Right to Information

Right to information Act enacted 12th October 2005, this act applied overall India expect Jammu and Kashmir, because it is exempted from few constitution.

 Information – According to Right to information Act Information means Document, Report, Record, Circular, Memo, E-Mail, Loge Book, Press Report, Advises, Suggestion, Papers.

Right to Information- 1.Means inspect ion of work, Document, Record, report, and taking notes 2.certified copy of the report and document.

Information will be obtained though- Photo copy, by mail, CD, Floppies, Tapes, Video, Other electronics records.

Time limit

30 day from the date of application

48 hours concerning the life and liberty

40 day extinction if had forward to another organization

Public authority:-

By any other Law made by parliament

 By under the Constitution

By State Legislature

Low made by appropriate government

Importance of the RTI

1)      To Help make accountability

2)      Helpful to eradicate corruption

3)      To obtain Transparency

4)      Empower the citizens

Sue- motu 4(1) (b)-

Every public authority to make suo-motu disclosure in respect of the particulars of its organization functions duties act. As provided in section 4 (1)(b) of the act. This is cover 17 points.

Section 6 (1) :-

Under this section everybody can avail specific information from a Government Department. It does not have separate form; it can be written in plane white paper and submitted along with RS.10 postal order. At the time of document is issued, fees to be paid as per prescribed and for BPL card holders it available for free of cost.