Under the Right to Information Act, 2005, certain organizations are excluded from its purview. Explain which agencies are excluded under the Act and discuss the circumstances under which these excluded agencies are still

CS Executive · Jurisprudence, Interpretation and General Laws · PYQS · June 2026
Under the Right to Information Act, 2005, certain organizations are excluded from its purview. Explain which agencies are excluded under the Act and discuss the circumstances under which these excluded agencies are still required to provide information.

Answer & Explanation:

Under Section 24 of the Right to Information Act, 2005, the Act excludes certain Central and State intelligence and security agencies from its normal provisions. These agencies are considered sensitive due to matters of national security, defense, or intelligence operations. The Act excludes Central Intelligence and Security agencies specified in the Second Schedule such as IB, R&AW, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Central Economic Intelligence Bureau, Directorate of Enforcement, Narcotics Control Bureau, Aviation Research Centre, Special Frontier Force, BSF, CRPF, ITBP, CISF, NSG, Assam Rifles, Special Service Bureau, Special Branch (CID), Andaman and Nicobar, the Crime Branch-CID- CB, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Special Branch, Lakshadweep Police. Agencies specified by the State Governments through a Notification will also be excluded. The exclusion, however, is not absolute and these organizations have an obligation to provide information pertaining to allegations of corruption and human rights violations. Further, information relating to allegations of human rights violation shall be given only with the approval of the Central Information Commission within forty- five days from the date of the receipt of request.

Topics: Right to Information Act, 2005

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