Citizen's Education on Right to Information

Objectives:

• Lack of awareness about the Act among the citizens and officials can make it ineffectual.
• The objective is to create a popular space on RTI and expand it. The message of RTI can be taken to people through Citizen’s Education on Right to Information.

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Key areas/components:

• Awareness generation drives among citizens through door to door campaigns, street processions, meetings, Right to Information Camps etc. in 12 States
• Orientation of university students on Right to Information in 12 States
• Publication of pamphlets, user guides, games and films in order to make the Right to Information Act accessible to the citizens

Key outputs:

• The advantage of working in the campaign mode is that it starts a chain reaction in the intervention area i.e. awareness generation ® information camps ® applications filed under Right to Information ® training of Government Officers in local bodies and district level ® information provided to the citizens ® accountability of public institutions ensured.

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