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What Is Right To Information Act?
The Government of India has enacted ‘Right to Information
Act 2005” to provide for setting out the practical regime of
right to information for citizens to secure access to
information under the control of Public Authorities in order to
promote transparency and accountability in the working of any
public authority. |
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What Is Right To
Information
The right to information includes an access to the information
which is held by or under the control of any public authority
and includes the right to inspect the work, document, records,
taking notes, extracts or certified copies of documents /
recordsand certified samples of the materials and obtaining
information which is also stored in electronic form. |
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The Information Which
Is Exempt From Disclosure
The Act provides under Sections 8 and 9, certain categories of
information that are exempt from disclosure to the citizens. The
public may also refer to the relative sections of the Actbefore
submitting a request for information. |
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Who Can Ask For
Information?
Any citizen can request for information by making an application
in writing or through electronic means in English / Hindi /
official language of the areas, in which the application is
beingmade together with the prescribed fees. |
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Who Will Give
Information?
Any public authority would designate Central Asst. Public
Information Officer (CAPIO) at various levels, who will receive
the requests for information from the public and necessary
number of Central Public Information Officers (CPIO) in all
administrativeunits/ office who will arrange for providing
necessary information to the public as permitted under the
law.The public authorities are also requiredto designate
authority(ies) senior in rank to CPIO, as Appellate Authorities,
who will entertain and dispose off appeals against the decision
of the CPIO as required under the Act.Any person who does not
receive the decision from CPIO wither by way of information or
rejection within the time frame, may within 30 daysfrom the
expiry of period prescribed for furnishing the information or 30
days from the date of receipt of the decisions, prefer an appeal
to the Appellate Authority. |
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The Main Structure /
Role Of Public Information Officers |
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Central Asst. Public Information
Officers (CAPIO)
The CAPIO will receive the application / request for
information or the appeals under the Act and forward the
same immediately to the CPIO or the Appellate Authority as
the case may be.
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Central Public Information Officers
(CPIO)
The CPIO is required to process the request for
providing the information and dispose of the same; either by
providing the information or rejecting the request, within a
period of 30 days from the date of receipt of request
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Appellate Authorities
The Appellate Authority will entertain and dispose
off appeals against the decision of the CPIO as required
under the Act.
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