The evolution of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 to the Freedom of Information Act, 2002, which has been renamed the Right to Information Act, is true to the spirit of democracy. This act is supposed to add that extra and long-desired bit of transparency to the functioning of the existing administrative machinery and administrative corruption, can thereby be checked to a large extent. It is an invitation to the people of India, to be more vigilant about safeguarding their own liberty. It remains to be seen how effectively the country's citizens are able to exercise this right, or, for that matter, to what extent the new democratic provisions are allowed to be put for effective practice.
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