evsjv‡`k †M‡RU, AwZwi³, A‡±vei 29, 2009 7141 Chapter 2 Right to, Preservation of, Publication of and Access to Information 4. Right to information.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, every citizen shall have the right to information from the authority, and the authority shall, on demand from a citizen, be bound to provide him with the information. 5. Preservation of information.—(1) In order to ensure right to information under this Act, every authority shall prepare catalogue and index of all information and preserve it in an appropriate manner. (2) Every authority shall, within a reasonable time-limit, preserve in computer all such information as it thinks fit for preservation in computer, and shall connect them through a country-wide network to facilitate access to information. (3) The Information Commission shall, by regulations, frame instructions to be followed by every authority for the preservation and management of information and all authority shall follow the instructions. 6. Publication of information.—(1) Every authority shall publish and publicise all information pertaining to any decision taken, proceeding or activity executed or proposed by indexing them in such a manner as may easily be accessible to the citizens. (2) In publishing and publicising information under sub-section (1), no authority shall conceal any information or limit its easy access. (3) Every authority shall publish a report every year which shall contain the following information, namely:— (a) particulars of its organisational structure, activities, responsibility of the officers and employees, or description and process of decision making; (b) lists of all laws, Acts, Ordinance, rules, regulations, notifications, directives, manuals, etc. of the authority including the classification of all information lying with the authority;