‘RTI is a fundamental human right’

October 10, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:52 am IST - HYDERABAD:

Justice B. Subhashan Reddy, Lokayukta, Institutions of Lokayukta for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, on Thursday said that the Right To Information (RTI) was recognised as a fundamental human right and balance should be exercised while using the right by activists in a proper to ensure public good.

Justice Reddy, who was the chief guest at a seminar on ‘Right to Information: A decade of Implementation and Activism’, organised by the Andhra Pradesh Information Commission, said that the Information Commission should be provided adequate financial support by the State government for effective implementation of the RTI Act.

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