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RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
By ANKITGATTANI
RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT

The Right to Information Act is actually about empowerment. It gives you access to facts about governance that babudom held back from you all these years. Follow this TOI guide to know more and empower yourself.

FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT

HOW YOU GO ABOUT IT

It’s simple. You need to make a written request to the PIO of the department concerned on plain paper. English, Hindi or the official language of the state will do.

HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD IT TAKE

It should never take more than 30 days the law, actually, says the public information officer shall have to dispose of the request as expeditiously as possible. A delay will be considered a refusal to furnish the information.

THE FORMAT

TO The state public information officer, Name of the officer with address FROM Full name of the applicant, Address of the applicant THE subject matter of what you need to know THE period from which the required information dates A slightly longer description of the information required WHETHER you need it to be sent by post (ordinary, registered or speed) or you would prefer to collect it in person the actual postal charges will have be included as additional fee WHETHER applicant is from the below poverty line bracket a photocopy of proof needs to be attached DON’T forget to mention the place, date and sign the application.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST

At Rs 10, it’s cheaper than a meal. The money can be paid in cash or by a demand draft or a banker’s cheque payable to the authority concerned alternatively, you affix a court-fee stamp of Rs 10.

WHAT YOU DON’T NEED TO SAY

You do not have to give any reason for seeking the information or any other personal details (except those needed to contact you).

THERE’S MORE

You can have free access to the information you will have an hour to go through it in the official’s room. A nomimal charge will be levied after an hour of leafing through. You can have photocopies after paying for the cost.

ANKIT GATTANI
9/6/2008 5:54:14 AM
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