Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Governor Calls RTI Act the Heartbeat of Democracy
The Right to Information Act lets people ask the government for information.
Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla said this helps make government work more openly and responsibly.
He said useful information should be shared before people have to ask for it.
It should be available in languages people understand, including Telugu.
He also said everyone, including rural residents and people with disabilities, should be able to access it.
The Telangana Information Commission said it handled 21,000 cases in 15 months.
At the event, the Governor released a newsletter and recognized officials and departments.
Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla said the RTI Act supports transparency, accountability and public participation in governance.
He called for government information to be proactively disclosed and made available in Telugu and other languages understood by residents.
Shukla urged efforts to ensure rural communities, women, people with disabilities and marginalised groups can access RTI benefits.
Information Commissioner G. Chandrashekhar Reddy said the commission disposed of 21,000 of 30,000 cases in 15 months and reduced pendency across 24 departments to near zero.
The Governor released the commission's Samachara Darpanam newsletter and presented awards to officials and departments.
- Who
- Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, Telangana Information Commission officials and other attendees.
- What
- The Governor spoke at RTI Week celebrations, praising the Right to Information Act and urging wider access to government information.
- When
- Friday; the week-long programme began on Monday and is scheduled to conclude on October 12.
- Where
- Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad.
- Why
- The celebrations marked 21 years since the Right to Information Act, 2005, came into force.
Public access to information
Administrative approach
Proactive disclosure
Public access to information
Shukla said proactively sharing information about schemes, policies, eligibility and application procedures would make governance more transparent and reduce the need for RTI applications.
Administrative approach
The article reports no opposing position; Information Commissioner G. Chandrashekhar Reddy also called on departments to share information proactively.
Access for diverse communities
Public access to information
Shukla urged that information be provided in Telugu and other languages understood by residents, and that access barriers for rural communities, women, people with disabilities and marginalised groups be addressed.
Administrative approach
The article reports no opposing position on this proposal.
- Law
- Right to Information Act, 2005
- Anniversary
- 21 years since the Act came into force
- Event
- RTI Week celebrations organised by the Telangana Information Commission
- Programme dates
- Began on Monday and is scheduled to conclude October 12
- Cases disposed
- 21,000 of 30,000 cases in 15 months
- Department pendency
- Brought to near-zero levels across 24 departments
- Newsletter
- Samachara Darpanam, published by the Telangana Information Commission