Date of Hearing : 22.07.2025 Date of Decision : 22.07.2025 Chief Information Commissioner : Shri Heeralal Samariya Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 05.03.2024 PIO replied on : 01.04.2024 First Appeal filed on : 04.04.2024 First Appellate Order on : 13.05.2024

2^ndAppeal/complaint received on : Nil Information sought and background of the case:

The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 05.03.2024 seeking information on following points:-

1. “Amount of total advertising expenditure by MOIL from 1st April 2021 to 31 January 2024

2. Copy of Release Order of All Advertisements issued by MOIL from 1st April 2021 to 31st January 2024

3. Copy of Marketing Policy Followed By MOIL

4. Copy of Advertising Policy Followed By MOIL

5. Copy of Media Policy Followed By MOIL.”

The CPIO, Maganese Ore (India) Ltd. vide letter dated 01.04.2024 replied as under:-

Ans.1 : As it is a commercial confidential information, so this information can’t be provided, Ans. 2: This is an information related to third party. Therefore, it can’t be given.

Ans. 3: All the documents related to marketing department like Business Policy, general terms & conditions etc. are available at MOIL website. W