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The Right to Information Act, 2005

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An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
22 of 2005
Ministry
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department
Department of Personnel and Training
Enacted
15 Jun 2005

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

31 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Right to information.
  4. Section 4Obligations of public authorities.
  5. Section 5Designation of Public Information Officers.
  6. Section 6Request for obtaining information.
  7. Section 7Disposal of request.
  8. Section 8Exemption from disclosure of information.
  9. Section 9Grounds for rejection to access in certain cases.
  10. Section 10Severability.
  11. Section 11Third party information.
  12. Section 12Constitution of Central Information Commission.
  13. Section 13Terms of office and conditions of service.
  14. Section 14Removal of Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioner.
  15. Section 15Constitution of State Information Commission.
  16. Section 16Term of office and conditions of service.
  17. Section 17Removal of State Chief Information Commissioner or State Information Commissioner.
  18. Section 18Powers and functions of Information Commissions.
  19. Section 19Appeal.
  20. Section 20Penalties.
  21. Section 21Protection of action taken in good faith.
  22. Section 22Act to have overriding effect.
  23. Section 23Bar of jurisdiction of courts.
  24. Section 24Act not to apply to certain organisations.
  25. Section 25Monitoring and reporting.
  26. Section 26Appropriate Government to prepare programmes.
  27. Section 27Power to make rules by appropriate Government.
  28. Section 28Power to make rules by competent authority.
  29. Section 29Laying of rules.
  30. Section 30Power to remove difficulties.
  31. Section 31Repeal.