It said that the Act was never intended “as a tool for idle curiosity”, nor as a mechanism to micromanage government from the outside. Moreover, 70% of the requests made under the law are on information that should be in the public domain. 2023, had already diluted the RTI Act, allowing a wide ambit of denial, turning it into a “Right to Deny” Act, “The survey’s observations are flawed. Can they point out how governance has been hurt due to the RTI Act. In a democracy, government decisions ought to be debated and the RTI Act empowers people to access government decisions,” he said.

Source: Indian Express January 29, 2026 23:43 UTC