The objectives of the RTI Act include promoting transparency and accountability, reducing corruption, promoting good governance, empowering citizens, and enhancing their participation in governance. However, the Act explicitly provides for exemptions from disclosure of certain information under Sections 8 and 9, including information that could prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, security, strategic, scientific or economic interests, relations with foreign State, or lead to the incitement of an offence, or relates to trade secrets, or would cause an unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual, among others. Therefore, providing unlimited access to classified information is not an objective; rather, controlled access while protecting certain sensitive information is the intent.
Under the RTI Act, 2005, which one of the following is not an objective of the Act ?
Asked in UPSC Combined Section Officer 2021 22 · Topic: The Parliamentary Act (Powers and Functions of Parliament (Legislative, Executive, Financial, Constituent))
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Answer: D. Providing unlimited access to classified in‐ formation
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