Section 27 grants the Central Government the power to frame rules for the implementation of the RTI Act.
Which Section of the RTI Act, 2005 empowers the Central Government to make rules to carry out the provisions of the Act ?
Asked in UPSC Combined Section Officer 2021 22 · Topic: Lokpal and Important Commissions (Central Information Commission (CIC) and State Information Commissions (SICs): Powers and role under RTI Act)
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