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Right to information (RTI) and rural development in India / edited by Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra, Sudhansu Kumar Das, Rajan Kumar Sahoo. - New Delhi, India : New Century Publications, 2009. - xiv, 207 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

About the Book;
About the Editors;
Editors' Note on the Book;
Contributors and their Affiliations;
1. Origin and History of Right to Information Act Sudhakar Patra;
2. Right to Information Act: Basic Facts Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra and Anita Kumari;
3. Dynamics and Features of Right to Information Act in India Kabita Kumari Sahu;
4. Right to Information Act and Obligations of Public Authorities Artta Bandhu Jena and Kishore Kumar Das;
5. Democracy, Right to Information and Development Damodar Mohapatra;
6. Transparency Aspects of Right to Information Act 53-57 Lalata Keshari Pani and Md. Kamlun Nabi;
7. Movement for Right to Information Act 58-66 Basanta Kumar Panda;
8. Friendly Operationalisation of RTI Act Surath Kumar Das;
9. Right to Information and Economic Development Sanjay Kanti Das;
10. Right to Information Act and Social Empowerment A.K. Panda and N. Dhal;
11. RTI Act and its Impact on Rural Development S.S. Nanda;
12. Right to Information: A Catalyst for Rural Development Sangram Kumar Mohapatra;
13. RTI Act for Rural Development: Possible Misapprehensions Rajan Kumar Sahoo;
14. RTI Act: A Key to Rural Development Bijaya Kumar Dash;
15. RTI and the Changing Face of Rural India Bibhuti Bhusan Swain and Gangadhar Nayak 16. Impact of RTI on Sampoorna Grameen Rojgar Yojana (SGRY) Santosh Kumar Panda;
17. Right to Information and its Impact on Rural Population Aurobinda Bej and Artabandhu Jena;
18. Right to Information and Social Audit of NREGA Sudhansu Kumar Das;
MAJOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN INDIA:
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), 2005;
Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY);
Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY);
Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY);
National Rural Health Mission (NRHM);
Central Rural Sanitation Programme (CRSP);
Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY);
Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP);
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY);
Universal Service Obligation (USO) for Rural Telephony;
Index.



ISBN: 9788177082142 (hardback) 8177082140

LCCN: 2010288532

Subjects--Corporate Names:
India. Right to Information Act, 2005.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Freedom of information--India.
Rural development--India.

LC Class. No.: KNS2119 / .R537 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 323.445