RTI Status – DRDO

DRDO is placed in the Second Schedule of the RTI Act, 2005 and is exempted from disclosure of information under Section 24(1), except for information pertaining to allegations of corruption and human rights violations.

DRDO does not accept RTI applications or appeals through email or any electronic media. A hard copy submission is mandatory.

RTI Statistics for 2024–2025

  1. RTI Applications:
    • Received: 496
    • Disposed: 476
  2. RTI First Appeals:
    • Received: 68
    • Orders Issued: 65
  3. RTI Second Appeals:
    • Received: 21
    • Disposed: 21
  4. Parliament Questions:
    • Questions Asked: 178
    • Replies Given: 129

Third Party Audit

Third Party Audit for the year 2024–2025 was conducted by DIAT, Pune in June 2025. Total marks obtained: 97%.

S.No Description Type/size Link to Content
1 Public Authorities under DRDO 72 KB View
2 RTI Officials at DRDO HQ 43.38 KB View
3 RTI Act, 2005, Ministry of Law and Justice, English and Hindi 1.63 MB View
4 How To Submit RTI Application 731.49 KB View
5 Exemption under RTI Act, 2005 207.81 KB View
6 Guidelines for Information Seekers, English and Hindi 772.79 KB View
7 Frequently Asked Questions on RTI 292.91 KB View
8 Suo Motu disclosures u/s 4-1-b of the ACT 264.4 KB View
9 Important Decisions/orders 914.89 KB View
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