Article 19A: Right to Information
Citizens have the right to access information about public matters.
This helps people ask questions, check government performance, and demand transparency. Right to Information laws can be used to request records, budgets, policies, contracts, and decisions from public bodies.
Issues that can be addressed:
- Government secrecy
- Refusal to provide public records
- Delay in Right to Information requests
- Lack of access to budgets and contracts
- Hidden environmental approvals
- Missing public project information
- Lack of transparency in public spending
- Denial of information about public services
- Poor disclosure by departments
- Request data for awareness, transparency and research