Economic Survey flags need to recalibrate RTI, warns against 'transparency without outcomes'

The Economic Survey 2025–26 describes the RTI Act, 2005 as one of India’s most powerful democratic reforms and a cornerstone of anti-corruption efforts.

RTI Reveals Niti Aayog Has Not Studied Fiscal Impact Of State Freebie Schemes

An RTI response shows that Niti Aayog has not conducted any study on the fiscal sustainability or long-term economic impact of state-funded freebie schemes, despite repeated warnings from the ...

Orissa High Court quashes one year RTI filing ban imposed by Odisha information panel

Court says information body lacks authority to restrict number of RTI pleas and directs officials to provide remaining details sought by the applicant ...
The Wire

No Data on RTI Applications in Which Info Was Denied: Centre Tells Parliament

The Chief Information Commissioner has 'not compiled' such data, the government says, but well over 17.5 lakh RTI applications were filed and 14.30 lakh were answered. This article went live on ...
The Hindu

40,000 RTI applications pending in State, 1,623 in Dharwad

Mentioning that 40,000 RTI applications were pending in the State till September 2025 and 1,623 applications in Dharwad district, State Chief Information Commissioner Ashit Mohan Prasad has directed ...
The Pioneer on MSNOpinion

RTI Act now being strengthened: Rules need to be modified to prevent misuse

India, Jan. 27 -- Ever since the first amendment in RTI Act was done ever since its implementation on October 12, 2005, some ...

Orissa HC partially sets aside OIC order debarring RTI applicant from filing request

CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has set aside, in part, an order of the Odisha Information Commission (OIC) debarring RTI ...
Indiatimes

Include RTI in KDP meet agenda: SIC

Mangaluru: Badruddin K, commissioner of the State Information Commission, stated that under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, heads of all departments should hold meetings every three months ...