Which of the following is not true about the objectives of the Right to Information Act?

Correct Answer: C. To empower the women and weaker sections of the society

Explanation: Right to Information Act, 2005 Category Description Objective ● Empower citizens, increase transparency and accountability in government functioning, control corruption, and make democracy effective Introduction ● Enforced: 12 October 2005; and ● Not a fundamental right; Background ● Replaced the Freedom of Information Act, 2002; ● Relaxed restrictions of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 Main ● Empower citizens to ask questions Objective from a responsible government; ● Increase transparency and accountability in government functioning Scope of RTI ● All constitutional bodies, executive and judiciary of the Central and State Governments; ● Government institutions and public utility companies owned/controlled by the government Outside the ● Central and State intelligence and Scope of RTI security agencies; ● Other agencies specified by the State through notification Right to Information (RTI) Category Description First Appellate ● Senior officer over the Public Information Authority Officer (PIO); ● Appeal in case of dissatisfaction with information Second ● For central matters: Appellate ○ Central Information Commission (CIC); Authority ● For state matters: ○ State Information Commission (State IC) Appeal Time ● First Appeal: Limit ○ Within 30 days of receiving information; ● Second Appeal: ○ Within 60 days from the date of First Appeal decision Information ● Public Information Officer: Delivery Time ○ Within 30 days of application; ● Assistant Public Information Officer: ○ Within 35 days of application Emergency ● Information related to personal Information life/freedom: ○ Within 48 hours; ● Information related to third parties and requiring notice: Within 40 days Penalty ● If information is not provided within the stipulated time: ○ Rs. 250/day, maximum Rs. 2500, as imposed by the Information Commission PYQ’s Solution English 7 Public policy swer Writing ted to Civil services only writing on website and App PYQ’s Solution English 7 Indian H Cultural Foundations of India - Indus and Vedic Age; Renunciatory tradition and new religious ideas of 6th Century BC- Ajivakas, Buddhism and Jainism