Share of Indians aware of the Right to Information Act - by state in 2008 and 2018

Published by
Manya Rathore,
Sep 12, 2022
This statistic shows the result from a survey conducted in 2018 among urban and rural households across 13 states in India about the awareness among Indians of the Right to Information Act (RTI) in 2008 and 2018, based on state. In Karnataka, around 71 percent of respondents knew about the RTI Act, a significant increase from around 15 percent of respondents in the state in 2008.

Share of Indians who were aware of the Right to Information Act (RTI) in 2008 and 2018, by state

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Release date

May 2018

Region

India

Survey time period

February to March 2018

Special properties

across rural and urban areas in 13 states with a sample of 160 households from at least 2 districts in each state

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

*Telangana was created in 2014.

Original title in the source: Heard about RTI Act.
The Right to Information Act was passed by the Indian parliament in 2005, allowing any citizen of the country request to access information from a public authority or body of government who/which is required to reply within 30 days.

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