The NCPRI has, as members, individuals who subscribe to the common objectives and values of the NCPRI. Applications for membership are available on the website (www.righttoinformation.info)  and can be downloaded by interested individuals. Membership forms are required to be posted to the NCPRI office in New Delhi, along with a demand draft/cheque of the amount specified for a defined period of membership.

The NCPRI has a Working Committee, whose members are nominated by the Campaign Committee (constitution explained below) from among its own members or from outside. The first working committee has a tenure of three years. Subsequently, a member of the working committee will have a tenure of two years and members will be so elected that not all the members finish their tenures in the same year. The working committee will not have more than 21 members and members would be eligible for re-election.

The Working Committee (WC) of the NCPRI nominates a Campaign Committee. Ordinarily, persons invited to serve on the Campaign Committee include those who share the values of the NCPRI and:

• Are already working on the Right to Information, and/or
• Are leaders of other progressive movements and are interested in the RTI, and/or
• Are accomplished individuals in other walks of life – academia, arts and culture etc., who would enrich the RTI campaign and who are interested in contributing to it.

Members of the Campaign Committee are members for life, unless they resign or cease to be members of the NCPRI.

The Working Committee will nominate, from among its members, a Convener for the NCPRI, who will serve in an honorary capacity for a tenure of two years.

There will be a full-time Secretary of the NCPRI, who will assist the Working Committee and the Convener, and will be appointed, on behalf of the NCPRI, by the Convenor. The Secretary, in turn, will appoint other appropriate support staff, in consultation with the Convenor, if need arises.

Funding Sources

The NCPRI does not accept institutional funds, from India or abroad, and is financed wholly through individual donations. We have an annual budget of roughly Rs. 6,00,000, which includes all overhead payments and salaries of the basic requirement of a staff that runs the NCPRI’s office in Delhi. Details of our accounts are available on our website.