Right to Information Wiki Blog
Quick Reply: RTI Wiki blog — analysis, case-law summaries, and citizen guides on Right to Information Act 2005.
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National Doctors Day 2026: Patient Rights, Public Health
Quick Reply: National Doctors Day 2026 is on 1 July in India. Learn Dr B C Roy history, patient rights, public hospitals, schemes and RTI use.
Last reviewed: 2026-06-29
National Doctors Day 2026 in India falls on 1 July 2026. Doctors' Day is not only about thanking doctors or forwarding a greeting. It is also a day to understand how doctors shape childbirth, vaccination, school health, emergency care, public hospitals, health certificates, disability certificates, insurance claims, public health surveillance, patient rights and hospital accountability.
In one ordinary family, a doctor may sign the birth record, vaccinate the child, treat fever, certify fitness for school or work, handle an accident case, guide an elderly parent, support a mental-health referral, issue a medico-legal note, and finally certify death. From birth certificate to emergency ward, doctors touch almost every citizen's life.
Answer first. National Doctors Day India is observed on 1 July. It is linked with the birth and death anniversary of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, a physician, former Chief Minister of West Bengal and Bharat Ratna awardee. Doctors matter to common citizens because they connect treatment with records, schemes, certificates, public health and trust. On Doctors Day 2026, thank doctors respectfully, avoid abuse of medical staff, keep your medical records organised, understand your medicines, verify health information before forwarding it, and use RTI only for appropriate public-hospital or health-department records.
Section 8(1)(j) Reply: 5-Question PIO Test
Quick Reply: The 5-question test PIOs must run before denying under Section 8 1 j, with 3 sample reply paragraphs and a file noting that survives appeal.
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How DPDP 2025 changed RTI — a before/after guide
Quick Reply: How the DPDP Act 2023 and Rules 2025 changed the Right to Information Act — a clear before/after guide to Section 8 1 j and the public-interest override.
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Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act, 2005 was substituted by Section 44(3) of the DPDP Act, 2023 — effective from the date the DPDP Rules, 2025 were notified (14 November 2025). The clause now exempts personal information of any person without the earlier “larger public interest” proviso. The override has moved to Section 8(2). Section 20 penalties, Section 7(1) timelines, the Section 11 third-party procedure and appellate architecture are unchanged.