Enhance additional resource mobilization in transport sector. The act provides that relevant matters and decisions must be made known to the public to the extent possible. He then asks the concerned departmentdivisionworkshop to reply the queries asked by the individual as per rti act. The rti act aims to bring about transparency in the functioning of public autorities, contain corruption and hold governments and their instrumentalities accountable to people. Guidelines for suo motu disclosure under rti act, 2005 by state govt.
In a strange twist of events, a rti applicant who had filed application seeking information from his own department has now been appointed as the state public information officer spio under the rti act. The rti act allows the pio only 5 extra days over and above the limit of 30 days to give information to the applicant if the request is forwarded through the apio. To bring transparency in governance of public authority, right to information act 2005 was passed by the parliament as published on 21 jun 05. The nature of duty of apio discussions on rti rti india. Particulars of organization, function and duties of nhsrcl the details are available on the website under the heading about us. Dr nilima, the duties of apio is defined under sec52 of the act. You can file an appeal under the right to information act whenever the pio fails to respond to your application or when you are aggrieved by the response of the pio. Filing an appeal under the right to information act. Rules, regulations, functions and power of the board etc. The researcher begins this chapter with the intention to provide a conceptual clarity.
Check the details of information sought by the applicant. One suggestion is to mark every page of a document accessed under the rti act with a rubber stamp impression saying document released under the rti act containing xx pages. Brief introduction of right to information law right to information act 2005 is a most popular, reformative and ambitious law in indian political and administrative history. May 24, 2012 under rti, can apio be a person junior to the pio. If lab test is involved these are to be decided within 5 months, as per consumer protection regulations framed under the consumer protection act, 1986. Aug 07, 2011 dr nilima, the duties of apio is defined under sec52 of the act. In our best efforts to disseminate information to the applicants of rti, following officers have been designated as public information officer pio and assistant public information officer apio under section 5 of the rti act. Right to information act, 2005 rti act, 2005 to provide information in respect of objectives, functions etc. Chapter iii duties and obligations of public authorities in this chapter the researcher analyses the obligations and duties cast upon the various authorities and adjudicatory bodies constituted under the right to information act. To provide available information of the institute as enshrined in rti act to the indian citizen on payment of prescribed fees.
These apios are given the responsibility of receiving applications and. Page 1 of 22 transparency audit reports year 201920 of disclosures us 4 of the rti act, 2005 organisation and function year 201920. These are the 3 ways of filing an rti one should always prefer to send the rti to pio as other two ways will add to the additional delay. Whether the information falls under section 8 or section 9 of the rti. Sec 22 of the rti act 2005 clearly says that rti act would over ride all existing acts including.
Charter of duties of subordinates, jcm matter, policy of trade testdepartmental exam for subordinate. Central assistant public information officers capio central public information officers cpio appellate authorities aa. It creates a process for providing information to people. Implementing right to information a case study of india. It implies that if any of the provisions of the rti act are not consistent with any other law for the time being in force including the official secrets act, 1923, the provisions of the rti act would have effect. Officer under section 52 of the right to information act, 2005 act 22 of 2005. Annexure ii register i register of applications received and disposed of under rti act by the public information officer maintained by p. Ensure safe, secured and comfort mobility on roads. This document explains some of the important aspects of the act which a first appellate authority should in particular, be conversant with.
Shri upamanyu chatterjee, secretary pngrb, first floor, world trade centre, babar road, new delhi 11 public information officer pio. The rti act is clear with out iota of ambiguity that the duty of apio asst. Deputy director admin, oo commissioner of health and family welfare, a. Disclosure under section 41b of the rti act, 2005 nominated officers under rti, 2005 appellate authority. In order to perform hisher duties effectively, the appellate authority should study the act carefully and under stand its provisions correctly. Right to information act enacted by united progressive alliance1 upa government headed by prime minister dr. The rti act has overriding effect visavis other laws. Functions and duties of senior welfare inspectorright to. Section 26 of the rti act requires the government to compile a guide containing such.
The rti act has overriding effect visavis other laws inasmuch as the. Forwarded by assistant public information officer apio. In realising the objectives of the rti act, the role of apios, pios and aos as laid out in the. Download the rti act 2005 for various states and union territory.
Manual 1 particulars of organization, functions and duties. Officer cpio of a public authority plays an important role in effective. Without prejudice to the provisions of subsection 1, every public authority shall designate an officer, within one hundred days of the enactment of this act, at each subdivisional level or other subdistrict level as a central assistant public information. The relevant portion is copied here for your ready reference. The act provides for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority. Mohan raju, secretary, paradip port trust will deal with 1st appeal preferred by the persons, whose request for information is rejected by the pio apio. Dec 21, 2011 january 31, 2015 avinash murkute pune m. The government of india right to information regulation of fees and cost rules, 2005 provide that the public authority may also charge the following as fees for providing information under section 71. Director is the in charge of the scheme section of. But the commissioner municipal ccrporaion ludhiana has passed two orders dated 14. Manual 1 particulars of organization, functions and duties see4 1 b i 1. Information us l b of the right to information act, 2005.
The roles of cic in implementation of rti act could be helping those individuals who have. Ha referred to right to information act and submitted that there is no provision. Powers and duties of its officers and employees section 41biii of rti act 2005. The public information officer pio of a public authority plays a pivotal role in making the right of a citizen to information a reality. Public information officer is only receiving applications, appeals and forwarding them to concerned designated public information officers, appellate authorities. In pursuance to section 191 of the right to information act, shri u. Taking notes, extracts, or certified copies of documents or.
Nov, 2015 right to information rti is defined under section 2j as. Right to information means the right to information accessible under this act which is held by or under the control of any public authority and includes the right toi. This article discusses the filing of an appeal under the rti act. Transparency audit reports year 201920 of disclosures us. The law makers have very clearly stipulated that even ap. If electronic files are requested the same may be provided in pdf or tif format on floppies or cds. Whynwhat an act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority. Pio, assistant public information officer apio and other officers as follows. Functions and duties of commercial inspector right to information commercial welfare inspector right to information after receiving the individual applications seeking information, segregates them departmentwise, categorywise. Copy of the act, regulations notified there under, etc are available at. Implementingrightktokinformationreformsindiacasestudy 2 commissions have been set up, and officers have beendesignatedtohandlerequestsandappealsin. This article written by anubhav pandey highlights the duties of a public information officer to provide with the information filed under rti act. Manmohan singh in the year of 200514 th loka sabha.
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