The correct answer is D. Circular.
The Right to Information Act (RTI Act), 2005 defines “information” as follows:
“information” means any material in any form, including records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, instructions, reports, papers, minutes, surveys, studies, charts, graphs, photographs, plans, drawings, maps, samples, models, data material held in electronic form and all other documents, papers and information, in whatever form, generated, received or maintained by any public authority, including information relating to any private body which is held by a public authority in pursuance of any law or in discharge of any public function.”
A circular is a communication issued by an authority to its subordinates, setting out instructions or guidelines on a particular matter. It is not a record of a decision or action taken by
the authority, and it does not contain any information that is not already available in the public domain. Therefore, it does not come under the definition of “information” as per the RTI Act.Logbooks, data material held in electronic form, and file notings are all records of decisions or actions taken by public authorities, and they contain information that is not already available in the public domain. Therefore, they do come under the definition of “information” as per the RTI Act.