Right to information act

Right to Information Act - An overview M.L Sharma Central Information Commissioner BY

General RTI Act, 2005 came into effect on 12th October, 2005. Establishes a regime of RTI for citizens of India Over rides Official Secrets Act, 2003 Transparency –a norm & secrecy an exception Informed citizenry vital to the functioning of democracy

International Context ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Indian Context ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Initiative of Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangthan ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

State Acts Karnataka : 2000 Maharashtra : 2000 Delhi : 2001 Assam : 2001 Madhya Pradesh : 2002 Jammu & Kashmir : 2004

Definition of Information [Section 2 (f)] Any material in any form, including - ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Definition of Right to Information [Section 2(j)] Right to information accessible under the RTI Act which is held by or under the control of any public authority and includes the right to - ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Suo moto disclosure – Sec 4 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Time Limit for disposal of requests ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Institutional Framework ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Information Exempted from Disclosure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Certain organisations exempted from operation of RTI Act ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Appeal Procedure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Penalties Section 20 of RTI Act provides for penalties against CPIOs on their refusal to receive an application or inability to furnish information within a specified time-frame or malafidely giving incorrect, incomplete or misleading information or destroying information. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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