In order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority and to empower the citizens to secure access to information under the control of each public authority, the Government of India have enacted “The Right to Information Act, 2005”, (RTI Act) which came into force on 15.06.2005

The Superintending Engineer is the Apellate Authority. Smt B.V. Vijayalakshmi, Executive Engineer is nominated as PIO. PIO is based in the Head Office. PIO is assisted by Assistant PIO's stationed at Head Office as well as Regional Offices. Following officers are nominated as APIO's General Manager (Finance & Accounts), Company secretary, Executive Engineer, Bangalore, Mysore, Gulbarga, Hosapete, Shivamogga & Hubli, Divisional Engineer's, Deputy Divisional Engineer at Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hosapete and Davangere (camp).

All the available information is collected by PIO through Assistant PIO from Head Office and Regional officers and are forwarded to the applicants under the signature of the PIO. As on date, no RTI applications are pending with KRDCL and no penalty has been levied for any default by the Karnataka Information Commission.