IN THE SAME year, the Right to Information Act, too, was brought in, and it has since served as a tool for higher accountability in governance.
His second term as prime minister (UPA-II 2009-2014) saw the enactment of the National Food Security Act. The later part of that term saw a host of corruption allegations against the government, including over the allocation of natural resources like telecom spectrum and coal blocks.
In UPA-I, Singh stood firm despite heavy coalition odds to sign the agreement for civil nuclear cooperation between India and the US. The agreement granted India, despite not being a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, access to nuclear technology and fuel for its civilian nuclear energy projects.
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