Previous Year Question
Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), a Social Movement has been associated with which of the following in India?
RTE Act
RTI Act
MGNREGA
National Health Mission (NHM)
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) has been closely associated with the development of the Right to Information Movement in India. It prominently demanded citizens’ access to government records relating to wage payments and public expenditure.
MKSS used Jan Sunwai (public hearings) in Rajasthan, where government records such as muster rolls and bills were read publicly and local people verified whether the information recorded in them was genuine.
This grassroots campaign brought the issue of citizens’ access to information into national focus and played an important role in the wider movement associated with the eventual enactment of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
It is useful to remember that MKSS also worked on issues related to rural employment and social audits, but its principal association in this question is with the RTI movement.