RTI ACT
Information under RTI Act, 2005-Regarding.
THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005.
No. 22 of 2005 [15th June, 2005].
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.
Whereas the Constitution of India has established democratic Republic; And whereas
democracy requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information which are
vital to its functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold Governments
and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed.
And whereas revelation of information in actual practice is likely to conflict with
other public interests including efficient operations of the Governments, optimum
use of limited fiscal resources and the preservation of confidentiality of sensitive
information; And whereas it is necessary to harmonise these conflicting interests
while preserving the paramountcy of the democratic ideal.
Now, therefore, it is expedient to provide for furnishing certain information to
citizens who desire to have it.Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-sixth Year
of the Republic of India as follows: