01061pab a2200157 454500008004000000100001500040245005200055260000900107300001500116362001200131520062300143650003300766650003400799650002600833773004400859180718b2007   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aGoel, S.L.  aRight to information and administrative reforms  c2007  ap.548-557.  aJul-Sep  aRight to information is a basic requisite of good governance. The Administrative Reforms Commission II perceives it as the key to strengthening participatory democracy and ushering in people-centred governance. it also indoctrinates significance of transparency in the form of availability of information to the people and intelligibility about functioning of various governmental agencies. This article discusses how an easy access to information can empower the poor and the deprived sections of society to demand and get information about public policies and actions, thereby leading to their welfare. - Reproduced.  aRight to information - India  aAdministrative reform - India  aAdministrative reform  aIndian Journal of Public Administration