Do you think the cartoon exaggerates the obstructionist role of bureaucracy in the implementation of the Act?

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Chapter 5

NCERT

Class 10

Political Science

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5. Do you think the cartoon exaggerates the obstructionist role of bureaucracy in the implementation of the Act?

Question:

Do you think the cartoon exaggerates the obstructionist role of bureaucracy inthe implementation of the Act?

Answer:

No, Bureaucrats are government officials; they always try to protect the government actions from not being public.

In the cartoon, the head of the government, the PM is shown inaugurating the Right to information law. A person is shown trying to make this law applicable to the general public, but the bureaucratic hurdles don’t let it reach the people.

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