Explanation:

• India’s national Right to Information Act (RTI) was approved by Parliament in May 2005 and came into force in October 2005.
• It has been described as “the most exciting experiment with FOIA-style laws in the world today – not only because of the number of people whose well-being could be improved, but also because it is being conducted under much more difficult circumstances than those prevailing in the early-adopter nations”.
• In 2002 a watered down version of the NCPRI’s proposed bill was introduced in Parliament.
• Whilst the bill was signed in 2003, it was never enforced simply because no date for its enforcement was ever set.
• During this period, nine states passed their own RTI laws.