Key provisions include: - Public authorities are accountable to the public for their actions and decisions. - Accountability involves both financial accountability and performance accountability. - Key stakeholders include citizens, civil society organizations, the media, and oversight bodies like the CAG and CVC. - The RTI Act mandates that public authorities provide information to citizens within 30 days.

• •Public authorities are accountable to the public for their actions and decisions.
• •Accountability involves both financial accountability and performance accountability.
• •Key stakeholders include citizens, civil society organizations, the media, and oversight bodies like the CAG and CVC.
• •The RTI Act mandates that public authorities provide information to citizens within 30 days.

Challenges include: lack of awareness among citizens about their rights, bureaucratic delays in providing information, corruption, and the absence of a strong, independent anti-corruption body. Also, there can be resistance from within the bureaucracy to greater transparency and accountability.

The concept has evolved from a time when rulers were seen as above the law to the modern idea that governments should be accountable to the people. The rise of democracy in the 18th and 19th centuries played a crucial role. The establishment of independent audit institutions and ombudsman offices further strengthened accountability mechanisms.

Suggested reforms include: strengthening the Lokpal institution, promoting e-governance for greater transparency, enhancing citizen participation in governance, and improving the effectiveness of oversight bodies like the CAG and CVC. There are also ongoing debates about the need for a stronger and more independent anti-corruption body.

Key provisions include: - Public authorities are accountable to the public for their actions and decisions. - Accountability involves both financial accountability and performance accountability. - Key stakeholders include citizens, civil society organizations, the media, and oversight bodies like the CAG and CVC. - The RTI Act mandates that public authorities provide information to citizens within 30 days.

• •Public authorities are accountable to the public for their actions and decisions.
• •Accountability involves both financial accountability and performance accountability.
• •Key stakeholders include citizens, civil society organizations, the media, and oversight bodies like the CAG and CVC.
• •The RTI Act mandates that public authorities provide information to citizens within 30 days.

Challenges include: lack of awareness among citizens about their rights, bureaucratic delays in providing information, corruption, and the absence of a strong, independent anti-corruption body. Also, there can be resistance from within the bureaucracy to greater transparency and accountability.

The concept has evolved from a time when rulers were seen as above the law to the modern idea that governments should be accountable to the people. The rise of democracy in the 18th and 19th centuries played a crucial role. The establishment of independent audit institutions and ombudsman offices further strengthened accountability mechanisms.

Suggested reforms include: strengthening the Lokpal institution, promoting e-governance for greater transparency, enhancing citizen participation in governance, and improving the effectiveness of oversight bodies like the CAG and CVC. There are also ongoing debates about the need for a stronger and more independent anti-corruption body.