DOPT AR 0607 English Print.pmd - Jeywin

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS
12.9 The Central Fee Rules provide that a request for obtaining information shall be
accompanied by an application fee of rupees ten by way of cash against proper
receipt or by demand draft or bankers’ cheque or Indian Postal Order payable to the
Account Officer of the public authority. The applicant may have to pay fee in addition
to application fee for obtaining documents or for inspecting the documents as follows:
(i)
(ii)
Rs.2 for each page in A-4 or A-3 size of paper
Actual charge or cost price of a copy in larger size paper.
(iii) Rs.50 per floppy or diskett
(iv)
(v)
for inspection of records, no fee for the first hour; and a fee or rupees five
(Rs.5/-) for each subsequent hour (or fraction thereof)
for information provided in printed form at the price fixed for such publication
or rupees two per page of photocopy for extracts from the publication.
12.10 The persons below poverty line are not required to pay any fee for seeking
information.
12.11 The Appeal Rules notified by the Government of India prescribe the procedure for
deciding appeals by the Central Information Commission. Similar rules have been
notified by the States. The Central Rules, in particular, provide for the following
aspects of the appeal:-
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
Contents of the appeal
Documents to be enclosed with the appeal
Procedure for deciding appeal
Procedure for service of notice by the Commission
Personal presence of the appellant
Order of the Commission
12.12 In order to ensure effective implementation of the provisions of the Act, the
Government has issued instructions requiring all public authorities to update records,
improve infrastructure and bring out necessary manuals as provided in the Act;
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