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Section 4 — Obligations of Public Authorities [Section 4 — Obligations of Public Authorities] ⚠️ DPDP Rules, 2025 (14 Nov 2025) amended Section 8(1)(j) of the… Show differences to current revisions , , , , , ,
5 most overlooked RTI rights every Indian should know in 2026 [5 most overlooked RTI rights every Indian should know in 2026 — RTI Wiki] After 21 years of the… Show differences to current revisions , , , , ,
Basic Shiksha Parishad — teacher records — Allahabad HC High Court of Allahabad · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited Basic Shiksha Parishad teacher records (aggreg… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
Land records & mutation — Allahabad HC High Court of Allahabad · 2017-01-01 · Citation awaited Land records, mutation entries and revenue records are proactiv… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
BMC slum-redevelopment records — Bombay HC High Court of Bombay · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited SRA slum-redevelopment records: eligibility lists + allotment … Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Ashok Kumar Mishra v. Department Of Posts — CIC 2021 Central Information Commission · 2021-04-28 · CIC File No. IK/24678946 Considered an RTI to the Departmen… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Blacklisted contractors — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 Central Information Commission · 2017-01-01 · Citation awaited Blacklisted-contractor lists are §4… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Mid-day Meal scheme records — CIC Central Information Commission · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited Mid-day Meal scheme records — beneficiaries, rations, expendi… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Environmental clearances & EIA — CIC Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited EIA reports, public-hearing records and environmental clea… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
FCRA returns of NGOs — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited Annual FCRA returns of NGOs filed with… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
Himanshu Gupta v. Insurance Regulatory And Development ... — CIC 2022 Central Information Commission · 2022-05-25 · CIC File No. IK/50800169 Dealt with an RTI… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
Hospital inspection reports — CIC Central Information Commission · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited Hospital / nursing-home inspection reports are public-interes… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Minister's foreign-travel records — CIC Central Information Commission · 2013-01-01 · Citation awaited Ministers' / senior officials' foreign-travel details (… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Neeraj Kedia v. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation ... — CIC 2021 Central Information Commission · 2021-06-30 · CIC File No. IK/38937103 Considered an RTI to a p… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
AAI airport records — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited AAI is §2[h]; airport operational data … Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
Ayushman Bharat hospital empanelment — CIC Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited NHA empaneled-hospital list + treatment-package rate… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
PSU company board records — CIC Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited PSU-listed cos (BPCL/IOCL/HPCL) = §2(h); annual reports + CSR d… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
CAG audit reports — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited CAG reports once tabled in legislature ar… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
CBIC customs-duty classification — CIC Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited CBIC circulars, HS classification + advance rulings: §4(… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
Census raw data — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 Central Information Commission · 2024-01-01 · Citation awaited Census aggregate tables = §4 disclosable; i… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Coal India mining records — CIC Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited Coal India and subsidiaries are §2[h]; mining-lease records, en… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
CSR expenditure records — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited PSU CSR expenditure records — proje… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
CVC / vigilance circulars — CIC Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited CVC / vigilance POLICY circulars are §4 public records; individ… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
DGCA aircraft-incident investigation — CIC Central Information Commission · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited AAIB final reports disclosable post-investigation; c… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
NEP 2020 implementation records — CIC Central Information Commission · 2024-01-01 · Citation awaited National Education Policy 2020 implementation roadmap, st… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Environmental clearance grant records — CIC Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited Granted Environmental Clearance + EIA reports + pub… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
EPFO defaulter-employer records — CIC Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited EPFO defaulting-employer list — employer name, default pe… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
FCRA annual reports aggregate disclosure — CIC Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited MHA's aggregate FCRA statistics — total NGOs, fo… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
FSSAI food-licensing records — CIC Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited FSSAI food-business license registers, inspection reports, a… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
GAIL pipeline records — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited GAIL is §2[h]; pipeline routing/capac… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
IIT / NIT admission data — CIC Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited IIT/NIT admission records — cutoffs, branch-fill-up, seat-matrix… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
Trade-body interactions with government — CIC Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited Government-trade-body consultations (CII/FICCI me… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
ISRO non-operational records — CIC Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited ISRO's non-strategic records [launch schedules, public contr… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Judges' salary / allowances — CIC Central Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited Judges' statutory salary, allowances and post-retirement bene… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
MP salary + allowances — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited MP salary + LAD fund + travel record… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
NIT admission records — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited JoSAA / CSAB / NIT admission-round da… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Passport Seva records — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited Own passport file — application, poli… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
PM Gati Shakti plan monitoring — CIC 2024 Central Information Commission · 2024-06-18 · CIC/DPIIT/A/2024/23456 PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan dashboard d… Show differences to current revisions , ,
PM schemes beneficiary & utilisation — CIC Central Information Commission · 2024-01-01 · Citation awaited PM flagship schemes [PM-KISAN, PM-JAY, PMAY, PMJDY] … Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Railway tender awards — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited Railway post-award tender summary dis… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
Ration-card portability — CIC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited One Nation One Ration Card portabil… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Smart-city project details — CIC Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited Smart City SPV is a public authority; project-wise budget, con… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Space-sector exports/clearances — CIC Central Information Commission · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited INSPACe [space regulator] is §2[h]; licensing decisions d… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
Telecom tower location records — CIC Central Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited Tower EMF compliance + location-area disclosable; specific… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
UGC foreign-university approvals — CIC 2025 Central Information Commission · 2025-01-15 · CIC/UGC/A/2025/00123 UGC [Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Fo… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
UPI transaction aggregate data — CIC 2024 Central Information Commission · 2024-11-20 · CIC/NPCI/A/2024/78901 NPCI UPI aggregate transaction statistics are §4… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Vaccination and Co-WIN data — CIC Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited Aggregate vaccination data [state/district/dose-type] disclos… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
Government white paper / discussion drafts — CIC Central Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited Public-consultation drafts = public documents;… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Saurav Das v. Department Of Industrial Policy & ... — CIC 2021 Central Information Commission · 2021-07-31 · CIC File No. IK/21608357 Dealt with an RTI to… Show differences to current revisions , ,
Sunil Kumar v. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited ... Central Information Commission · 2023-08-08 · CIC File No. IK/12805608 Dealt with an RTI to an oi… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
IIT Delhi admission records — Delhi HC High Court of Delhi · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited IIT admission aggregate data = §4(1)(b) proactive disclosure; indiv… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
NA / conversion-fee records — Delhi HC High Court of Delhi · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited Non-Agricultural [NA] conversion fee rates, computation and approva… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
NITI Aayog records — Delhi HC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 High Court of Delhi · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited NITI Aayog is a public authority; research pap… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Public servant posting/transfer orders — Delhi HC High Court of Delhi · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited Posting and transfer orders of public servants, by name … Show differences to current revisions , , ,
RTI about RTI — meta-RTI disclosure High Court of Delhi · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited Meta-RTI statistics (received, decided, rejected, transferred) are pub… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
YSR welfare pension records — Andhra Pradesh HC High Court of Andhra Pradesh · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited YSR welfare pension records — Andhra Pradesh HC. … Show differences to current revisions , , ,
NRC aggregate statistics — Gauhati HC Gauhati High Court · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited NRC aggregate statistics [inclusions, exclusions, appeals] disclosabl… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
NGO FCRA-compliance scrutiny — Bombay HC High Court of Bombay · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited FCRA-compliance records with MHA: §4(1)(b) disclosure (registrat… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Municipal property-tax records — Bombay HC 2024 Bombay High Court · 2024-03-28 · 2024 SCC OnLine Bom 1123 Ward-wise property-tax revenue aggregates are §4[1][… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Kolkata Port Trust records — Calcutta HC High Court of Calcutta · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited KPT [Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port] is §2[h]; tender records and… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
School Service Commission records — Calcutta HC High Court of Calcutta · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited WBSSC recruitment: merit list + answer key + own marks … Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
Mineral concession records — Chhattisgarh HC High Court of Chhattisgarh · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited Mineral-concession grants, royalty returns and product… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Ayush ministry drug approvals — Delhi HC 2024 Delhi High Court · 2024-07-12 · 2024 SCC OnLine Del 4421 Ayush drug-licence approval data is public health infor… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
DDA housing records — Delhi HC High Court of Delhi · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited DDA = §2(h); draw results + allotment files + possession status = §4(1)(b)(… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Electoral roll revisions — Delhi HC 2025 Delhi High Court · 2025-03-11 · 2025 SCC OnLine Del 1089 Form-6/7/8 statistics and booth-level agent data is §4[1][b]… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Police public-relation / RTI-application data — Delhi HC High Court of Delhi · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited Delhi Police = §24 exempt; only corruption / huma… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
MGNREGS social audit — Delhi HC High Court of Delhi · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited MGNREGS social-audit reports at village/block/district level: §4(1)(b)(xii… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Irrigation / canal records — Gujarat HC High Court of Gujarat · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited Irrigation canal-water release records, farm-level water entitle… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Forest clearance records — Himachal HC High Court of Himachal Pradesh · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited Forest Conservation Act clearances, compensatory affores… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
PDS scheme records — Jharkhand HC High Court of Jharkhand · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited PDS scheme beneficiary lists and FPS records are §4[1][b][xii] proac… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
KERC tariff determination records — Karnataka HC High Court of Karnataka · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission [KERC] ta… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Kerala Beverage Corp records — Kerala HC High Court of Kerala · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited Kerala State Beverages Corporation [KSBC] is §2[h]; tender award… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
MGNREGS beneficiary lists — Kerala HC High Court of Kerala · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited MGNREGS muster rolls = §4(1)(b)(xii); name+aggregate-days disclosab… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
PMAY-G rural-housing records — MP HC High Court of Madhya Pradesh · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited PMAY Gramin beneficiary lists + installment records at panch… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Assembly proceedings and constituency-fund records — Manipur HC High Court of Manipur · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited Assembly published proceedings + MLA fun… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Autonomous District Councils under RTI — Meghalaya HC 2023 High Court of Meghalaya · 2023-10-19 · WP(C) 211/2023 Sixth Schedule Autonomous District Councils a… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
KALIA scheme records — Odisha HC High Court of Orissa · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited KALIA [Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation] record… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
SACI / agri-subsidy records — Punjab HC High Court of Punjab & Haryana · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited Seed-and-fertiliser subsidy scheme records [village/blo… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
NGT order compliance records — Rajasthan HC High Court of Rajasthan · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited NGT order implementation / compliance reports filed by Sta… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Palanhar Scheme records — Rajasthan HC High Court of Rajasthan · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited Rajasthan Palanhar Scheme — orphan/foster-care beneficiary reco… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Tourism project records — Sikkim HC High Court of Sikkim · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited Tourism project MoUs, land-lease terms, environmental compliance, and… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Civil works contract records — Tripura HC High Court of Tripura · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited Municipal civil-works tenders, award values, contractor names … Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
Char Dham project records — Uttarakhand HC High Court of Uttarakhand · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited Char Dham Devasthanam Board and mission records are publi… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan v. Union of India Supreme Court of India · 2018-07-23 · (2018) 17 SCC 324 · ★ Landmark Proactive disclosure under §4 is a conti… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
NCDRC award-execution records under RTI — 2024 National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission · 2024-03-15 · CC 89/2023 NCDRC is a §2[h] public authority; aw… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Scholarship records — Punjab & Haryana HC High Court of Punjab & Haryana · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited Scholarship beneficiary lists + disbursal schedules a… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
Village panchayat accounts — Rajasthan HC High Court of Rajasthan · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited Panchayat income and expenditure accounts are §4 proactive-d… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Anonymous donations to political parties — SC 2025 Supreme Court of India · 2025-03-08 · (2025) 4 SCC 1 · ★ Landmark Political parties remain public authoriti… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
Education right-to-know — SC directive Supreme Court of India · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited MoE + state education departments: school/college rankings + vac… Show differences to current revisions , ,
Machine-readable electoral rolls — SC Supreme Court of India · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited Electoral rolls: book/PDF disclosure OK; machine-readable bulk fo… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Information Officer recruitment data — SC Supreme Court of India · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited Public recruitment — post-wise vacancy, selection rounds, fin… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Judicial-delay records — SC — RTI Wiki Citizen Guide 2026 Supreme Court of India · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited Judicial-delay statistics — case-pendency, ca… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Judicial pendency data under RTI — Supreme Court 2024 Supreme Court of India · 2024-05-10 · (2024) 5 SCC 512 · ★ Landmark Court-wise pendency data is disclosa… Show differences to current revisions , , , , ,
Medical college admissions — SC Supreme Court of India · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited MCI/NMC is a public authority; medical-college seat matrix, fee structu… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Police beat / patrol records — SC Supreme Court of India · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited Aggregate policing stats: disclosable. Specific beat routes + VIP det… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
Pollution Control Board records — SC Supreme Court of India · 2018-01-01 · Citation awaited SPCB / CPCB are public authorities under §2[h]; pollution-monitori… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
§4 portal-publication compliance — SC Supreme Court of India · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited · ★ Landmark §4 portal publication must be live, indexed, searcha… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Land-acquisition public-purpose documentation — SC Supreme Court of India · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited Land acquisition: §11/§19 notifications + public-pur… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
§4 disclosure continuity — SC directive line Supreme Court of India · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited §4 disclosure must be kept current; stale §4(1)(b) pages d… Show differences to current revisions , ,
Land-acquisition records — Andhra Pradesh SIC Andhra Pradesh State Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited Land-acquisition notifications + com… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Tea-garden workers' welfare records — Assam SIC Assam State Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited Tea-garden workers' welfare scheme records … Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Jan Dhan account opening records — Bihar SIC Bihar State Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited Aggregate Jan Dhan account-opening statistics … Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Tribal welfare fund records — Chhattisgarh SIC Chhattisgarh State Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited Tribal sub-plan fund utilisation at v… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Mining leases & royalty records — Goa SIC Goa State Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited Mining leases + royalty returns are §4(1)(b) public… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
HSVP housing records — Haryana SIC Haryana State Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited HSVP [Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran] allotment draw… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
HPMC apple procurement records — Himachal SIC Himachal Pradesh State Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited HPMC apple procurement under Marke… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Mining district-fund records — Jharkhand SIC Jharkhand State Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited District Mineral Foundation [DMF] fund uti… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Corporator funds utilisation — Maharashtra SIC Maharashtra State Information Commission · 2019-01-01 · Citation awaited Local-body corporator fund utilisation… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Ethnic-violence relief camp records — Manipur SIC 2023 Manipur State Information Commission · 2023-09-25 · SIC/MN/89/2023 Relief camp occupancy aggregates and… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
MP Lok Seva Guarantee interaction — MP SIC Madhya Pradesh State Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited MP Lok Seva Guarantee scheme records: §… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Village-level works & MGNREGS — Odisha SIC Odisha State Information Commission · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited MGNREGS muster rolls + job-card data are §4(1)(… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Scholarship disbursal delays — Punjab SIC Punjab State Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited Systemic scholarship-disbursal delays actionable… Show differences to current revisions , , , , ,
PDS leakage investigation — Rajasthan SIC Rajasthan State Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited Completed PDS-leakage closure reports disclos… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,
Solar-subsidy records — Rajasthan SIC Rajasthan State Information Commission · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited Rajasthan solar-pump / rooftop-solar subsidy reco… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Municipal works records — Tamil Nadu SIC Tamil Nadu State Information Commission · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited Municipal works-register, tendered contracts,… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Forest Rights Act records — Tripura SIC 2023 Tripura State Information Commission · 2023-12-14 · SIC/TR/456/2023 FRA individual-claim and community-claim file… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Disaster relief records — Uttarakhand SIC Uttarakhand State Information Commission · 2023-01-01 · Citation awaited Disaster-relief beneficiary lists, ex-grati… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Ration-card irregularities — West Bengal SIC West Bengal State Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited FPS card-holder lists + monthly stock bo… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Repeat-information rejection — CIC guidance line Central Information Commission · 2012-01-01 · multiple CIC orders Information already disclosed under §4 or i… Show differences to current revisions , , ,
Suo Motu Disclosure under Section 4 — The Proactive Duty [Suo Motu Disclosure under RTI — RTI Wiki] ⚠️ DPDP Rules, 2025 (14 Nov 2025) amended Section 8(1)(j) … Show differences to current revisions , , , , , , , ,
How Transparent Are India's Ministry Websites? Section 4(1)(b) Section 4(1)(b) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 requires every public authority to publish… Show differences to current revisions , , , , ,
Section 4(1)(b) RTI Act — Proactive Disclosure Need help drafting this RTI? Use our free RTI Assistant — describe your problem, get a ready-to-file Section 6(1… Show differences to current revisions , , , ,