The correct answer is D. All of the above.
The Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) gives the right to any citizen of India to access information held by any public authority. The Act defines “information” to mean any material in any form, including records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, instructions, reports, papers, minutes, working papers, studies, surveys, charts, photographs, plans, drawings, maps, samples, models, data material held in any electronic form and information relating to any private body which is received by a public authority under any law for the time being in force or in discharge of any public function.
The Act also provides for the following rights to the citizens:
- The right to inspect works, documents, records;
- The right to take notes, extracts or certified copies of documents or records;
- The right to take certified samples of material;
- The right to obtain information in form of printouts, diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes or in any other electronic mode or through printouts.
The Act also provides for penalties for contravention of its provisions.
The RTI Act has been hailed as a landmark legislation that has ushered in a new era of transparency and accountability in governance. It has empowered citizens to demand information from public authorities and to hold them accountable for their actions. The Act has also helped to improve the quality of governance and to make public services more accessible to citizens.