New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- The IT ministry clarified that it does not believe the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, dilutes the Right to Information (RTI) Act. IT secretary S Krishnan told HT the amendment to the RTI Act through the DPDP law only removed "a redundant provision" and does not affect citizens' right to information. Section 44(3) of the DPDP Act amends section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act, 2005, removing a proviso that allowed public information officers to share private information in circumstances where the disclosure was deemed to be in larger public interest. However, Krishnan said this was redundant because section 8(2) of the RTI Act already permits public authorities to share ANY information if it serves public int...