State Level RTI : Himachal Pradesh
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 : Jammu and Kashmir
Law The Jammu and Kasmir Right to Information Act 2009 was passed by the State Legislature and it received the assent of the Governor on 20 March 2009.
State Level RTI : Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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.
Data Reveals Decline in Access to Information Since BJP Came to Power
New Delhi: Since the Narendra Modi government came to power, access to information through the Right to Information (RTI) Act has diminished greatly, according to the annual report of the Central Information Commission (CIC) for 2014-15.
Reforming Kenya's Counter-Terrorism Strategy: What Should the Commonwealth Do?
18 March, 2016 By Uladzimir Dzenisevich On the night of 4th May 2015, around 9:00 pm, 48-year-old Affey Ali was sitting outside his home in Shalatey village, Wajir County, in North East Kenya, when men in military fatigues approached him and ordered him to lie face down.
Training and Workshops
Training RTI trainings for civil societies in Sri Lanka, Oct 28-31, 2018 Sharad Kumar (2004) AGNI Power Point Presentation on MRTI with Speaking Notes, first used at MRTI seminar organised by Mumbai Grahak Panchayat.
State Level RTI
States Laws, Campaigns and Resources Click on the name of the State in the map below for information on relevant law, campaigns, and resources. table on the fee rules issued by the Central and State Governments click here.
National Level RTI
The right to information campaign in India began with the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan ( MKSS) movement to bring in transparency in village accounts via the demand for minimum wages in rural India.
Modi government rejected 8.4% applications in 2014-15: Central Information Commission
NEW DELHI: In its first year in power at the Centre, the Narendra Modi government has rejected the most number of applications under Right to Information Act. The rate of rejection of RTI applications by central ministries and departments has climbed to 8.
What We Do
Legislative Advocacy Facilitating the effective entrenchment of the right to access to information in member states and the institutions of the Commonwealth is one of the key aims of CHRI's RTI Program.