India adopted democracy after independence. Each government which came to power took efforts to make the democratisation process more profound.
In the initial stages, these governments considered citizens as ‘beneficiaries’.
After the year 2000, the approach towards citizens changed. Democratic reforms were considered as ‘rights’ of citizens.
Hence, the Right to Information, Education and Food Security was granted not as beneficiaries but as rights of the citizens. This approach is known as Rights Based Approach.