RTI
RIGHT TO
INFORMATION ACT
(RTI Act)
Presented By –
Pratik Maru
Durlabh Giripunje
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RIGHT TO
INFORMATION ACT
(RTI Act)
Presented By –
Pratik Maru
Durlabh Giripunje
What is RTI Act?
- (^) Central legislation.
- (^) Grants access to information held by a public authority.
- (^) Flows from two fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution: - (^) Article 19- Freedom of speech and expression - (^) Article 21- Right to life and liberty
- (^) Enacted: 15 June, 2005 & Enforced: 12 October,
Chronology of RTI Laws in India
- (^) Tamilnadu, Goa 1997
- (^) Rajasthan, Karnataka 2000
- (^) Delhi 2001
- (^) Maharashtra, Assam 2002
- (^) Madhyapradesh 2003
- (^) Jammu and Kashmir 2004
Status of RTI Laws in the World
What is a Record?
- (^) Record includes:
- (^) Any Document, Manuscript, File
- (^) Any Microfilm, Microfiche, Fax
- (^) Any Reproduction of film or images embodied in such a film
- (^) Any other material produced by a computer or other electronic device [Section 2(i)]
Right to information means the right to:
- (^) Inspect works, documents, records.
- (^) Take notes, extracts, certified copies of
documents and records.
- (^) Take certified samples of material.
- (^) Access information in the following forms:
- (^) printouts, diskettes, floppies, tapes,
videocassettes and other electronic mode.
[Section 2(j)]
PIOs: Who are they and what are their obligations?
- (^) Public Information Officers (PIOs) are designated in every public authority to provide information to applicant.
- (^) Their Duties:
- (^) Respond to information requests.
- (^) Give all reasonable assistance including making application in written format.
- (^) If requested information is with another PA, the PIO will transfer the application within 5 days and inform the applicant immediately. [Section 6]
Duties of PIO
- (^) Respond to a application within 30 days:
- (^) Provide information on payment of fee.
- (^) Reject the application with reasons.
- (^) If information concerns life or liberty of applicant, respond within 48 hours.
- (^) If the PIO fails to do any of the above within 30 days, he shall be cosidered to have refused the request. [Section 7]
Penalty
- (^) The CIC/SIC shall impose a penalty of Rs 250/- per day
- (^) Total amount will not exceed Rs 25,
- (^) Not furnishing information in 30 days.
- (^) Misleading the applicant.
- (^) Providing wrong information.
- (^) Not computerizing data and uploading on website. [Section 18]
How do you request for information?
- (^) Keep the questions short and specific.
- (^) Duty of PIO to ensure that the application reaches the correct PA.
- (^) No need to give reasons for making the application.
- (^) No prescribed application format: some PAs have their own form but cannot enforce compliance.
- (^) Though RTI can be used by people in
several ways, like developmental works,
rations, etc, but the people uses RTI
wherein they have to pay bribes to get
their legitimate work done in any
Government Department, either due to
expectation of bribe or due to simple
laziness of the concerned officials.
"You need not pay bribes any more in this country. Now you have an effective alternative – Right to Information. Use RTI. Often, it works faster than bribes."