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  Recently on 12 th October, 2020, RTI Act completes the 15 years of its enactment. This law has empoweredmillion of people to claim their right to know by invoking its statutory remedy under the RTI Act. The right to information has been recognized as fundamental right and is covered by Article 19(1) of the Constitution, as correctly upheld by Supreme Court of India in its judgment. This law helps the citizen to actively participate in the decision making process of the government and thereby to make the government accountable and responsible. As far as working of the said law is concerned, it is relevant to note that every year around 6 million RTI applications are filed under this Act, thereby making it the most extensively used transparency legislation in the world. During the Covid 19 crisis too, the said legislation has been used as a tool to seek information regarding medical facilities available in the hospitals. Furthermore, It is an effective tool used by the public spirite