Right to Information Act, 2064RTI Act

Purpose: To make state functions open, transparent and accountable, ease citizens' access to information of public importance and protect sensitive information. Authenticated 2064/04/05 (Act No. 4 of 2064).

Structure: Sections 1-38.

Key provisions:

• Section 3: every Nepali citizen has the right to information held by public bodies.
• Section 4: duties of public bodies; Section 5: proactive disclosure and updating of information.
• Section 6: each public body designates an information officer.
• Section 7: information is provided immediately or within 15 days of the request; information about a person's life and safety within 24 hours.
• Section 8: fees; Section 9: complaint to the head of the body; Section 10: appeal to the National Information Commission.
• Sections 11-26: the National Information Commission.
• Section 27: classification of information that need not be disclosed; Section 29: protection of whistleblowers.
• Section 32: punishment; Section 33: compensation.

Amendments: 2072 and 2075.

Government-owned banks are public bodies and must appoint an information officer and answer RTI requests, while still protecting customer information under banking secrecy (BAFIA Section 109).

उद्देश्य: राज्यका काम कारबाही खुला र पारदर्शी बनाई सार्वजनिक महत्वको सूचनामा नागरिकको पहुँच सहज बनाउने। प्रमाणीकरण २०६४।०४।०५, ऐन नं. ४।

संरचना: दफा १ देखि ३८।

मुख्य व्यवस्था:

• दफा ३: प्रत्येक नेपाली नागरिकलाई सूचनाको हक।
• दफा ६: सूचना अधिकारी।
• दफा ७: तत्काल वा पन्ध्र दिनभित्र सूचना; जीउज्यानको सुरक्षासँग सम्बन्धित सूचना चौबीस घण्टाभित्र।
• दफा ९-१०: प्रमुखसमक्ष उजुरी र राष्ट्रिय सूचना आयोगमा पुनरावेदन।
• दफा २७: सूचनाको वर्गीकरण; दफा २९: सूचनादाताको संरक्षण; दफा ३२: सजाय।

संशोधन: २०७२ र २०७५।

सरकारी स्वामित्वका बैङ्कले सूचना अधिकारी तोकी सूचना माग्नेलाई जवाफ दिनुपर्छ, तर ग्राहकको गोप्य विवरण सुरक्षित राख्नुपर्छ।