Making the Right to Information a Reality

More than 90 countries around the world have laws guaranteeing the right to information. But getting an information law on the books is only the beginning. Making sure that public information actually reaches ordinary citizens is a challenge of its own.

In the first three years after India passed its 2005 Right to Information Act, there were over two million requests. Even with a network of information commissioners in place to facilitate applications, the system was facing crushing backlogs. Shailesh Gandhi, a Central Information Commissioner in New Delhi, set out to create a new approach to keep cases moving.

[jngandhi]

Sirjee,
G8 video and extremely proud of your work and acheivements. India surely needs more of people like your self in public the very best!

[ashwanikumar]

Dear Sir,
You are doing an excellent service to the country and society. Keep it up. Don't get demorlised if people do not respond. Remember they all appriciate from the heart. God bless you. Have a long life and lot of success.
sincerely yours
ashwanikumar

[drbhadlikar]

Congratulations Sir! and Thank you!
Wish more officers start taking inspiration from you .
Jai Hind.

[sppataskar]

Piling of pendency in Second appeals with Information Commissioners is not new now a days, as pointed out by Mr. Gandhi.But in our State, every State Information Commissioner is simply issuing a show cause notice with directions to furnish the information within a week or fortnight. But unfortunately, the PIOs have no respect for the Commissioner's orders, resulting in filling again a petition u/s 18 of the Act. This is ridiculous.

[maniramsharma]

No Indian may deliver justice except staging drama and Mr Gandhi is no exception to this.