RIGHTS TO INFORMAION ACT-2005
02/15/2010 1:05:00 PM
WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE KEPT IN MIND WHILE SUBMITTING REPLY TO A QUESTION ASKED UNDER “RIGHTS TO INFORMAION ACT-2005
WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE KEPT IN MIND WHILE SUBMITTING REPLY TO A QUESTION ASKED UNDER “RIGHTS TO INFORMAION ACT-2005
Well, Right to Information act do not envisage a question answer session. It just tell the Public Information Officer to give copies of “Information ” he possess in his official capacity. definition of Information is important. “information means any material in any form, including records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data material held in any electronic form and information relating to any private body which can be accessed by a public authority under any other law for the time being in force.” Answer to a question need not be prepared, but it is the copy of any existing material, so we can provide photocopies of the documents from which such answers can be deducted.Just collect Rs 2/ per page and Rs 10/ as application fee and give the photocopies. Govt will get some fund out of it.
advisor - February 15, 2010 1:07 pm
Give the copies of information within 30 days of receipt of the request. Information which need not be given in a vet hospiital is nil or very rare. If u could not give it within 30 days give it free of cost.If the record is not in your office, and you know where it is, then transfer the application to the public information officer of that office within 5 days and inform the applicant also that his request has been transfered to that office.Always take a pro active stand, just give the information asked collecting the required appln fee and copying charges without waiting for 30 days. Whenever you are in doubt do not take a decision without referring the act and its guides published by the central government available in CIC website
advisor - February 15, 2010 1:07 pm
suppose a person is not producing the Chelan receipt to get the data within 30 days. Is it possible for information officer to wait for unlimited period .Is there any direction that the maximum wait peiod is ………..like that????
advisor - February 15, 2010 1:53 pm
A PIO have 30 days to reply to a request and to provide/ deny information. If he take 20 days to his first reply telling the applicant that the information contain so much pages and so much rupees has to be paid, then the rest of 10 days will start only when the applicant submit the detais of payment to the PIO.
advisor - February 15, 2010 2:03 pm