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1.	Describe the journey of the movement for Right to Information which ultimately culminated into an Act i.e., RTI Act 2005.
Answer» The timeline of the Right to Information Act is: (i) The movement began with MKSS in Rajasthan demanding information related to famine relief work and accounts of labourers. (ii) The movement led to a change in the Rajasthan Panchayat Raj Act by the State government. (iii) MKSS began stir in Delhi in 1996 for a Right to Information Act. (iv) The RTI Act was introduced in Parliament in 2002 but was not passed. (v) The RTI act became a law in 2005 after the President’s assent.

Describe the journey of the movement for Right to Information which ultimately culminated into an Act i.e., RTI Act 2005.

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The timeline of the Right to Information Act is:

(i) The movement began with MKSS in Rajasthan demanding information related to famine relief work and accounts of labourers.

(ii) The movement led to a change in the Rajasthan Panchayat Raj Act by the State government.

(iii) MKSS began stir in Delhi in 1996 for a Right to Information Act. (iv) The RTI Act was introduced in Parliament in 2002 but was not passed.

(v) The RTI act became a law in 2005 after the President’s assent.