- Statement 1 is correct as the Second Schedule lists the specific intelligence and security organizations exempted from the Act's purview. - Statement 2 is incorrect. Not all government organizations come under the Act. Certain organizations (listed in the Second Schedule) are exempted, and also the Act defines 'public authority' which covers government bodies and substantially funded NGOs/bodies, but not necessarily all organizations related to the government in some way. - Statement 3 is incorrect. The RTI Act provides for exemptions from disclosure of certain types of information under Sections 8 and 9, such as information affecting national security, international relations, commercial confidence, personal privacy, etc. Therefore, not all departmental information of Central and State Governments is accessible under the Act.
Consider the following statements : 1. The Second Schedule of the RTI Act, 2005 lists the intelligence and security organizations established by the Central Government that are exempted from the purview of the RTI Act, 2005. 2. All the Government organisations come under the purview of RTI Act, 2005. 3. all departmental information of Central and State Governments. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
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