Section 26 of RTI Act : Section 26: Appropriate Government To Prepare Programmes

Explanation using Example

Imagine a small town where a local environmental group wants to understand the impact of a new factory on the area's air quality. The group is aware that the government holds records on environmental assessments, but they are not sure how to request this information. Here's how Section 26 of The Right to Information Act, 2005, comes into play:

1. The state government, as part of its obligations under Section 26(1)(a), has organized workshops in the town to educate citizens on how to exercise their rights under the RTI Act. The environmental group attends and learns how to file an RTI request.
2. Following clause (b), the local environmental authority has been encouraged by the state government to hold its own information sessions. The group attends one of th...

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