The campaign for the Right to Information, which later grew into a na…

The campaign for the Right to Information, which later grew into a nation-wide campaign, began with an agitation in which of the following?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → Rural Rajasthan

Option (1) Rural Maharashtra — Incorrect. Maharashtra is the wrong state. The first agitation for information on village development funds took place in the villages of Rajasthan.

Option (2) Rural Madhya Pradesh — Incorrect. Madhya Pradesh is the wrong state. The campaign grew out of a rural agitation in its neighbour, Rajasthan.

Option (3) Rural Rajasthan — Correct. The RTI campaign began with an agitation in rural Rajasthan for the release of information on government funds spent on village development. This local effort then grew into a nation-wide campaign.

Option (4) Rural Gujarat — Incorrect. Gujarat is also the wrong state. The agitation that began the RTI campaign was in rural Rajasthan.

NCERT (2026-27): “6.4 State and Civil Society …
Today the activities of civil society organisations have an even wider range, including advocacy and lobbying activity with national and international agencies as well as active participation in various movements. The issues taken up are diverse, ranging from tribal struggles for land rights, devolution in urban governance, campaigns against rape and violence against women, rehabilitation of those displaced by dams and other developmental projects, fishermen’s struggles against mechanised fishing, rehabilitation of hawkers and pavement dwellers, campaigns against slum demolitions and for housing rights, primary education reform, distribution of land to dalits, and so on. Civil liberties organisations have been particularly important in keeping a watch on the state and forcing it to obey the law. The media, too, has taken an increasingly active role, specially its emergent visual and electronic segments.”

“Among the most significant recent initiatives is the campaign for the Right to Information. Beginning with an agitation in rural Rajasthan for the release of information on government funds spent on village development, this effort grew into a nation-wide campaign. …”