SEC.1
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
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Provided further that in the case of information sought for is in respect of allegations
of violation of human rights, the information shall only be provided after the approval of
the State Information Commission and, notwithstanding anything contained in section 7,
such information shall be provided within forty-five days from the date of the receipt of
request.
(5) Every notification issued under sub-section (4) shall be laid before the State
Legislature.
25. (1) The Central Information Commission or State Information Commission, as the
case may be, shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each year, prepare a report on the
implementation of the provisions of this Act during that year and forward a copy thereof to
the appropriate Government.
(2) Each Ministry or Department shall, in relation to the public authorities within their
jurisdiction, collect and provide such information to the Central Information Commission
or State Information Commission, as the case may be, as is required to prepare the report
under this section and comply with the requirements concerning the furnishing of that
information and keeping of records for the purposes of this section.
(3) Each report shall state in respect of the year to which the report relates,—
(a)
the number of requests made to each public authority;
(b) the number of decisions where applicants were not entitled to access to the
documents pursuant to the requests, the provisions of this Act under which
these decisions were made and the number of times such provisions were
invoked;
(c) the number of appeals referred to the Central Information Commission or
State Information Commission, as the case may be, for review, the nature of
the appeals and the outcome of the appeals;
(d) particulars of any disciplinary action taken against any officer in respect of
the administration of this Act;
(e) the amount of charges collected by each public authority under this Act;
(f) any facts which indicate an effort by the public authorities to administer and
implement the spirit and intention of this Act;
(g) recommendations for reform, including recommendations in respect of the
particular public authorities, for the development, improvement,
modernisation, reform or amendment to this Act or other legislation or
common law or any other matter relevant for operationalising the right to
access information.
(4) The Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, may, as
soon as practicable after the end of each year, cause a copy of the report of the Central
Information Commission or the State Information Commission, as the case may be,
referred to in sub-section (1) to be laid before each House of Parliament or, as the case may
be, before each House of the State Legislature, where there are two Houses, and where
there is one House of the State Legislature before that House.
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(5) If it appears to the Central Information Commission or State Information
Commission, as the case may be, that the practice of a public authority in relation to the
exercise of its functions under this Act does not conform with the provisions or spirit of
this Act, it may give to the authority a recommendation specifying the steps which ought in
its opinion to be taken for promoting such conformity.
26. (1) The appropriate Government may, to the extent of availability of financial and
other resources,—
(a) develop and organise educational programmes to advance the understanding
of the public, in particular of disadvantaged communities as to how to exercise
the rights contemplated under this Act;
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