The Right to Information (RTI) Act is hailed for its transformative impact on the quest for transparency and accountability in Indian governance. However, multifaceted challenges impede its effective implementation. Discuss. Also, suggest measures for its effective implementation.

Right to Information Act is the master key to good governance. 2014 AICTA Transformative impact of RTI: (1) Bring transparency in decision making. (2) Ensure accountability via making government information available. (3) Makes government participatory via Social Audit, Citizen's Check at (4) Creates a deterrence against corruption (5) Leads to good governance and ethical governance. Challenges and Systematic Limitations Impeding Implementation: (1) Denial of information often official secrets (2) Over-burdening of Centore and State Information Commission, Too 2014 appeals pending

RTI Act Challenges continued: (3) RTI 2009 amend 2014 appeals pending (3) RTI Section 9 amend 2014: reduces independence of CIC by giving power to Centore service conditions. (4) Limited R voluntary public disclosure (5) Issue of Safety of RTI activists: More than 500 RTI activists killed since 2005. (6) Limited capacity of PHOs to timely answer RTI queries (7) Filing of frivolous RTI positions to serve one's private interest and not public interest. (8) Limited awareness: Only 2% of citizens have ever filed an RTI query. Measures to effectively implement: (1) Enhancing autonomy and independence of Information Commission by providing Constitutional status (3) Enhancing capacity of Public Information Officers (3) Providing more state support to Information Commissions (4) As much as possible, Voluntary disclosure under Section 8 of RTI (5) 2014 ARC: Repealed Official Secrets Act and add provisions to National Security Act (6) Creating Citizen awareness (7) Strengthening Whistle blower protection for safety of RTI activists. Thus, RTI is a potent tool to tackle corruption and mis-appropriation provided it is strengthened by above syllabus