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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- A State Information Commission is a statutory body created under India's Right to Information Act, 2005, to adjudicate appeals and complaints regarding access to information held by state public authorities.
- How does a State Information Commission differ from the Central Information Commission?
- What penalties can a State Information Commission impose on a Public Information Officer?
- How did the RTI (Amendment) Act, 2019 affect State Information Commissions?
- Who appoints the State Chief Information Commissioner?

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1. 15 June 2005

   The Act, which received presidential assent on and came into full force on 12 October 2005, replaced the Freedom of Information Act, 2002, and created a two…

2. 12 October 2005

   The Act, which received presidential assent on 15 June 2005 and came into full force on , replaced the Freedom of Information Act, 2002, and created a two-ti…

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In 2023, the Supreme Court in Anjali Bhardwaj v. Union of India directed several states, including Jharkhand and Tripura, to fill long-standing vacancies in their State Information Commissions, which had lapsed into non-functionality.

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