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Abstract :- It is said, 'Knowledge is Power' and information is the main source of knowledge. With the vacuity of information, people can develop and explore their full eventuality on its timely application. The overall individual sphere like personality, stations, socio- political, and profitable capabilities substantially are shaped by the information available to them. Right to Information (RTI) is the key to strengthening participatory republic. It will give thrust to the growth of the State through better governance and responsibility in all spheres of the State's functioning. Access to sanctioned information can empower the people of all stake holders especially the weaker sections of society. It will help them claim their rights and boons without infringing on the rights and boons of others. In the absence of timely inflow of information and responsibility, no number of programs can bring about development nor its colourful programmes can truly ameliorate in the standard of people's life. Public participation through RTI is anticipated to help check corruption, injustice, biasness, detainments, and misinformation in the government departments. It is anticipated to encourage public authorities to do down with maintaining sanctioned secretiveness and go for openness to sanctioned information to bring effective governance. Right to Information is an introductory mortal right of every human being. The famed French champion Michel Foucault formerly editorialized, power is deduced from knowledge and information is the introductory element of knowledge. Information makes men wise and it is competent enough to manage up with the ultramodern world. So, it is the duty of government to inform citizens about day to day passing whatever within the government. The metamorphosis from governance to good governance is possible, if there's possibility of adding participation of people in governance and free access of information. By realizing this fact, Indian congress has passed Right to information act, 2005 to make government, responsible, responsible, effective, and transparent. This discussion tries to punctuate the introductory guideline of RTI act, significance & the relationship between Right to information act and good governance and the issues relating to RTI act. In concluding part, the paper provides some core recommendations for successful functioning of RTI act. Attempt has also been made to make a distinct comparison on RTI legislation between India and developed nations. Right to information (RTI) is exercised as a tool for promoting participatory development, strengthening popular governance, and easing effective delivery of socio- profitable services. In the knowledge society, in which we live moment, accession of information and new knowledge and its operation have violent and pervasive impact on processes of taking informed opinions. Right to Information Act, 2005, is nominated as the stylish tool for bringing good governance in the society. This right has been honoured in numerous transnational instruments and is seen not just a hand of the right to freedom of speech and expression but also as a right that is necessary for the exercise of civil and political rights and socio- profitable and artistic rights. Right to Information means the right to have access to information relating to a legal right of any person. This information could be in the form of records, lines, registers, maps, data, delineations, reports etc, told the information regarding some matters that could affect a person's rights. This means that a positive duty is cast on a person to give certain types of information without staying to be asked for it. This would include information on issues concerning systems that directly affect the people or the terrain, information on health, husbandry, rainfall conditions etc.