Is there any organisation known as R&AW or RAW under the cabinet Secretariat?
Is it an exempted organisation from RTI ? http://rti.india.gov.in/exempted.php "The List of 22 exempted organizations is given below: * Intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs * Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Ministry of Finance * Central Economic Intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Finance * Directorate of Enforcement, Ministry of Finance * Narcotics Control Bureau * Aviation Research Centre * Special Frontier Force * Border Security Force, Ministry of Home Affairs * Central Reserve Police Force, Ministry of Home Affairs * Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Ministry of Home Affairs * Central Industrial Security Force, Ministry of Home Affairs * National Security Guard, Ministry of Home Affairs * Special Service Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs * Assam Rifles, Ministry of Home Affairs * Sashastra Seema Bal, Ministry of Home Affairs * Special Protection Group * Defence Research and Development Organisation, Ministry of Defence * Border Road Development Organisation * Financial Intelligence Unit, India * Directorate General Income Tax (Investigation) * National Technical Research Organisation * National Security Council Secretariat" PS: This CICdecision refers to a book called "KAOBOYS of RAW" by B.Raman which makes for some very interesting reading. http://cic.gov.in/CIC-Orders/WB-10102008-04.pdf
