Can personal information be asked to governmaent employees under rti act

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Anything can be asked under RTI. But it is for CIO to decide which to provide which to not.

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saravanan s (legal advisor) 17 March 2017

Section 8(1)(j) in The Right To Information Act, 2005 (j) information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has not relationship to any public activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual unless the Central Public Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer or the appellate authority, as the case may be, is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information: Provided that the information, which cannot be denied to the Parliament or a State Legislature shall not be denied to any person.

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saravanan s (legal advisor) 17 March 2017

Section 8(1)(j) in The Right To Information Act, 2005 (j) information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has not relationship to any public activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual unless the Central Public Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer or the appellate authority, as the case may be, is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information: Provided that the information, which cannot be denied to the Parliament or a State Legislature shall not be denied to any person.

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sakiorau 17 March 2017

does that i mean i necessarily need to provide those details sir.