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In case of government job recruitment, how long should the authority preserves the data?

14 Feb, 2023

Ref: CIC: RTI Act does not require the public authority to retain records for indefinite period; Information needs to be retained as per the record retention schedule - CIC: Provide the record retention policy; confirmation that the records have been weeded

http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com/cic-rti-act-does-not-require-public-authority-reta

Comment:

Sir,

In case of government job recruitment, how long the authority preserves the data according to RTI?

Name: Sanjib Das

Email id: sanjib8215@gmail.com

The RTI Act does not prescribe any time period for retention of records. The specific department which is making the recruitment would have norms in place recommending the time period for the preservation of records.

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