01208pab a2200181 454500 180718b2009 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Mokta, Mamta The right to information act 2005 as a potent weapon in the hands of citizens: Present status and issues 2009 p.594-608. Jul-Sep The RTI Act, 2005 has been a landmark legislation with a necessary ingredient for bringing accountability and efficiency in the governance. This article discusses the international and Indian scenarios, in which the right to information has progressed. The salient features of the RTI Act have also been detailed. The working of the Act in the last four years of its enactment has also been analysed with special reference to the present position of the Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions. The different fee structures at the Central level and the state level have also been discussed. The article ends with some suggestions to make the RTI more effective. - Reproduced. Right to information Jyoti, Vivek Indian Journal of Public Administration N 84949 84949 84949 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 55, Issue no: 3 AR85409 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR