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Recording the government’s silence. One denial at a time
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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.
RTI Denials
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MHA labels RTI request for FCRA 'Prior Reference' list as 'vague'
Ministry of Home Affairs
Other
[ UNION ]
Letters Between CPWD and SP Group: 10-Word Reply Comes Seven Months Too Late
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Other
[ UNION ]
Bihar CEO calls information sought questionable, denies response
Election Commission of India
Other
[ UNION ]
No Paper Trail for Hot-Air Balloon Permits, Says Airports Authority of India
Ministry of Civil Aviation
No records maintained / file not traceable
[ UNION ]
Ministry Withholds ACC Battery PLI Records Citing 'Voluminous' Data and Strategic Interests
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Section 8
Other
[ UNION ]
"As per records": PMO uses outdated web page to dodge RTI on PM Modi's recent honors
Prime Minister's Office
Appeal dismissed without reasoning
Other
[ UNION ]
MIB hides "certain" Broadcasting Bill stakeholders behind commercial secrecy clause
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Section 8
Contradictory replies
[ state ]
Haryana Forest Department claims 'no record' of illegal mining in the Aravallis
Forest Department
No records maintained / file not traceable
[ UNION ]
Not clear and specific": ECI appellate authority rejects RTI for 2024 poll scrutiny reports
Election Commission of India
Other
[ UNION ]
PIB Fact-Checks Journalism With a Tweet
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Other
[ UNION ]
Madhya Pradesh CEO says queries about suspected duplicate voter entries too interrogative in nature
Election Commission of India
Other
[ UNION ]
ECI claims no records, declines transfer on SIR RTI
Election Commission of India
No records maintained / file not traceable
[ UNION ]
Ministry invokes National Security to Deny RTI on Chinese FDI Approvals and Rejections
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Section 8
[ UNION ]
Mines Ministry Refuses RTI on Minister's Meeting, Claims No Minutes Exist for 'Internal' Sessions
Ministry of Mines
No records maintained / file not traceable
[ UNION ]
Delhi Police Stonewalls RTI on July Protest Records, Claims No PIO Posted at Station
Ministry of Home Affairs
Other
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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 ]
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
[ UNION ]
Ministry invokes Section 8 on query about IT Rules amendment deliberations
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Section 8(1)(i) - Sovereignty/Security
[ UNION ]
Ministry Uses Future Guidelines to Label Journalism Fake
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Misleading/Incomplete
[ UNION ]
RBI Reply on Central Fraud Registry Heavily Redacted
Ministry of Finance
Heavy redaction
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