RTI Act exempts security organizations from providing information unless related to corruption or human rights violations.

Section 24(1) of RTI Act -2005 provides qualified exemption to security organisations including CRPF to provide the information except the information pertaining to allegations of corruption or violation of human rights.

The information sought by the applicants are of general and administrative in nature and does not pertaining to allegations of corruption/violation of human rights.

Being aggrieved with the decision of DIG(Adm)/ CPIO, the appellant has preferred appeal to MHA on 09.02.2025 requesting to provide the required Information to him.

However, he has preferred First Appeal to MHA which was disposed off by MHA on 17/2/2025 with the following reply/remarks:-

2 Further, being dissatisfied with aforesaid decision, the appellant had filed second appeal which was received on 06.03.2026, vide CIC's Hearing Notice No. 3. It is pertinent to mention here that CRPF being security organisation is exempted to provide the information except the information pertaining to the allegations of corruption and human rights violations under Section 24(1) of RTI Act -2005. Information sought by the appellant do not pertains to the allegations of corruption or human rights violations. However, appropriate responses have already been provided to the appellant under RTI Act . Hence, contention of appellant is not tenable.”