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Despite the RTI Act's success in promoting transparency, challenges include vacancies in Information Commissions, delays in appointments, and attempts to amend the Act to reduce its effectiveness.
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Answer: True
RTI Act implementation challenges: (a) Vacancies: Delays in appointing Information Commissioners at Centre/States lead to pendency of appeals (lakhs pending), (b) 2019 Amendment: Changed tenure/salary conditions to be prescribed by Central Government, raising concerns about executive influence on Commissions' independence, (c) Exemptions misuse: Public authorities sometimes overclaim exemptions under Section 8 to deny information, (d) Awareness gap: Marginalized groups less able to use RTI effectively. Illustrates gap between legislative framework and effective implementation; requires political will, adequate resources, and citizen empowerment for rights realization.