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Behavior and Law

Organisations Exempt from RTI

Right to Information Act 2005 (Sections 1–20)

Paper III · Unit 3 Section 4 of 8 0 PYQs 20 min

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Organisations Exempt from RTI

Section 24 (Sections 21–31 are beyond the RPSC syllabus but mentioned for context): Intelligence and security organisations in the Second Schedule are exempt from RTI. These include:

  • Intelligence Bureau (IB)
  • Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
  • Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
  • Central Economic Intelligence Bureau
  • Directorate of Enforcement
  • Narcotics Control Bureau
  • Aviation Research Centre
  • Special Frontier Force
  • Border Security Force (and various military intelligence units)

Critical exception: Even these organisations must disclose information pertaining to corruption and human rights violations.