Goel, S.L. creator text xu| 2007 continuing ng p.548-557. Right 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. Right to information - India Administrative reform - India Administrative reform Indian Journal of Public Administration 180718