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Salient Features of the Right to Information Act, 2005

  1. The Act extends to the whole of India .
  2. It provides a very definite day for its commencement i.e. 120 days from enactment.
  3. It shall apply to Public Authorities.
  4. All citizens shall have the right to information, subject to provisions of the Act.
  5. The Public Information Officers/Assistant Public Information Officers will be responsible to deal with the requests for information and also to assist persons seeking information.
  6. Fee will be payable by the applicant depending on the nature of information sought.
  7. Certain categories of information have been exempted from disclosure under Section 8 and 9 of the Act.
  8. Intelligence and security agencies specified in Schedule II to the Act have been exempted from the ambit of the Act, subject to certain conditions.
SLTitleDetailsPublish Date
1 Designation of Public Information Officers & Appellate Authorities for the purpose of the Right to Information Act, 2005 Download 12/03/2024
2 Designation of Public Information Officers & Appellate Authorities ( Home Guard and Fire Services ) Download 01/09/2022
Proactive Disclosure under Section 4(1) (b) of RTI Act, 2005
SLTitleDetailsPublish Date
1 The powers and duties of its officers and employees. (Section 4(1) (b)(ii) of RTI Act, 2005) Download  
2 Procedure followed in decision-making process including channels of supervision and accountability. (Section 4(1)(b)(iii)] Download 01/07/2022
3 The norms set by it for the discharge of its functions. (Section 4(1)(b)(iv) of RTI Act, 2005) Download 01/07/2022
4 Rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging functions [Section 4(1)(b)(v)] Download 01/07/2022
5 Categories of documents that are held by it or under its control. (Section 4(1)(b)(vi) of RTI Act, 2005) Download 01/07/2022
6 Particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by, the members of the public in relation to Download 01/07/2022
7 Boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part [Section 4(1)(b)(viii)] Download 01/07/2022
8 Directory of officers and employees [Section 4(1)(b)(ix)] Download 22/06/2024
9 The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations Download 22/06/2024
10 The budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made Download 01/07/2022
11 The manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes Download 01/07/2022
12 Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it Download 01/07/2022
13 Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form Download 01/07/2022
14 The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use Download 01/07/2022
15 The names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers Download 12/03/2024
16 Such other information as may be prescribed Download 01/07/2022