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By Cibita G, Pratik Nath* Every year nearly 6 million RTI applications are filed in India making it the most used transparency law in the world. Assessments have shown that many applications have been filed at the grassroots level and the marginalized community. Though there is a huge scope for leveraging the act for empowerment, this is a remarkable feat as it shows that people understand the importance of the act to avail basic services and other entitlements. Giving voice to the unheard: This story is about Suvarna Bhagyawant who made numerous rounds of the panchayat to get her grandfather...

By Pratik Nath, Cibita G* The coronavirus pandemic has changed the dynamics of operations in a tremendous manner. Many people have adopted and grown oblivious to online video meetings, lectures and conference to maintain social distancing. The lockdown has also increased digital access to many sections of the society with increasing usage of web technologies by the rural population. These alternate channels have helped to reach to larger sections of society in a more cost-effective way which might have been otherwise impossible. RTI users and activists have leveraged these advantages to creat...