This section explains the meaning of the term ‘information' under the Right to Information Act.
What does information mean.

The Right to Information Act has defined information in a very broad sense. Infact anything under the Sun seems to have been covered by the definition of information. Under the Right to Information Act the definition of ‘Information' includes the following:

1. records

2. documents

3. memos

4. e-mails

5. opinions

6. advices

7. press releases

8. circulars

9. orders

10. logbooks

11. contracts

12. reports

13. papers

14. samples

15. models

16. data material held in any electronic form

Any of the above can be asked for as information. Thus, the scope encompasses the whole gamut on which any organization functions. It includes everything that one can possibly think of.