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Subhash Chandra Agarwal v. MoHUA

Subhash Chandra Agarwal v. MoHUA (Central Information Commission, 2020-06-15) CIC/MOHUA/A/2020/000234 is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 8(1)(d). PMAY-MIS data is public; commercial-confidence refusal rejected. PMAY-Management Information System (MIS) data is public.

Holding

PMAY-MIS data is public; commercial-confidence refusal rejected.

Ratio

PMAY-Management Information System (MIS) data is public. Refusal under §8(1)(d) commercial confidence is unsustainable in respect of welfare-scheme records funded by public money.

Section(s) applied

Practitioner takeaway

Public-money welfare data + §4 disclosure obligation.

Citation

Last reviewed: 23 April 2026.