Under which one among the following Sections of the Right to Informati

Under which one among the following Sections of the Right to Information Act, 2005, is information pertaining to violation of human rights not exempted from disclosure by intelligence and security organizations established by the government?

Section 18
Section 20
Section 24
Section 26
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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2024
Section 24 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 exempts certain intelligence and security organizations specified in the Second Schedule from the purview of the Act. However, the proviso to Section 24(1) explicitly states that information pertaining to allegations of corruption and human rights violations shall not be excluded from the scope of the Act, even in the case of these organizations.
The question focuses on the exemptions provided to intelligence and security organizations under the RTI Act and the conditions under which such exemptions do not apply, particularly concerning human rights violations.
– Section 18 of the RTI Act deals with the powers and functions of the Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions.
– Section 20 deals with penalties for non-compliance with the Act.
– Section 26 outlines the appropriate government’s duty to promote the development and organisation of training programmes and provide necessary machinery to enable people to exercise the right to information.
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