Q&A – RTI: If the law under PSU/public body does not allow access to information such as agendas of board meetings etc., will such information have to be given under RTI Act?

Section 2(h) of the RTI Act, 2005 provides that any body owned, controlled or substantially financed by the Government is a ‘public authority’:

As per Section 22 of the RTI Act, 2005, the RTI Act provisions shall have overriding effect:

Public Sector Undertakings fall within the category of public authorities. Even if the law constituting a PSU does not allow disclosure of certain categories of information, the RTI Act, 2005 overrides such law. Hence, the PIO of the PSU/ organization has to provide the information.