Presented by: monika joshi Mitesh bechara Kumar rao

TheRight to Information Act (RTI)isanActoftheparliamentof India.ItistheimplementationoffreedomofinformationinIndiaona nationallevel"to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens."TheActappliestoallStatesandUnion TerritoriesofIndia,excepttheStateofJammuandKashmir-whichis coveredunderaState-levellaw.

Certain facts
53% of public authorities do not share any informationatall. 37% departments published about subsidies and beneficiaries. Only23%listedtheprojectstheyundertake.

Need for RTI act?

Promote Transparency of Information Promote openness in administration Promote Accountability in the working of every public authority Empowerment of Citizens. Building capacity of government officials as information providers Democracy requires an informed citizen Preservation of confidentiality of sensitive Information.

RTI act---important section

Section 2(j) a right to

(i)inspectionofwork,documents,records, (ii)takingnotes,extractsorcertifiedcopiesofdocumentsorrecords, (iii)takingseparatesamplesofmaterial, (iv)obtaininginformationintheformofDisk,floppies,videocassettes.

Section 4 dutyofpublicauthoritiestomaintainrecordsforeasyaccessandto
publishwithin120daysthenameoftheofficerswhoshouldgiveinformation.

Section 6(2) talksthatanapplicantcannotbequestionedwhyheisaskingfor

information.

Section 7 request to be disposed of within 30 days provided that where information sought for concerns the life or liberty of a person, the same shall be provided within 48 hours A request rejected shall be communicated under sec. 7(8) giving reasons and specifying the procedure for appeal and the designation of the appellate authority. Section. 8 exempts from disclosure certain information and contents.

Sec.20
Provides penalties for non-furnishing information as required by the Act in a sum of Rs.250/- per day.

Sec. 23
bars all courts from entertaining any suit, application or other proceeding in respect of any order made under the Act and every order under the Act should be first appealed against.

Penalties
Public information officer(PIO) for failing to provide information. The every PIO will be liable for fine of Rs.250 Per day, up to a maximum of Rs.25,000/- for

Not accepting an application. Delaying information release without reasonable cause. Destroying information that has been requested. Knowingly giving incomplete, Incorrect, misleading information.

Time period for supply of information

Sr. no 1 2 situation Supply of information in normal course. Time limit for disposing off application 10 days

Supply of information if it 48 hours concerns the life or liberty a person. Supply of information if application/request is received after transfer from another Public authority : (a) In normal course (a) Within 30 days of the receipt of the application by the concerned public authority.

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