November 24, 2023 07:46 pm | Updated November 25, 2023 07:00 am IST - New DelhiThe Central government has added the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) among a list of organisations that are exempted from the ambit of the Right to Information Act (RTI), 2005. The CERT-In is the national nodal agency for responding to computer security incidents as and when they occur. There are 26 other intelligence and security organisations established by the Central government such as the Intelligence Bureau, Research and Analysis Wing, Directorate of Enforcement, National Technical Research Organisation that are exempt under RTI. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team.”The last time an amendment was made to the second schedule of RTI was in 2016 when Strategic Forces Command was added to the list of exempted organisations. Two other organisations of the Ministry of Defence – the Defence Research and Development Organisation and Border Roads Development Board are also placed in the second schedule of the Act.

Source: The Hindu November 25, 2023 04:32 UTC