Right to Information Act, 2005
The Right to Information Act-2005 aims to ensure transparency and efficiency in the day-to-day operations of government, prevent corruption, make democracy more effective and empower citizens. The law is intended to provide information that will help raise awareness among the governing public about the role of governance and enable citizens to take government systems seriously. The RTI Act is a big step in making the general public aware of the workings of the government.
Officers appointed under the Right to Information Act
Chief Minister's Office
State Public Information Officer
P. Gopan
Additional Private Secretary to Chief Minister
First Appellate Authority
Adv . A. Rajasekharan Nair
Special Private Secretary to Chief Ministerി
Address
3rd Floor, North Block,
Government Secretariat,
Thiruvananthapuram
Chief Minister's Computer Cell
State Public Information Officers
Deepesh K. K.
Section Officer
Ashik Das
Section Officer
First Appellate Authority
Rajeev Mathew
Under Secretary
Address
4th Floor, North Block,
Government Secretariat,
Thiruvananthapuram
Details of RTI applications received at the Chief Minister's Office and the Chief Minister's Computer Cell
| Received in the office of the Chief Minister | Received in the Chief Minister's Computer Cell | |||
| Year | Number of RTI requests | Number of first appeals received | Number of RTI requests | Number of first appeals received |
| 2016 | 61 | 7 | 292 | 11 |
| 2017 | 78 | 8 | 671 | 50 |
| 2018 | 123 | 10 | 718 | 62 |
| 2019 | 39 | 4 | 664 | 51 |
| 2020 | 34 | 1 | 674 | 63 |
| 2021 | 34 | 0 | 706 | 55 |
| 2022 | 34 | 1 | 673 | 49 |
| 2023 | 21 | 1 | 545 | 53 |
RTI documents
| Sl No.ം | Document |
| 1 | Right to Information Act |
| 2 | Handbook (190 MB) |
