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RTI ACT 2005
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None
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All
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Less than a dozen
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Over 80
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Detailed explanation-1: -The researchers found that 125 countries have enacted right to information laws (RTI) or similar provisions.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Right to Information, commonly understood as the “right to access information held by public bodies” in international parlance, was adopted by 13 countries in 1990. However, this number now is upwards of 70, and this Act is under active under active consideration in another 20-30 countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -After the Freedom of Information Act was adopted in the United States, five other nations established laws allowing public access to government records. Denmark and Norway enacted legislation in 1970; Austria, in 1974; Holland and France followed in 1978.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Swedish parliament “Riksdag” is believed to be the first in the world to enact a law on the right to information when it passed the freedom of press act, 1766.
Detailed explanation-5: -1966 United States of America adopts Freedom of Information Act: Enacted in 1966, The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal law that establishes the public’s right to obtain information from federal government agencies.