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Under the Right to Information Act, 2005, who has the statutory right to information under the general rule in section 3?

All citizens hold the right to information under section 3 of the RTI Act, 2005, subject to the Act's provisions. The Act does not limit it to local residents or affected persons, and it does not extend to every person regardless of citizenship.

  1. AAll citizensCorrect
  2. BAll persons residing in India, including foreign nationals
  3. COnly residents of the State where the public authority is located
  4. DOnly persons who are directly affected by the information

Explanation

Section 3 states that, subject to the Act, all citizens have the right to information. It does not restrict the right to residents of a State or to persons affected by the information. Option B is wrong because the Act confers the right on citizens, not on all persons.

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