Some recent developments such as introduction of rti act, media and judicial activism, etc., are proving helpful in bringing about greater transparency and accountability in the functioning of the government. however, it is also being observed that at times the mechanisms are misused. another negative effect is that the officers are now afraid to take prompt decisions. analyze this situation in detail and suggest how this dichotomy can be resolved. suggest how these negative impacts can be minimized.
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1.RTI Act can be misused to ask irrelevant questions which can effect functioning of the Government departments.
2.Officers are afraid to take prompt decisions so as to save exposure of wrong working of the Government.
3.Media can be misused to spread rumours and false news over a huge audience, which may be destructive in some situation.
Suggestions to resolve the dichotomy and to minimise these negative impacts are:
1.RTI Act should be amended to put a limit on the number of RTI’s a person can file before the same PIO in a month and to punish those, who misuse it for blackmailing.
2.An independent department can review and investigate, judicial verdicts on an annual basis to monitor judicial activism.
3.Information drives can be conducted to inform the people of the growing vulnerabilities of media misinformation.