1. Right To Information (RTI) Awareness Workshop
APCR Karnataka Chapter
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2. Agenda The People You should know for RTI
How to Write an Application under RTI?
First Appeal
Second Appeal
What all Information can be sought?
Exempted Organisations
Summary
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3. The People You Should Know For RTI
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4. Filing Of RTI Application
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5. Simple Tips To Write An RTI Application
Application Under RTI Act 2005 From, <Your Address> To, P.I.O., <Office Name & Address> <Here Mention the information sought>
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6. Examples Of Information Sought
Passport Not Received
{To PIO, Passport Office}
What is the status of passport application No XXX?
Please furnish the action taken each day after submission of application.
Details of police case
{To PIO, DG/IG Maharashtra Police}
For Person named Sadik Ahmed son of Riyaz Ahmed residing at ………….please mention if any case is lodged against him in any police station of Maharashtra. If yes, please provide detail of the case.
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7. Fees Thru Postal Order (Central Govt)
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8. Fees Thru Court Stamp (Maharashtra Govt)
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To be Stuck on the RTI Application

9. Ideal Process Of Seeking Information
You
PIO
RTI Appln + Rs. 10 Fee
Speed/Reg Post with Ack
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Replies in Maximum 30 days

10. Process when additional fees are Reqd
You
PIO
RTI Appln + Rs. 10 Fee
Speed/Reg Post with Ack
PIO asks for additional fees
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Addional fees paid by you
Replies in Waiting period + maximum 30 days

11. What Are the Fees Involved?
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12. Process When Sent to Wrong PIO
You
Wrong PIO
RTI Appln + Rs. 10 Fee
Speed/Reg Post with Ack
Informs you about Forwarding
Forwards in Maximum 5 days
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Right
PIO
Replies in Maximum 30+5 days

13. Time Limits For Disposal Of Applications?
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14. First Appeal
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15. When can You go for First Appeal?
You have not received any reply from the PIO within the specified time limit
You are not satisfied with any of the PIO’s response(s)
You have been refused information by the PIO
You have been given only partial information
You have been provided incomplete information
You have been charged unreasonable fee for accessing information
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Fees of Rs.20 should be paid for First Appeal

16. Time Limits On You For Filing First Appeal?
Within 30 days from the receipt of RTI response or thirty days from the expiry of period of receiving
the RTI response
FAA may accept your appeal after the above mentioned 30 days if he / she is satisfied that you were prevented by sufficient cause from filing the
appeal in time.
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17. Time Limits On FAA To Repond To Appeal?
The first appeal shall be disposed of within 30 days of the receipt of the appeal or within such extended period not exceeding a total of 45 days from the date of filing thereof, (In case of the latter), reasons have to be recorded in writing by the FAA.
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18. Second Appeal
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19. Time Limits On You For Filing Second Appeal?
A second appeal against the decision of an FAA shall lie with CIC, within 90 days from the date on which the decision should have been made or was actually received,
CIC may admit the appeal after the expiry of the period of 90 days if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time
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20. What All Information Can Be Asked?
• Records; • Opinions; • Orders; • Documents; • Advices; • Logbooks; • Memos; • Press releases; • Contracts; • s; • Circulars; • Reports; • Papers; • Samples; • Models; • Data material held in any electronic form; and • Information relating to any private body which can be accessed by a Public authority under any other law for the time being in force.
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21. Ways of Receiving Information?
Obtaining information – stored in a computer or in any other device – in the form of diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes or in any form electronic mode or through print outs
Inspection of work, documents or records
taking notes, extracts or certified copies of documents or records
taking certified samples of material
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22. Exempted Organisations (Central List)
1. Intelligence Bureau. 2. Research and Analysis Wing of the Cabinet Secretariat. 3. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence. 4. Central Economic Intelligence Bureau. 5. Directorate of Enforcement. 6. Narcotics Control Bureau. 7. Aviation Research Centre. 8. Special Frontier Force. 9. Border Security Force. 10. Central Reserve Police Force. 11. Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
12. Central Industrial Security Force.
13. National Security Guards.
14. Assam Rifles.
15. Sashastra Seema Bal.
16. Directorate General of Income-tax (Investigation).
17. National Technical Research Organisation.
18. Financial Intelligence Unit, India.
19. Special Protection Group.
20. Defence Research and Development Organisation.
21. Border Road Development Board.
22. National Security Council Secretariat.
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23. Exception To Exempted Organisations
Allegations of Corruptions
Allegations of Human Rights violation
Information to be provided after approval of Central Information Commission within 45 days of receipt
of request
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24. SUMMARY OF RTI
RTI is 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, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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25. Summary Of Rights under RTI
Make a request to PIO or APIO.
Choose medium of request.
Choose language of request.
Seek exemptions for fees.
Seek help for writing request.
Reason for request not required.
Receive information, if request is transferred.
Presumption of refusal and consequent right to
complaint / appeal.
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26. Summary Of Rights under RTI
Knowing costing details.
Waiver of costs
Reasons for rejection of request
Know details to proceed with appeal
Choose medium of response to be received, including
sample
Partial access to records with reasons on limits to
access
Complaints appeal against refusal / rejection of
request or unreasonable fee
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27. Summary Of Rights under RTI
Appeal / Second appeal
Request penalty / disciplinary action against PIO
Force burden of proof on PIO
Demand third party and private party information
Demand on-site inspection
Demand compensation
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28. Resources www.rti.gov.in www.cic.gov.in
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29. Thank You
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