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NPCI records scope — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026

NPCI is §2[h] public authority; aggregate UPI/Rupay statistics disclosable; settlement-layer technical details §8[1][d].

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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(NPCI records scope — CIC,Central Information Commission RTI,RTI §2,RTI §8,NPCI,UPI,Rupay,§2(h))&metatag-description=(NPCI is §2[h] public authority; aggregate UPI/Rupay statistics disclosable; settlement-layer technical details §8[1][d].)}}
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 +====== NPCI records scope — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 ======
 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**Central Information Commission** · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +//NPCI = §2(h); aggregate UPI/Rupay stats disclosable; settlement-layer technical details §8(1)(d).//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | Central Information Commission |
 +^ Decided | 2021-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | Researcher |
 +^ Respondent | NPCI |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §2(h), §8(1)(d) |
 +^ Outcome | Partly allowed |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +NPCI is §2(h) public authority; aggregate UPI/Rupay statistics disclosable; settlement-layer technical details §8(1)(d).
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), jointly owned by PSU and private banks under RBI oversight, is a public authority under §2(h). Aggregate UPI/Rupay transaction volumes, participant bank lists, and policy circulars are disclosable. Settlement-layer technical details and commercial pricing are §8(1)(d) protected.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +NPCI, UPI, Rupay, §2(h)
 +
 +===== Similar cases in the corpus =====
 +
 +//These rulings have the closest editorial ratio to this case — computed by tf-idf cosine similarity over ratio, keywords and Act sections. Useful starting points if you are researching the same point of law.//
 +
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-commercial-confidence-psu-2020|PSU commercial terms — §8(1)(d) — CIC]] (CIC 2020)
 +  * [[/cases/hc-assam-rti-citizens-register-2022|NRC aggregate statistics — Gauhati HC]] (HC-GAU 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/sc-rti-police-beat-records-2023|Police beat / patrol records — SC]] (SC 2023)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-gail-pipeline-2022|GAIL pipeline records — CIC]] (CIC 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/cic-rti-foreign-contribution-annual-reports-2022|FCRA annual reports aggregate disclosure — CIC]] (CIC 2022)
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?court=CIC|All Central Information Commission rulings in the corpus]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=2|All RTI cases turning on §2]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/cases/search?section=8|All RTI cases turning on §8]]
 +  * [[:cases:search|Full case-law search]]
 +  * [[:cases|Case-Law Database — overview]]
 +  * [[:pio-rti-reply-guide|PIO RTI Reply Guide]]
 +  * [[:act|The RTI Act, 2005 — annotated]]
 +
 +<WRAP center round alert 95%>
 +**Editorial summary, not a certified report.** The ratio here is an editorial compression. Before citing this ruling in a PIO order, FAA speaking order, or any appellate filing, **verify against the full reported decision**. RTI Wiki is not a legal service.
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +
 +
 +//Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.//
 +
 +{{tag>case-law court-cic section-2 section-8}}