The RTI has empowered Indian citizens who have found a powerful tool to bring measurability and accountability at all levels of governance. This is also being facilitated by large-scale use of the Act by the media and civil right activists to bring transparency and objectivity in the functioning of various public offices.
However, the reach of civil society organizations and social activists is limited owing to the geographical size and population and, perhaps, it is due to this that the impact of the Act has yet to attain its envisioned level.