Description
The book critically examines the practice of Right to Information Act and employee's grievance redressal system in India. This book initiates the debate on whether the Act leads to an actual redressal of grievances or is it merely an attempt to gather innocuous information which may not have further use. It questions whether the absence of an in-built redressal mechanism defeats the core purpose with which the Act was promoted. The numerous debates and controversies have continued to surface after the implementation of the Act. Many frictions were created between the affected parties i.e. the government, bureaucracy, judiciary etc. on one hand and the general public on the other hand. Instead of reducing the burden on the judicial system of India, the Act has resulted in increasing the cases related to denial of information from public offices that have reached the courts of law. It has led to an additional burden on bureaucracy which is already crumbling under pressure. Finally, the book argues for public accountability in India and the Odisha state.
About the Author
Dr Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak is political scientist and former ICSSR Doctoral fellow at Department of Public Administration, Utkal University, Odisha, India.
Reviews
This book is an excellent piece of research on the Right to Information in the State of Odisha in India. It is a must read for those who intend to know the foundation of a vibrant Democracy.
-- S. P. Guru, Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Public AdministrationA timely and useful volume on the right to information of the governed and accountability of the administrators in India. It is a fascinating research study to put the Indian grievance redressal system on the contemporary world map.
-- Dr. Swarnamayee Tripathy, Emeritus Professor of Public Administration, Utkal University and KISS University, Bhubaneswar, IndiaBook Information
ISBN 9781666925647
Author Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak
Format Hardback
Page Count 298
Imprint Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 581g
Dimensions(mm) 237mm * 158mm * 23mm
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