Rti

2.  MEANING OF R.T.I
 WHAT IS INFORMATION
 ROLE OF R.T.I
 P.I.O
 CONSTITUENTS OF R.T.I APPLICATION
 PROCESS OF FILLING R.T.I (ONLINE/OFFLINE)
 ELIGIBILITY TO USE R.T.I ACT
 PUBLIC INTERESTS IN DIFFERENT SECTORS IN INDIA
 EXEMPTIONS FROM R.T.I
R.T.I AMENDMENT ACT 2019

3. 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.

4. ▪ Information is any material in
any form. It includes
records, documents,
memos, e-mails,
opinions, advices,
press releases,
circulars, orders,
logbooks, contracts,
reports, papers,
samples, models,
data material held in any
electronic form.

5. ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTICIPATION

6. Who are Public Information Officers
(PIOs)?
PIOs are officers designated by the
public authorities in all
administrative units or offices under
it to provide information to the
citizens requesting for information
under the Act.

12. Any Indian citizen without any minimum
and maximum age limit can submit request
for information under RTIAct.

13. PUBLIC INTERESTS IN DIFFERENT SECTORS IN
INDIA

14. EXEMPTIONS FROM R.T.I (SEC.8)
a) INDIA :SOVEREIGNTYAND INTEGRITY
STATE :SECURITY, INTEREST(STRATEGIC, SCIENTIFICOR ECONOMIC)
FOREIGN STATE :RELATION
OFFENCE :INCITEMENT
b) COURT :FORBIDDEN INFORMATION/CONTEMPT
c) PARLIAMENT/ STATE LEGISLATURE :PRIVILEGES
d) *COMMERCIALCONFIDENCE/ IPR ETC.
e) *FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP
f) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENT
g) LIFE ENDANGERING
h) PREJUDICETO INVESTIGATION/ARREST/PROSECUTION
i) CABINET PAPERS
j) *PERSONAL INFORMATION
*EXCEPTION : LARGER PUBLIC INTEREST

15. R.T.I AMENDMENT ACT 2019
The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019, seeks to amend Sections 13, 16,
and 27 of the RTI Act.
Section 13 of the original Act:
It sets the term of the central Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners at five
years (or until the age of 65, whichever is earlier)
It states that salaries, allowances and other terms of service of “the Chief Information Commissioner
shall be the same as that of the Chief Election Commissioner”, and those of an Information
Commissioner shall be the same as that of an Election Commissioner.
Proposed amendments:
The appointment will be “for such term as may be prescribed by the Central Government”.
The salaries, allowances and other terms of service of the Chief Information Commissioner and the
Information Commissioners “shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government”.

16. R.T.I AMENDMENT ACT 2019
Section 16 of the original Act deals with state-level Chief Information
Commissioners and Information Commissioners.
The proposed amendment allows the Central government to control through rules, the terms and conditions
of appointment of Commissioners in the States.
This is an assault on the idea of federalism.
• Also, the status of the Central Information Commissioners (CICs) has been brought on par with the Election
Commissioners and the status of State Information Commissioners with the Chief Secretary in the States so
that they can function in an independent and effective manner.
• However the amendment has neglected the recommendation of the parliamentary standing committee that
the Information Commissioner and CIC were to be made on par with the Election Commissioner and the CEC,
respectively.
• The amendment empowers the Central government to unilaterally decide the tenure, salary, allowances and
other terms of service of Information Commissioners, both at the Centre and the States.