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--- explanations:public-authority [2023/04/15 11:03] – Shrawan
+++ explanations:public-authority [2026/04/23 00:47] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== Public Authority ======
+{{ :social:auto:explanations-public-authority.png?direct&1200 |explanations / public-authority — RTI Wiki}}
+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(explanations public authority rti right to information india)
+metatag-description=(As defined in Section 2 (h) “public authority” means any authority or body or institution of self Government established or constituted — a) by or under the...)}}
+<WRAP center round info 95%>
+**In one line.** **Section 2(h)** defines a 'public authority' — any authority, body, or institution constituted by or under the Constitution, a law of Parliament or State legislature, or a notification of the appropriate Government. Extends to bodies owned, controlled, or substantially financed by the Government.
+**What that means in practice.**
+  * Government departments, Central and State PSUs, statutory regulators, constitutional bodies, are all public authorities.
+  * Cooperative societies were held **outside** in //Thalappalam// (2013) unless substantially financed.
+  * Political parties — the CIC held six national parties as public authorities (2013); compliance is pending.
+</WRAP>
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+<WRAP center round help 95%>
+**New to RTI? File your first application in ten minutes.** See [[:file-rti-online-india|How to File RTI Online in India — 2026 Step-by-Step Guide]] with a ready-to-use English and Hindi template, the Rs 10 online fee flow, and the appeal path.
+</WRAP>
+===== Related =====
+  * [[:act|The RTI Act, 2005 (as amended)]]
+  * [[:explanations|All explanations]]
+  * [[:why-rti-gets-rejected|Why RTI gets rejected]]
+  * [[:templates:first-rti|First RTI template]]
+  * [[:faq|25 RTI Questions Answered]]
+//Last reviewed on: 20 April 2026//
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 ===== Who is Public Authority =====
-As defined in [[act:|Section 2 (h)]] “public authority” means any authority or body or institution of self Government established or constituted —
+As defined in [[:act:|Section 2 (h)]] “public authority” means any authority or body or institution of self Government established or constituted —
 a)	by or under the constitution;
 b)	by any other law made by Parliament;
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 d)	by notification issued or order made by the appropriate
 Government, and includes any--
-(i)	body owned, controlled or substantially financed;
+(i)	body owned, controlled or [[:explanations:substantially-financed|substantially financed]];
 (ii)	non-Government organisation substantially financed, directly or indirectly by funds provided by the appropriate Government”
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 Subclause d) (i) and (ii) mean any non-Government organisations and also private entities which are substantially owned, controlled or financed directly or indirectly by the Government are under the RTI ambit. Thus aided schools and colleges are Public Authorities. When there are significant Government nominees on the boards of companies, or trusts or NGOs this is control by the Government.
-<note>Mendel, Toby (personal communication, May 13, 2016) contends that besides serving the goals of their organisations the board members are also subject to government direction and that is enough to bring it under the Right to Information law.
+<note>Mendel, Toby (personal communication, May 13, 2016) contends that besides serving the goals of their organisations the board members are also subject to government direction and that is enough to bring it under the Right to [[:explanations:information|Information]] law.
 </note>

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