iajlIAJLIAJL2709-9490https://doi.org/10.47310/iajl.2021.v02i02.003Analysing the Right to Information: An Effective Instrument to Combat Corruption in Public Offices in IndiaShahidAhmadRongaThe right to information is one of the most fundamental rights for any functioning democracy. We are all entitled to know what people having governmental authority do in the public offices and how state resources are spent. In the absence of such information, there shall be no transparency, no accountability and no opportunity for the people to take part in the democratic process. In this paper, an attempt has been made to understand how the right to information can be described as a basic fundamental right. Further, it examines how is this right is being used to tackle the instances of corrupt behavior in public offices, particularly, in the context of India.