State Level RTI: Sikkim
Law In May 2005, the national Right to Information Act 2005 was passed by Parliament. The RTI Act 2005 received Presidential assent on 15 June and came fully into force on 12 October 2005.
State Level RTI : Tripura
Law In May 2005, the national Right to Information Act 2005 was passed by Parliament. The RTI Act 2005 received Presidential assent on 15 June and came fully into force on 12 October 2005.
State Level RTI: Meghalaya
Law In May 2005, the national Right to Information Act 2005 was passed by Parliament. The RTI Act 2005 received Presidential assent on 15 June and came fully into force on 12 October 2005.
State Level RTI : Goa
Law The Goa Right to Information Act 1997 was the second right to information law enacted in India, after Tamil Nadu. It was passed on 31 July 1997 and received Governor's assent on 29 October 1997.
State Level RTI : Karnataka
Background The Karnataka Government took steps to make information available to the public as far back as 1997.
State Level RTI : Tamilnadu
Law Tamil Nadu was the first state in India to enact an access law, namely the Tamil Nadu Right to Information Act 1997. The Act was passed by the Legislative Assembly in the first half of 1997, received the assent of the Governor on 4 May 1997 and was notified the following day.
State Level RTI : Jharkhand
Background The State of Jharkhand was carved out of the existing state of Bihar in 2000. In 2001, the Jharkhand State Right to Information Committee, a group of civil society organisations, prepared a draft Right to Information Bill.
State Level RTI: Bihar
Law In May 2005, the national Right to Information Act 2005 was passed by Parliament. The RTI Act 2005 received Presidential assent on 15 June and came fully into force on 12 October 2005.
State Level RTI : Rajasthan
Background The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) spearheaded the right to information movement in Rajasthan - and subsequently, throughout India.
State Level RTI: Delhi
Background Until recently, Delhi was one of only 9 States in India to have enacted right to information laws. The Delhi Right to Information Act 2001 was passed on 16 May 2001 and came into force on 2 October 2001. About 119 departments have been brought under the preview of the Act.