Shimla, March 13 -- The Himachal Pradesh government on Thursday excluded the state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau (ACB) from the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005.

The notification in this regard was issued by the department of personnel (Administrative Reforms) of the state government. According to the notification, the decision has been taken by exercising powers under Section 24(4) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

The notification states: "In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 24 (4) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, the governor, Himachal Pradesh is pleased to exclude the state vigilance & anti-corruption bureau from the ambit of the Right to Information Act, 2005."

Following this decisi...