The RTI Act has been systematically assaulted by successive governments to blunt its efficacy Updated: Updated: January 30, 2021 20:58 IST Governments have chipped away at the RTI Act, making their actions less and less accountable and transparent to the people Share Article AAA A picture shot in 2009, of survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy waiting outside the Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi with RTI applications. | Photo Credit: V. Sudershan Governments have chipped away at the RTI Act, making their actions less and less accountable and transparent to the people For 24 years, until the enactment of the Right to Information Act (RTI)