1. Presented by: Shashi SK Linel Dias

2. The Right to Information Act (RTI) is an Act of the parliament of India. It is the implementation of freedom of information in India on a national level "to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens." The Act applies to all States and Union Territories of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir - which is covered under a State-level law.

4. 37% departments published about subsidies and beneficiaries.

6. Promote openness in administration

7. Promote Accountability in the working of every public authority

8. Empowerment of Citizens.

9. Building capacity of government officials as information providers

10. Democracy requires an informed citizen

13. A request rejected shall be communicated undersec. 7(8) giving reasons and specifying the procedure for appeal and the designation of the appellate authority.

18. Transfer of a request by a Public authority to another public authority wherein the subject matter/information is held by the latter.

19. A Citizen should make an Application to the State Public Information Officer in writing in English or Hindi or in the official language of the area in which application is made.

21. The information seeker is not required to give reasons for seeking information.

22. Time limit-30 days/48 Hours/45 Days

23. If an application is not supplied information within the prescribed time or not satisfied with the information provided, he may prefer an appeal to the first Appellate Authority who is an officer senior in rank to the Public Information Officer.

25. Provision of Complaint if the Public Information Officer fails to satisfy or it is a case of refusal access to any information requested under the Act or it is a case of over charging etc. The complaint can be made to the State Information Commission.

27. The intelligence and security organizations established by the Central Government not under the perview of the Act 1. Intelligence Bureau 2. Research and Analysis wing of the Cabinet Secretariat 3. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence 4. Central Economic Intelligence Bureau 5. Directorate of Enforcement 6. Narcotics Control Bureau 7. Aviation Research Centre 8. Special Frontier Force 9. Border Security Force 10. Central Reserve Police Force 11. Indo-Tibetan Border Police 12. Central Industrial Security Force 13. National Security Guards 14. Assam Rifles 15. SasastraSeema Bal 16. CID Special Branch, Andaman and Nicober 17. The Crime Branch – CID – CB, Dadra and Nagar Haveli 18. Special Branch, Lakshadweep Police 19. Special Protection Group 20. Defence Research and Development Organisation 21. Border Road Development Board 22. Financial Intelligence Unit, India

29. The Deprived Unveiled Scam

30. Student got the answer sheet copy

31. RTI Exposed Ministers Qualification