In a democratic set-up the people have a right to know every public act and conduct discharged by their public functionaries. The right to know is necessary consequence of the conception of freedom of speech and expression. Information and communication are prevailing implements and have a potential to form, social and political development of the society.The Right to Information although doesn’t mention as a basic fundamental right but it has been identified by the various judgements under the ambit of Article- 19(1) as Fundamental right gradually. The Right to Information Act was enacted in 2005, this is a significant event in the history of India. The Right to Information Act, 2005 guarantees the right to have access to information which has been held by the public authorities of these Government institutions. The Right to Information makes the government’s actions transparent, participatory and accountable about their actions. Transparency, participatory, accountability are the essential elements for Good Governance, which helps in making government responsible and control corruption. The Right to Information Act has an important facet that is the proper management of the records because the records are in the base of the Act. The proper management of records and information is an important aspect to avail this right to information. This article will elaborate the relationship between the Right to Information and Record & Information management system. It also explains the need of Public Records Act in respect of RTI, 2005 and how this poor record management is affecting the implementation of RTI?