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Should we say ‘Happy 18th Birthday’ to the Right To Information Act (RTI)? Yes, from the citizens’ viewpoint as, despite the opaqueness shown by all public authorities (PA), despite pending second appeals in information commissions across the country and despite the government having further diluted its strength, the enthusiasm of the citizenry to use this sunshine law—to the tune of 53 lakh -55 lakh applications per year—is encouraging.

Should we say ‘Happy 18th Birthday’ to the Right To Information Act (RTI)? Yes, from the citizens’ viewpoint as, despite the opaqueness shown by all public authorities (PA), despite pending second appeals in information commissions across the country and despite the government having further diluted its strength, the enthusiasm of the citizenry to use this sunshine law—to the tune of 53 lakh -55 lakh applications per year—is encouraging.

Not only does it sound the death knell for the RTI Act, but it also makes anyone and everyone who deals with someone else's information liable for prosecution for any breach of its provisions

The proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill in Section 29 (2) and 30 (2) has provisions that will almost make citizen’s RTI a Right to Deny Information for Public Information Officers. Hence, citizen activists across the country are campaigning against it

It is sad that the legislative pre-consultation on such an important bill is being done in a very biased manner, notes Shailesh Gandhi, former Central Information Commissioner, recounting his experience with Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar. The proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Act has two provisions which would seriously weaken the Indian Citizen’s Right to Information. The