Question

What type of information is not accessible to the citizens?
A. The particulars of its organization, functions, and duties.
B. The power and duties of its officers and employees.
C. The manner of execution of subsidy programs including the amount allocated.
D. Endanger the life or physical salary of a person.

Answer 1

Hint - Access to information is the ability for an individual to receive, receive, and provide information effectively. This sometimes includes "scientific, indigenous, and traditional knowledge; freedom of information, creation of open knowledge resources, including open Internet and open standards, and open access and availability of data preservation of digital heritage, cultural and linguistic Respect for diversity, such as promoting access to local content in accessible languages, quality education for all, including lifelong and e-learning; dissemination of new media and information literacy; and skills, and social inclusion online, including Addressing disparities based on skills, education, gender, age, race, ethnicity, and access by people with disabilities; and the development of connectivity and affordable ICT, including mobile, Internet and broadband infrastructure.


Complete answer:
 The Right to Information (RTI) is a function of the Parliament of India that lays down rules and procedures relating to the right to information. It replaced the earlier Freedom of Information Act, 2002. Under the provisions of the RTI Act, any citizen of India can request information from a "public authority" which is required to be answered within thirty or thirty days. In the case involving the life and liberty of the petitioner, the information must be provided within 48 hours. The Act requires every public authority to computerize its records for wide dissemination and regularly publish certain categories of information so that citizens need minimum recourse to formally request information. The law was passed by Parliament on 15 June 2005 and became fully effective on 12 October 2005. Every day, more than 4800 RTI applications are filed. In the first ten years of the commencement of the Act, over 17,500,000 applications were filed. The RTI is a fundamental right for every citizen of India. Officers are called quasi-judicial authorities under the RTI Act 2005. This act was made to strengthen the fundamental right in the Indian Constitution right to freedom of speech '. Since RTI is enshrined in the right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19 of the Indian Constitution, it is an inherent fundamental right. Information disclosure in India is prohibited by the Official Secrets Act 1923 and several other special laws, which relaxes the new RTI Act. The right to Information codifies a fundamental right of the citizens of India. The RTI has proved very useful but has been countered by the WhistleBlowers Protection Act, 2011.

So option D is the correct answer.

Note - The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 seeks to amend sections 13, 16, and 27 of the RTI Act. Section 13 of the Basic Act. It prescribes the tenure of the Central Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners for five years (or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier). Singh case on 20 September 2020, it is stable that the right to information is a fundamental right.