The Right to Information Act, 2005 came fully into force on 12 October 2005 and turned 21 on 12 October 2026. It lets any Indian citizen request records from p…
The MKSS asked to see wage and works records, then read them aloud at village public hearings to expose ghost workers.
A 40-day sit-in in Beawar sparked the National Campaign for People's Right to Information, which drafted a model law.
Any citizen can ask any public authority for records, with a reply due in 30 days, or 48 hours where life or liberty is at stake.
Documents obtained under RTI helped expose the Adarsh housing scam and track wages, rations and roads, at real risk to activists.
The Centre took power to set Information Commissioners' tenure and pay, and rules cut their terms to three years.
Section 8(1)(j) now exempts any information that relates to personal information, without the old public-interest test.
No. The court issued notice, refused to suspend the amendment and sent the challenge to a larger bench. It is still pending.
28 commissions had 3,85,716 cases pending. Waits range from 2 years at the CIC to almost 20 years in Tripura.
Ask for named records, keep proof of receipt, appeal within 30 days, and go to the Information Commission within 90 days.
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