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Freedom of information act 2002<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/411331/|title=The Freedom of Information Act, 2002|website=indiankanoon.org|access-date=2018-07-07}}</ref> was the precursor to [[Right to Information Act, 2005]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Right to Information|url=https://rti.gov.in/|access-date=2020-07-29|website=rti.gov.in}}</ref> of [[Parliament of India]]. The main weakness of this act was that it did not acknowledge the right to information of the people. Consequently, it provided for appeals only within the government bodies. It barred the jurisdiction of the courts and did not ensure any appeal with any independent body.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/programs/ai/rti/news/india_foi_act_analysis_for_mps.pdf|title=Detailed Analysis of the Indian Freedom of Information Act 2002}}</ref>

== History ==

The government of India set up a working group on the right to information and promotion of open and transparent government in 1997. A people's organization in [[Rajasthan]], [[Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan]] (MKSS) has been at the forefront of the enactment of this bill.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/From_Government_to_Governance.html?id=nCnGM8hfeiYC&redir_esc=y|title=From Government to Governance: A Brief Survey of the Indian Experience|last=Mathur|first=Kuldeep|date=2008|publisher=National Book Trust, India|isbn=9788123754109|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Freedom of information in India]]

Freedom of information act of 2002 (India) - Revision history

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