Awareness and Accessibility of Right to Information Act: A Comparative Study of Minorities Within Pakistan and India

Authors

  • Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh
  • Dr Sana Shahid
  • Dr Sumera Memon

Keywords:

Minorities, Pakistan, India, Comparative Analysis, Right to Information, Hindus, Muslims

Abstract

Right to Information (RTI) has become one of the major laws to strengthen the democracy of a country. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the awareness and accessibility of RTI for minorities in Pakistan and India. In this regard, a survey questionnaire was distributed to the total of 50 Pakistani Hindus and 50 Indian Muslims under snowball sampling method. The findings were analyzed with the help of independent-samples t-test on SPSS. Findings indicate Pakistani Hindus have only 12% awareness and right to access information as compare to Indian Muslims. For the future studies, there is a need to develop awareness of Right to Information specially in Pakistan in order to improve accountability and transparency in the structure of government.

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Published

2020-04-15

Issue

Vol. 53 No. 2 (2019): Grassroots

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