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Salient Features of RTI Act, 20051. RTI Act, 2005 empowers every citizen to ask any questions from the government orseek any information, take copies of or inspect any government document.2. Any citizen can seek information from any department of the Central or stategovernment, PRIs and any other organisation or institution (including NGOs) thatis established, constituted, owned, controlled or substantially financed, directlyor indirectly, by the state or Central Government [Section 2(a) & (h)].3. In each department, at least one officer has to be designated as a public informationofficer (PIO). He/she accepts the request forms and provides information soughtby the people [Section 5(1)].4. In addition, in each sub-district/divisional level there is a provision for assistantpublic information officers (APIOs) who receive requests for information andappeals against the decisions of the PIOs and then send them to the appropriateauthorities [Section 5(2)].5. Any person seeking information should file an application in writing or throughelectronic means in English or Hindi (or in the official language of the area), alongwith the application fees with the PIO/APIO [Section 6(1)].6. Where a request cannot be made in writing, the PIO is supposed to render allreasonable assistance to the person making the request orally to reduce the samein writing [Section 6(1)].7. Where the applicant is deaf, blind or otherwise impaired, the public authority isexpected to provide assistance to enable access to the information, includingproviding such assistance as may be appropriate for the inspection [Section 7(4)].8. Besides the applicant’s contact details, the applicant is not required to either giveany reason/s for requesting the information or any other personal details [Section6(2)].9. A reasonable application fee (M10 as prescribed by the Central Government,whereas in other states the fee amount may vary) will be charged for eachapplication and supply of information. However, no fee is chargeable from personsbelow the poverty line [Section 7(5)], or if the information is provided after theprescribed period [Section 7(6)].10. Fees will be charged for obtaining a copy of the documents. (The Central Governmenthas prescribed fees of M2 for each page created and copied. In some states, thecharges may vary. If the information is not provided in the stipulated time limit,then the information will be provided for free. [u/s 7(6)].14Model Framework for Replication: Usages of RTI in Rural Rajasthan, India
11. The various exemptions from disclosure of information are listed in Section 8 ofthe RTI Act, 2005. If the sought information is in public interest, then the exemptionsenumerated in Section 8 of the RTI Act, 2005 can also be disclosed.12. If a PIO fails to furnish the information asked for under the Act or fails tocommunicate the rejection order within the time specified, the PIO will be liableto pay a penalty of M250 per day for each day of delay, subject to a maximum ofM25,000 [Section 20(1)]. The Information Commission can also recommenddisciplinary action against the concerned PIO, under the service rules applicableto him/her [Section 20(2)].Model Framework for Replication: Usages of RTI in Rural Rajasthan, India 15
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