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“Transparency and accountability mechanisms are central to democratic governance but face erosion in practice.” Assess the role of such mechanisms and the factors leading to their weakening. Also outline measures to strengthen them.

Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability. Q4. “Transparency and accountability mechanisms are central to democratic governance but face erosion in practice.” Assess the role of such mechanisms and the factors leading to their weakening. Also outline measures to strengthen them. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question Rising concerns over …

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CERT-In not under RTI

Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: IE  Context: The government has excluded the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the national agency responsible for addressing cybersecurity threats, from the Right to Information Act, 2005. What is CERT-In (founded 2004; HQ: New Delhi)? It is an office within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. It is …

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India is losing its cherished right to know

GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies   Source: TH  Direction: This is an editorial article. The article highlights how the 2019 amendments to the RTI Act affected the functioning of the Central Information Commission.    Context: The Central Information Commission’s (CIC) most important role is to decide whether particular information sought …

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Pending RTI pleas:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability.   Context: A report on the Performance of Information Commissions in India, 2021 was recently released.   Key findings: CIC has three vacancies left and has not functioned at its full strength of 10 Commissioners. There were delays in disposing of cases due to …

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