[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.

Chapter 1 - Preliminary

1. This Act may be called the Right to Information Act, 2005.

2. It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

3. The provisions of sub-section (1) of section 4, sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 5, sections 12, 13, 15,16, 24 , 27 and 28 shall come into force at once, and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on the one hundred and twentieth day of its enactment.

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Chapter 2 - Right to information and obligations of public authorities

1. Subject to the provisions of this Act, all citizens shall have the right to information.

2. Obligations of public authorities.

3. Designation of PIOs

4. Request for obtaining information

5. Disposal of Request

6. Exemption

7. Grounds for rejection

8. Severity

9. Third Party Information

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Chapter 3 - The Central Information Commission

1. Constitution of Central Information Commission

2. Term of office and conditions of service

3. Removal of Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioner

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Chapter 4 - State Information Commission

1. Constitution of State Information Commission.

2. Terms of office and conditions of service.

3. Removal of State Chief Information Commissioner or State Information Commissioner.

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Chapter 5 - Powers and functions

1. Powers and functions of the Information Commissions

2. Appeals

3. Penalties

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Chapter 6 - Miscellaneous

1. Protection of action taken in good faith

2. Act to have Overriding Effect

3. Bar of Jurisdiction of Courts

4. Act not to apply to certain organizations

5. Monitoring and Reporting

6. Appropriate Government to prepare programmes

7. Power to make rules by appropriate government

8. Power to make rules by competent authority

9. Laying of rules

10. Power to remove difficulties

11. Repeal

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The First Schedule - [See sections 13(3) and 16(3)]

Form of oath or affirmation to be made by the Chief Information Commissioner/the Information Commissioner/ the State Chief Information Commissioner/the State Information Commissioner.
 

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The Second Schedule

Intelligence and security organization established by the Central Government.

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