Right to Information Act, 2005 in India is paradigm shift in the traditional system of governance. It holds government and its instrumentalities accountable for their procedure and performance. This paper tries to analyze the effects of implementation in urban governance through a case study of Lucknow Municipal Corporation. The objectives that have been defined in the introductory chapter are to examine the impact of RTI on government functioning in terms of accountability, responsiveness, transparency, reduction in corruption and betterment of public service delivery system and how RTI is useful in improving urban governance? It also attempts to analyze that what are the views of different stakeholders about RTI and what are the bottlenecks in successful implementation of the Act? At the end it ties to assess as to how we can make implementation of this Act more effective? The study makes clear that this Act has started working but actual results are still to be achieved. The initial impact analysis shows that despite the constitutional provisions, a lot has to be done for achieving the mission of this Act. A transparent, accountable, responsive and corruption free system of governance can be achieved through access to information. The role of all stakeholders is very important for fulfillment of the objective of the Act. The paper also shows that the initial response appears to be positive. The need appears to sustain the momentum to make it a success.

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Mishra, Yogeshwar Ram. (2008, January). Implementing Right To Information Act, 2005 in Urban Governance: A Case Study of Lucknow Municipal Corporation. Public Policy and Management (PPM). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2105/7269