| 摘 要： | Democracy is the axis of Indian polity. It requires openness and transparency in every sphere of country＇s governance. Right to Information is the core of openness and transparency. It is not only a lifeline but also an acid test for an alive and vibrant democracy. After a long battle against ＂secrecy-regime＂, Right to Information found legislative sanction in the year 2005. But, the task is not over; because it is not easy to sensitize people in power to do away with the century old colonial legacy of ＂secrecy-regime＂, which helped them to play safely, just by enacting a single piece of legislation. Both political parties and bureaucracy are not accepting the norms set by the Act whole heartedly due to this reason. They often gang up to scrap the Act as well as the decisions of the competent authorities. Massive effort is, therefore, required from every quarter of the society including all democratic institutions to adopt the policy of openness and transparency by putting themselves within the compass of the Act. Only then we would be nearer to the goal of Gandhian concept of ＂Swaraj＂ and
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