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Social Activist Aruna Roy celebrate the 18th anniversary of the RTI Act in India

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Social activists Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey during an event to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the ‘Right to Information (RTI) Act’, at RTI monument in Beawar district of Rajasthan state in India on Thursday, October 12, 2023.

Aruna Roy is a leader of the Right to Information movement in India through the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) and the National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI), which was finally successful with the passage of the Right to Information Act in 2005. The RTI Bill was passed by Parliament of India on 15 June 2005 and came into force with effect from 12 October 2005.

The Right to Information Act (RTI Act) has been serving as an anti-corruption tool for the last 18 years in the country and it has been instrumental in uncovering many major scams.

Aruna is an Indian social activist known for her efforts to fight corruption and promote government transparency. In 2000, she received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership.

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