The first Indian state to introduce the law on RTI was

[amp_mcq option1=”Tamil Nadu” option2=”Uttar Pradesh” option3=”Maharashtra” option4=”Gujarat” correct=”option1″]

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The correct option is A as Tamil Nadu was the first Indian state to enact its own law on the Right to Information.

Before the Central RTI Act of 2005, several Indian states had passed their own laws on the Right to Information, reflecting growing demand for transparency and accountability.

The Tamil Nadu Right to Information Act was passed in 1996, making it the pioneering state in India to introduce a law granting its citizens the right to access information from public authorities. This was followed by other states like Goa (1997), Rajasthan (2000), Maharashtra (2002), Karnataka (2002), etc., before the central legislation unified and expanded the right nationwide in 2005.

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