In a democratic system, a Government is accountable to the people. When people get to know all information regarding various activities of the Government, transparency would bound to happen. The Right to Information Act 2005 plays a vital role in this respect and makes both the Government and its bureaucracy people-centric, viewed experts here on Saturday. “Common citizens get due justice when transparency prevails and information on various activities of the Government is made public. In the process, inefficiency, negligence and dictatorial attitude of a Government run on taxpayers’ money are removed. Besides, corruption and favouritism decline gradually,” said retired IAS Officer Prabhat Giri speaking at a seminar on ‘Right to Information’ held at the Prabhuji English Medium School here.
Khordha district Collector Niranjan Sahu inaugurating the seminar said the RTI Act is aimed at making all activities of a Government and all other authorities public fro transparency. Noted educationist Shankarananda Giri and Bhubaneswar District Information and Public Relations Officer Barada Prasanna Das spoke on the occasion. Many NGO representatives, students, senior citizens and educationists had participated in the seminar organized jointly by the district administration, district I&PR office and the Bharat Vikash Parishad, Bhubaneswar.