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INCLok Sabha 2004GovernanceHeadline promisemeasurable

Make the Right to Information Act at the Centre more progressive and useful

“The Right to Information Act at the centre will be made more progressive, meaningful and useful to the public.”
— Indian National Congress Manifesto, Lok Sabha Election 2004, page 28
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The verdict

The RTI Act, 2005 (Act 22 of 2005) was assented on 15 June 2005 and fully in force on 12 October 2005, replacing the earlier Freedom of Information Act.

Rule applied: Kept: achieved as promised, on time or within 6 months of the deadline → 10

Implied deadline (end of term): 22 May 2009Confidence: highAI draft · review pending
10/10

Evidence timeline

  1. Other4 Jun 2004· Wikipediasupports
    National Advisory Council (India) ↗

    “NAC set up 4 June 2004; it helped draft the RTI Act and MGNREGA.”

  2. Other12 Oct 2005· Wikipediasupports
    Right to Information Act, 2005 ↗

    “Act No. 22 of 2005; assented 15 June 2005; fully in force 12 October 2005.”

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