• Dr.Pratap Singh Thakur

The Right to Information Act allows citizens of India to access public information and thus to question the government and bureaucracy in many ways. RTI Act facilitates establishment of knowledgeable society by putting pressure on officials to ensure transparency and involvement of citizens in decision making. The implementation of the Act would lead to eradicate corruption to large extent and ensures the transparency between government and citizens. In this study an attempt has been made to explore the awakening amongst the college teachers regarding Right to Information Act. It was a curiosity to know about the knowledge and information of RTI Act among college teachers who are responsible to mould the future generation of India. Researcher has made an attempt to collect data from one hundred fifty college teachers of Himachal Pradesh. The study revealed that majority of college teachers are aware about of the Right to Information Act-2005.

Knowledge, Awareness, Transparency, College Teachers, RTI-Act

"Awareness about Right to Information Act among College Teachers", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.49-55, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905F09.pdf

"Awareness about Right to Information Act among College Teachers", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp49-55, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905F09.pdf