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RTI 404

Recording the government’s silence. One denial at a time

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RTI404 is a journalism and art project to record how the Right to Information Act is being stifled by our governments.
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This project rests on a simple hope: that people see the RTI for what it truly is. It is not a tool meant only for journalists or researchers. The right to information is foundational to being citizens in this democracy. It is how we question power, demand accountability and participate meaningfully in public life. And we cannot allow it to be eroded.

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Bihar CEO calls information sought questionable, denies response

Election Commission of India

Other

[ UNION ]

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Claims File Behind Apprenticeship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 is Untraceable

Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship

No records maintained / file not traceable

Contradictory replies

[ UNION ]

PIB Fact-Checks Journalism With a Tweet

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Other

[ UNION ]

ECI cites "threat to life" and "foreign secrets" to block RTI on 2024 election reports

Election Commission of India

Section 8

[ UNION ]

"Information not available": Appeal fails to break MEA silence on Foreign Secretary's online trolling

Ministry of External Affairs

No records maintained / file not traceable

Appeal dismissed without reasoning

[ UNION ]

IN-SPACe cites NDAs to hide details on ISRO tech transfer to 56 private firms

Department of Space

Section 8

Other

[ UNION ]

MIB hides "certain" Broadcasting Bill stakeholders behind commercial secrecy clause

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Section 8

Contradictory replies

[ UNION ]

Time for closed-door meetings, none for keeping minutes

Ministry of Steel

No records maintained / file not traceable

Appeal dismissed without reasoning

[ UNION ]

Railways Ministry labels media tour query 'exhaustive and vague,' yet invites applicant for file inspection

Ministry of Railways

No records maintained / file not traceable

Contradictory replies

Other

[ UNION ]

SECI refuses impact study on Ladakh project, cites eco-political sensitivities

Solar Energy Corporation of India

Excessive delay / no response

Misuse of exemptions (eg. national security)

[ UNION ]

Ministry Withholds ACC Battery PLI Records Citing 'Voluminous' Data and Strategic Interests

Ministry of Heavy Industries

Section 8

Other

[ UNION ]

"Information not held": ECI refuses to provide national list of Lok Sabha Returning Officers

Election Commission of India

No records maintained / file not traceable

Excessive delay / no response

[ UNION ]

Ministry of Renewable Energy Denies RTI for Minutes of Solar Manufacturing Meeting, Claims Records are 'Not Available'

Ministry of New & Renewable Energy

No records maintained / file not traceable

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'Does Not Arise': Golaghat ADM stonewalls RTI on Kaziranga illegal fishing crackdown

District Commissioner

No records maintained / file not traceable

Appeal dismissed without reasoning

[ UNION ]

C-DAC shrugs on ERONET queries, asks applicant to forward RTI to ECI

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

No records maintained / file not traceable

[ UNION ]

Ministry of Power Claims No Minutes Exist For a Widely Publicised Meeting Presided over by Minister

Ministry of Power

No records maintained / file not traceable

[ UNION ]

MEA's 'State Guest' defense fails as RTI appeal reveals Rs 4.45 crore spent on PM's Bhutan visit

Ministry of External Affairs

Contradictory replies

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Ministry of Steel Denies RTI on BIS Import Rules, Claims Matter is 'Sub-Judice'

Ministry of Steel

Other

[ UNION ]

RINL Denies RTI Request for JSPL MoU, Cites Commercial Confidence Despite Employee Allegations

Ministry of Steel

Section 8

[ UNION ]

MEA's 'State Guest' defense fails as RTI appeal reveals Rs 4.69 crore spent on PM's Ghana visit

Ministry of External Affairs

Contradictory replies

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