, as the case may be so as to protect the consumer against unfair trade practices’ in the Consumer Protection Act of 1986.
Advantages of right of information are as follow:-
1- Control corruption:- Under RTI Act every one has the right to ask questions for particular service and it is compulsory that the responsible officer gives the answer of the person's request within the time limit. So the chance of corruption will automatically minimize.
2- Easy mode to spread information:- By this Act people can get the direct answer from the higher authority. It is the easy mode to spread information to the particular person who actually needs it.
