THE COMMENTS AND OBJECT OF THE RTI ACT, 2005 HAS BEEN ASSURED UNDER ARTICLE 19 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC AND REQUIRES AN INFORMED CITIZENRY AND TRANSPARENCY OF INFORMATION.

An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of the public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the Constitution of a Central information commission and the State information Commissions and the matters connected there with or incidental thereto. Whereas the Constitution of India has established democratic Republic;And Where as democracy requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information which are vital to it's functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed ;And Whereas revelation of information in actual practice is likely to conflict with other public interests including efficient operations of the Government, Optimum use of limited fiscal resources and the preservation of confidentiality of sensitive information; And WHERE AS it is necessary to harmonise these conflicting interests while preserving the paramountcy of the democratic ideal ; Now therefore, it is expedient to provide for furnishing certain information to citizens who desire to have it. Be it enacted by Parliament in the fifty-sixth year of the republic of India as follows:-- COMMENTS AND THE OBJECT:-- Object of the Act is to harmonize the conflicting public interests, that is, ensuring transparency to bring in accountability and containing corruption on the one hand, and at the same time ensure that the revelation of information, in actual practice, does not harm or adversely affect other public interests which includes efficient functioning of the governments, optimum use of limited fiscal resources and preservation of confidentiality of the sensitive information, on the other hand;Institute of chartered Accountant of India v. Shaunak H. Satya, AIR 2011 SC 3336 :(2011) 8SCC 781 :JT 2011(10) SC 128:(2011) 9 SCALE 639.