Right to information act

RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT

During the last three days we learnt about the Right to information Act .

This act was signed on 12^th Oct, 2005. RTI refers to any materials, press releases, mail, log books, contacts, reports, documents, papers sample, memos, and any electronic information from the Government and institutions and run by Government funded we can collect all information’s.

This act all states except Jammu-Kashmir state implement. In this act mainly we can get more information under this sections 1. 4(1)(b) 2. 6 (1), 3. 7(1), 4. 8(1), 5. 7(8), 6. 8.18(1) all these articles are part of the RTI act.

1. Section: 4 (1)(b): This section tells about SUO-MUTO. Which means any institution before existing the act they should have a self declaration. In this subject as per section 17 points must be covered by any institution and which institution run by funding they also should have self declaration. after formed this act within 120 days they should have these things such as

I. Institution function and duties

II. Powers and responsibility

III. Rules and regulations

IV. For any project implementation they should followed some rules, decision and channels should be followed.

V. All staff have own responsibility but they don’t have any making decision power.

VI. Records maintained.

VII. Whatever arrange any meetings , form any board all these things they maintain all regulation and arrange the programs.

VIII. In this office if they make any public related development body support

IX. Employee directory

X. Salary register and staff performance list

XI. Each programme budget allocation

XII. Whatever take the permission that power had only chief officer

XIII. If they have any subsidy schemes they shows open

XIV. Which information available in office they should show

XV. If any have recreation activities they can add this topic

XVI. Contact information for PIO officer

XVII. Is their any other information they will noticed.

2. Section: 6(1): In this section only particular information. we can file every application with exception of BPL people who must attach Rs.10.00 postal order or DD we can apply only specific subject and cannot write more than 150 words. After filing this complaint they document providing time except BPL persons you should pay to hard copy each copy Rs. 2.00and if they send by email its free and we need in soft copy like CD each CD they collect Rs. 50.00 incase if they take more than 30 days they should provide free of cost .
3. Section:7(1): In this section we can file about only complaints which means whenever officers do not except our application and there is no PIO officer we can file another one complaint.
4. Section: 8(1): This section indicates that if we have copy right on any thing or who writes without your permission write some people without our permission they publish same news and they introduce same things then we can do file on him.
5. Section: 7(8): The section status that if our complaint is rejected PIO should provide reasons.

They should provide all the information required under these sections within 30 days of the complaint being filed.

6. Section: 18(1): According to this section, if they did not respond within 30 days, we can file a to complaint to the state chief information officer or central chief information officer, and they should reply within 120 days otherwise ,we can go to court .

So this one of the best act in our constitution and every person can get more information about this things and Departments also will make there work transparent and more effectively.