- Section 4 of the RTI Act deals with the obligations of public authorities, focusing on proactive disclosure of information. - Sub-section (1) lists various types of information that public authorities are required to publish. - Clause (c) of Section 4(1) specifically requires every public authority to "publish all relevant facts while formulating important policies or announcing the decisions which affect the public".
It is obligatory for all the public authorities under which one of the following Sections of the RTI Act, 2005 to publish all relevant facts while formulating important policies and announcing decisions affecting the public ?
Asked in UPSC SO Steno 2018 · Topic: Lokpal and Important Commissions (Central Information Commission (CIC) and State Information Commissions (SICs): Powers and role under RTI Act)
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