01315pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002100040245008600061260000900147300001500156362001200171520085900183650002601042650002001068650002501088773004401113180718b2009   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aDhaka, Rajvir S.  aRight to Information act and good governance: Operational problems and road ahead  c2009  ap.534-561.  aJul-Sep  aIn the context of governance, transparency refers to availability of information to the general public and clarity about functioning of government institutions. Right to Information opens up government's records to public scrutiny, thereby arming the citizens with a vital tool to inform themselves about what government does and how effectively, thus making the latter more accountable. Hailed as an essential requirement of good governance, the right to information has brought added responsibility for the governments and their agencies that have been assigned the task of implementing the RTI Act 2005. This article takes an overview of the sequence of events that added up to final enactment of the welcome legislation. It zeroes upon the areas which need greater attention and focuses on the operational problem in its implementation. - Reproduced.  aPublic administration  aGood governance  aRight to information  aIndian Journal of Public Administration