GK
RTI ACT 2005
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Question
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The President
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The Prime Minister
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The Chief Justice of India
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The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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Detailed explanation-1: -(e) “competent authority” means-(i) the Speaker in the case of the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly of a State or a Union territory having such Assembly and the Chairman in the case of the Council of States or Legislative Council of a State; (ii)
Detailed explanation-2: -Section 2(e) of the Act provides for ‘competent authority’. Competent authority is the authority in charge of the autonomous institutions functioning under the provisions of the Constitution. Such authority has the ultimate responsibility for the enforcement of the RTI Act in those institutions.
Detailed explanation-3: -The. Act provides that information includes any material in any form including records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, etc.