Question

In India what step have been taken to ensure that any citizen can access information from the different government departments in the country.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The law has created many provisions to ensure that any citizen could easily access information from different governmental departments in the country.

• Any citizen can ask for any information to any governmental department through a handwritten letter or electronic email.

• Information will be provided in the official language of the state or in English or Hindi.

• If the person is illiterate, then there is a provision for him to access the information by orally dictating it at the state public information office or with public information office.

• The person filing the information has the option of remaining anonymous. But he has to provide a postal address so that records could be sent to him/her.