Question : RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT IN SCHOOL SYLLABUS



(a) whether there is a persistent demand from the experts to incorporate the text of the Right to Information Act, 2005 in the school and college curriculum across the country;

(b) if so, the reaction of the Union Government thereto; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI M.A.A. FATMI)

(a)to(c) No,Sir.However Right to Information Act is mentioned in the following textbooks brought out by NCERT:

(i) “Politics in India since Independence” (textbook in Political Science for Class XII).

(ii) “Indian Society” (textbook in Sociology for Class XII).

(iii) “Democratic Politics - II” (textbook in Political Science for Class X).