RTI Act: News
12 Apr 2024
Election Commission of India (ECI)CIC chastises Election Commission for not replying to RTI query
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has expressed "severe displeasure" over the Election Commission (EC)'s failure to respond to a Right to Information (RTI) plea.
08 Mar 2024
Narmada Bachao AndolanInternational Women's Day: 7 women activists who transformed India
India's journey towards progress and equality has been significantly shaped by the relentless efforts of numerous activists, among whom women have played a pivotal role.
07 Nov 2023
Adhir Ranjan ChowdhuryCIC appointment: Congress's Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to President Murmu
Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has written a letter to President Droupadi Murmu expressing disappointment over the process of appointment of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Heeralal Samariya.
06 Nov 2023
Droupadi MurmuHeeralal Samariya sworn in as chief information commissioner of India
Senior bureaucrat and Information Commissioner Heeralal Samariya was on Monday sworn in as the chief of the Central Information Commission (CIC) by President Droupadi Murmu.
30 Oct 2023
DY ChandrachudSC directs Centre, states to fill up information commission vacancies
The Supreme Court on Monday urged the central and state governments to fill all the vacant positions in the Central Information Commission (CIC) and State Information Commissions (SICs).
07 Aug 2023
Ashwini VaishnawLok Sabha passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, with a voice vote, amid strong protests from the opposition.
07 Aug 2023
Om BirlaWhy Editors Guild is opposing Data Protection Bill's certain provisions
The Editors Guild of India (EGI) has raised serious concerns regarding certain provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, which was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
05 Jul 2023
Union CabinetCentre approves Digital Personal Data Protection Bill: Reports
The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved the much-awaited Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, thus clearing the way for it to be tabled before Parliament in the upcoming Monsoon Session, reports said.
18 Jun 2023
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)RBI denies disappearance claims of Rs. 500 notes worth crores
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) dismissed a report on Saturday that talked about the alleged "mysterious disappearance of Rs. 500 notes" approximately worth "Rs. 88,032.5 crore."
07 Jun 2023
Arvind KejriwalModi's degree case: Gujarat court summons Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh again
A Gujarat court on Wednesday summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh again, ordering them to appear in court on June 13.
09 Dec 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC dismisses plea seeking collegium meeting details on judges' appointment
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act seeking disclosure of discussions during a collegium meeting held on December 12, 2018, stating that collegium deliberations were not subject to the RTI Act.
21 Nov 2022
Ministry of Electronics and ITData protection bill proposes amending RTI Act to protect 'privacy'
The Union government, in its draft of the Digital Data Personal Protection Bill, 2022, has proposed an amendment to the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
11 Sep 2022
Defence MinistryNo information under RTI as Agnipath files marked 'secret': Government
The Ministry of Defence refused to furnish the information sought under the Right To Information (RTI) on inter-ministerial deliberations regarding the Agnipath scheme which sanctions ad hoc military recruitment.
28 Oct 2020
MeitYGovernment has no information on who created Aarogya Setu
The Central Information Commission (CIC) on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to the Centre over providing evasive answers to a Right to Information (RTI) query.
04 Dec 2019
Narendra ModiMEA spent Rs. 10 lakh on Modi's book launch: RTI
The Ministry of External Affairs has been chided for delaying the response to an RTI seeking information about the 2018 launch of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's book 'Exam Warriors'.
22 Jul 2019
IndiaRight to Information (Amendment) Bill passed in Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha has passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which seeks to amend the RTI Act, 2005 amid criticism from the Opposition on Monday.
01 Dec 2018
Jammu And KashmirBJP condemns protests against decision to convert J&K-Bank into PSU
The BJP yesterday condemned the propaganda launched by some Kashmir-based political and other socio-economic organizations against the State Administrative Council's (SAC) decision to convert the J&K Bank into a PSU.
25 Nov 2018
IndiaPMO refuses sharing information on black money brought from abroad
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has refused to share details on the quantum of black money brought back from abroad, citing a provision of the RTI Act that bars disclosure of information that may impede investigation and prosecution of offenders.
31 Oct 2018
IndiaCBSE ready to provide answer sheet copies at Rs. 2/page
On Monday, the Supreme Court closed a contempt plea against the CBSE, after the board agreed to provide copies of answer sheets to students to at Rs. 2 per page, under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
19 Oct 2018
Income Tax Department of IndiaSeveral records missing from Income Tax Department: CIC informed
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has been informed that several records have gone missing from the Income Tax Department because of a restructuring drive in 2001 and 2013.
12 Oct 2018
IndiaNo such thing as too much information in democracy: President
President Ram Nath Kovind strongly advocated for transparency in governance, saying there is no such thing as "too much information" in a democracy and information overload is always preferable to a deficit.
08 Oct 2018
Delhi High CourtDelhi HC directs DU to allow answer-sheet inspection via RTI
In a move that might be welcomed by many students, the Delhi High Court has refused to stay a Central Information Commission (CIC) order directing the Delhi University to allow students to inspect their answer sheets via RTI.
02 Oct 2018
BCCIPost CIC verdict, BCCI likely to challenge RTI Act
Yesterday, the Central Information Commission (CIC) gave a verdict that the BCCI must come under the RTI Act.
16 Sep 2018
Madhya PradeshCenter refuses copy of note-sheets on MP Chief Secretary's extension
The Center has refused to share a copy of note sheets related to a six-month extension to Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary Basant Pratap Singh, citing a provision of RTI Act that bars disclosure of "third party" information.
10 Sep 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC's notice to CBSE for charging fees for answer-sheet copies
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the CBSE on a plea seeking contempt action against the board for allegedly "disobeying" the top court's order and charging exorbitant fees of up to Rs. 1,200 from students for obtaining copies of evaluated answer-sheets.
02 Sep 2018
Madhya PradeshRTI applicant in MP asked to pay GST for information
An RTI applicant has been asked to pay the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for getting information from the Madhya Pradesh Housing and Infrastructure Development Board in Bhopal under the transparency law.
23 Jul 2018
IndiaFinance Ministry refuses to share three reports on 'black money'
The Finance Ministry has refused to share a copy of three reports on the quantum of black money held by Indians inside the country and abroad, saying its disclosure would cause a breach of privilege of Parliament.
28 Jun 2018
MumbaiSBI won't share details of political-parties receiving donations through electoral-bonds
The State Bank of India (SBI) has refused to disclose the details of buyers of electoral bonds, political parties which have redeemed the electoral bonds, and the bank's reports sent to the government on their sales.
24 Jun 2018
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)CBDT: Scrutiny of lawmakers' assets can't be made public
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has reportedly told the Election Commission that the scrutiny of assets declared by MPs and MLAs in their poll affidavits cannot be disclosed to the public.
31 May 2018
EducationNCERT's Unni-Munni change political beliefs: From criticism to idolization
It is only natural for governments to exercise some control on the narrative in academic textbooks, partly to ensure positive national sentiment.
13 May 2018
UzbekistanWhere are Shastri death-related Raj Narain Committee records, asks CIC
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Prime Minister's Office and Ministries of External Affairs and Home to make public the records of Raj Narain Committee, constituted in 1977 to look into the then PM Lal Bahadur Shastri's mysterious death on January 11, 1966, in Uzbekistan's Tashkent.
06 May 2018
Shivraj Singh ChouhanCan't share details of corruption complaints: MP CM Chouhan's office
The details of complaints of alleged corruption received through "complaint boxes", installed on the premises of MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's office, cannot be shared as it may not serve the larger public interest, state government replied to an RTI query.
29 Apr 2018
OdishaDraft RTI rules, affecting millions annually, still hang in uncertainty
Nearly a year after the government came out with the draft RTI Rules 2017, they still lay in the backburner, with no progress in sight towards their approval.
23 Apr 2018
Subhas Chandra BoseDisclose number of files on Bose held by PMO: CIC
Chief Information Commissioner RK Mathur has directed the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to disclose the number of files on Subhas Chandra Bose that are still being held by it.
19 Apr 2018
IndiaPSBs among leading govt bodies in rejecting RTI pleas: Study
Public sector banks, which are reeling under a huge burden of growing non-performing assets and being probed by central agencies, have emerged as the leading public authorities in terms of rejecting RTI pleas, an analysis by a voluntary group shows.
12 Dec 2017
IndiaRTI: Rs. 2000 notes are here to stay
Recently, there were rumors regarding the demonetization of Rs. 2000 notes. To put them to rest, a Pune-based activist, Prafful Sarda filed an RTI. The RTI query clarified the status of Rs. 2000 notes.
13 Oct 2017
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)CIC: Black money SIT comes under RTI's ambit
The Central Information Commission (CIC) said that the SC-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money is a public entity, bringing it under the Right to Information Act's (RTI) ambit.
20 Sep 2017
Bhagvad GitaRam Rahim gets a reality check in jail, grows vegetables
A man with a sprawling empire in Sirsa but now inside Rohtak's jail, Ram Rahim Singh is no more than a common prisoner.
31 Jul 2017
IndiaRTI misuse: 'Act cannot be used for commercial gains'
In another case related to misuse of RTI Act, the Central Information Commission ruled that it cannot be used to build pressure for commercial gains.
11 Jul 2017
IndiaWith the new rules, is RTI law in danger?
The Right to Information Act came into force in India in October 2005, after the government decided to repeal the previous Freedom of Information Act, 2002, to make the system more transparent.
03 Apr 2017
IndiaPolitical Funding: Could electoral bonds, corporate funding ensure transparency?
Union Budget 2017 made tall claims towards bringing in transparency in political funding in India. Months later, moving forward on the proposals on electoral bonds and corporate funding might have rendered the process more opaque than before.
02 Jan 2017
IndiaRBI refuses to answer RTI query regarding demonetization
Fifty days after the Centre announced Rs.500 and Rs.1000 notes would cease to be legal tender, the Reserve Bank of India declined to answer the burning question: Why were the notes demonetized?
21 Oct 2016
MumbaiRising death toll of RTI activists
According to latest reports, 56 Right To Information (RTI) activists have lost their lives for demanding transparency and accountability from the government.
