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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(section 25 rti act, monitoring reporting annual-return section-25, rti india, rti act 2005)
+metatag-description=(Section 25 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Monitoring and Reporting. Section 25 obliges every public authority to file an annual return to the Information Commission. The Commission aggregates these into an annual report laid before Parliament or th...)}}
+====== Section 25 — Monitoring and Reporting ======
+{{ :social:auto:act-section-25.png?direct&1200 |Section 25 of the RTI Act — Monitoring and Reporting}}
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+**In one line:** Section 25 obliges every public authority to file an annual return to the Information Commission. The Commission aggregates these into an annual report laid before Parliament or the State Legislature. These reports are the backbone of RTI accountability data.
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+===== Key points =====
+  * **25(3)** — each Ministry/Department collects data: RTIs received, disposed, refused, rejections by sub-clause, appeals, costs, training conducted.
+  * **25(4)** — Commission aggregates into an annual report.
+  * **25(5)** — Report laid before Parliament/State Legislature within 12 months.
+  * Forms the statistical picture of the RTI regime year after year.
+===== Legislative history =====
+No amendments.
+===== Rulings and references =====
+  * **//Anjali Bhardwaj v. UoI//, (2020)** — emphasised the role of Section 25 reports in transparency governance.
+  * **CIC Annual Reports** — publicly accessible on cic.gov.in.
+===== Practical note =====
+File an RTI for your target department's Section 25 report. Reveals how many RTIs they received, how many were refused, and on what grounds. Useful for Section 18 pattern complaints.
+===== Call to action =====
+For drafting RTIs or appeals engaging this section, use the [[:templates:first-rti|First RTI template]] or the [[:templates:first-appeal|First Appeal template]]. See [[:guide:applicant:application:how-fill-rti-application-form|How to fill an RTI application]] for structural help.
+===== Related =====
+  * [[act|Back to the full RTI Act]]
+  * [[act:section-6|Section 6 — Request for information]]
+  * [[act:section-7|Section 7 — Disposal]]
+  * [[act:section-8|Section 8 — Exemptions]]
+  * [[act:section-19|Section 19 — Appeals]]
+  * [[explanations|All explanations]]
+  * [[:important-decisions:start|Landmark RTI decisions]]
+===== Sources =====
+  - Right to Information Act, 2005, Section 25.
+  - RTI (Amendment) Act, 2019 (where applicable).
+  - DPDP Rules, 2025, notified 14 November 2025 (where applicable).
+  - Department of Personnel and Training, //Guide on the RTI Act, 2005//.
+//Last reviewed on: 21 April 2026//
+{{tag>rti act section-25 monitoring reporting annual-return section-25 2026}}

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