The Right to Information Act is supposed to ensure transparency in administration and governance. But a survey done by Pragati Abhiyan in Nashik district of Maharashtra finds that many government offices have not yet nominated a public information officer as required under the Act. Often information exists in a raw form, but it is not processed into a consolidated format.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/governance-and-right-information-maharashtra
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ashwini-kulkarni
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance-and-institutions
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/right-information-rti
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/governance
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nasik-d