No democracy is literally complete until people are given the participating power and imparted knowledge of the day to day governance . India took one step in this direction on 15 th July 2005 when Right to Information Act was passed by the parliament which came into full force on 12th October 2005. Hitherto, Information disclosure in India was restricted by the Official Secrets Act 1923 and various other special laws, which the new RTI Act now relaxes. The Right to Information Act, 2005 ( RTI ) is a law enacted by the Parliament of India "to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens." The Act applies to all States and Union Territories of India , except the State of Jammu and Kashmir - which is covered under a State-level law. Under the provisions of the Act, any citizen (excluding the citizens within J&K) may request information from a "public authority" (a body of Government or "instrumenta...