Does President comes under RTI?

The offices of President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Governors, Lt. Governors and Chief Ministers are not legally obliged under RTI Act to entertain RTI applications seeking information unrelated to it, or not held or controlled by these high offices….”

What are political parties considered?

Definition. Political parties are collective entities that organize competitions for political offices. The members of a political party contest elections under a shared label. In a narrow definition, a political party can be thought of as just the group of candidates who run for office under a party label.

Is a Recognised political party?

A registered party is recognised as a National Party only if it fulfils any one of the following three conditions: The party wins 2 per cent of the seats in the Lok Sabha (as of 2014, 11 seats) from at least 3 different States; or. A party gets recognition as State Party in four or more States.

In which year did RTI Act came into force?

12th October, 2005
The Right to Information Act will come into force w.e.f. 12th October, 2005. The Act extends to the whole of India except Jammu & Kashmir.

In which year the RTI Act was passed in India?

2005
(1) This Act may be called the Right to Information Act, 2005. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

Which information is not given under RTI Act?

The Delhi High Court on Monday said that the disclosure of personal information, which has no relation to any public activity or interest and revelation of which can cause “unwarranted invasion” into the privacy of an individual, cannot be disclosed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

How a political party is recognized as a national party?

National parties The party wins 2\% of seats in the Lok Sabha from at least three different states. At a general election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly, the party polls 6\% of votes in any four or more states and in addition it wins four Lok Sabha seats.