Right to Information Wiki Blog
Quick Reply: RTI Wiki blog — analysis, case-law summaries, and citizen guides on Right to Information Act 2005.
Latest RTI decision notes
- National Statistics Day 2026: How Government Data Affects Your Ration, Pension, Salary, Hospital, School and RTI Rights – citizen guide to administrative data, daily public services, RTI questions and the difference from UN World Statistics Day.
- Right to Be Forgotten: erase old court cases from Google after Delhi HC's 2026 ruling - what the Laksh Vir Singh Yadav judgment (2026:DHC:4891) means, the three remedies (de-indexing, delinking, masking), who is eligible vs barred, and how to apply.
- Gold Rate Today in India: 24K, 22K, 18K Price and Buyer Checklist — SEO-focused gold price guide with current-rate snapshot, city buying checklist, jewellery bill calculation, hallmark checks and a light RTI route for complaint records.
- PAN Aadhaar name mismatch? Fix KYC rejections without running office to office — high-search digital identity repair map covering PAN-Aadhaar, DigiLocker, mutual fund KYC, passport holds, bank onboarding and when RTI can actually help.
- Monday Morning RTI Checklist: Fix Pending Government Work This Week — Monday action plan for pending passport, pension, ration card, FIR, PMAY, electricity, scholarship, mutation and public-service files.
- PMAY status stuck or subsidy delayed? Use RTI after this checklist — high-interest PMAY 2026 guide covering stuck beneficiary status, missing names, delayed instalments, subsidy confusion, grievance steps and record-based RTI drafting.
- BCCI outside RTI: CIC decision in Geeta Rani case explained — legal analysis of CIC/MOYAS/A/2018/123236 after the Madras High Court remand, including Section 2(h), government control, substantial financing, tax concessions and practical RTI routes.
Aadhaar, PAN and Bank Details Are Everywhere
You give Aadhaar photocopy for a hotel. PAN for a job form. Bank statement for a loan. Aadhaar again for SIM. Selfie for a delivery app. Later, you get loan calls, credit card offers, fake KYC messages, or a notice about an account you never opened.
It feels like your details are everywhere because, in many places, they are.
Quick Reply: Personal data leaks through photocopies, weak KYC handling, fake agents, loan apps, SIM fraud, job scams, old forms, and careless sharing. Use masked Aadhaar where possible, write purpose and date on copies, avoid sending documents on WhatsApp to unknown people, check credit reports, and act fast if PAN, Aadhaar, SIM, or bank details are misused.
If you are short on time, go to what to do in the next 30 minutes.
India Cultural Heritage Mapping: What the Data Shows
Quick Reply: India is mapping villages, digitising manuscripts and documenting artists at national scale. The next challenge is accuracy, access, livelihoods and a serious cultural economy roadmap.
India Bus Transport Reform — Citizen Guide 2026
Quick Reply: Plain-language explainer of 5 systemic gaps in India's bus transport sector — fleet data, urban coordination, MV Act, driver shortage, ISBT access.
Quick answer: India's official bus fleet stands at roughly 4.4 lakh, while operator-association estimates put the daily operational fleet at 25 to 26 lakh — a gap of nearly five times. Add four more long-standing systemic gaps — an unempowered urban transport authority, an outdated Motor Vehicles Act, a 15–20% driver shortage, and unequal terminal access for private operators — and the scale of the reform agenda for India's public bus sector becomes clear.
Short on time? Jump to the 5 reform priorities or the RTI angle for citizens at the end.