Right To Information

The Delhi High Court has held that both Indian citizens and non-citizens have access to the Right to Information (RTI), and to restrict that to non-citizens would be against both the RTI Act

The report mentioned the debate on disclosure of the RBI's failure to meet the flexible retail inflation target of 2-6% for three straight quarters between January and September

At present, 3,15,962 posts are vacant in the Railways, which has been revealed under the Right To Information.

Since FY17, the budget allocation for information commissions has shrunk by 82.7% from Rs 31.9 crore

The Gujarat Information Commission (GIC), which imposed the ban, listed 'using RTI Act to harass government officials' and 'filing multiple queries' as the reasons

A three member committee formed by Delhi Assembly said that information provided under RTI Act can not be denied to the legislators, sources said

The case originates from an RTI query filed by activist Commodore Lokesh Batra (Retd)

Commodore Lokesh Batra (retd) had filed an RTI with the ISP to provide details of total cost of printing the electoral bonds introduced by the government to ensure transparency in political donations

Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said there was a pendency of 35,178 and 38,116 RTI appeals during 2019-20 and 2020-21, respectively

While the RBI must respect the spirit of freedom of expression, we need to draw a Laxman rekha, and the RTI Act should not become a tool to bypass all confidentiality requirements under other laws

As many as 2,118 branches of 10 public sector banks have either been closed or merged with other banks in the last fiscal, according to an RTI reply

The ex-IFS officer takes over as CIC at a time when activists believe the RTI Act has been whittled down progressively

Union minister Jitendra Singh said RTI cases recorded a higher disposal rate during the COVID period of the last six months, compared to the same period last year, according to an official statement.

Her probable date of release may get extended to Feb, 2022 if the in-default fine is not paid

Sebi said it had not given any prior permission to the fund house

Only seven commissions made provision for taking up urgent matters or those related to life and liberty during the period when normal functioning was affected due to the lockdown

The CIC has also received funds under a separate head of 'CIC and PESB' with an increase of 6.95% from the last budget

An emotional affirmation to disclose sensitive, confidential exchanges generically must be avoided

The number of RTI applications received by Central government ministries and departments increased by 136,000, about 11 per cent higher than 2017-18

For over ten years, the RBI has denied RTI applicants this information arguing that it would be against the economic interests of the country