Kerala takes the T1 and T2 sections of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau out of the RTI Act
22 October 2026
The Kerala government has exempted the T1 and T2 sections of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) from the Right to Information Act, 2005, through a Kerala Gazette notification published on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
It invoked Section 24(4) of the RTI Act, which lets a State exempt specified intelligence and security organisations.
The two sections were added to the list of organisations exempted under a government order of February 7, 2006, which had covered eight organisations.
The T1 section keeps annual confidential reports and top-secret files; the T2 section processes the weekly diaries of vigilance officers and source reports.
The T section had been brought back under the RTI Act in 2022; the exemption remains subject to the provisos on corruption and human rights violations.
In plain words
VACB Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau — Kerala's anti-corruption investigation agency.
Section 24(4) Section 24(4) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Lets a State government exempt its intelligence and security organisations by notification.