RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT

50 RANK MAKING POINTS  ABOUT RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT

• RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT WAS PASSED BY THE INDIAN PARLIAMENT ON

15-06-2005

• RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT COME INTO FORCE ON 

12 TH OCTOBER 2005

• WHICH OFFICER IN THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY PROVIDES INFORMATION

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER(P.I.O)

• NAME THREE OBJECTIVES OF THE RTI ACT

TRANSPARENCY,ACCOUNTABILITY, OPENNESS TO ELIMINATE CORRUPTION

• FEE FOR GETTING INFORMATION

RS.10(THOSE WHO ARE BELOW POVERTY LINE ARE EXEMPTED FROM FEES)

• HOW REQUEST FEES SHOULD BE REMITTED

COURT FEES STAMP,TREASURY CHALAN,BANKERS CHEQUE,PAY ORDER,D.D,RECEIPT FROM P.I.O/A.P.I.O

• WITHIN WHAT TIME SHOULD THE INFORMATION BE PROVIDED IN NORMAL CASE

30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF APPLICATION

• WITHIN WHAT TIME SHOULD THE INFORMATION BE PROVIDED IN CASE A MATTER OF LIFE AND PERSONAL LIBERTY

48 HOURS

• FEES FOR GETTING CD OR FLOPPY IS 

RS.50

• WHAT IS THE FEE PRESCRIBED FOR THE EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS

FOR THE FIRST ONE HOUR NO FEES.RS.10 FOR THE NEXT 30  MINUTES AND IT'S FRACTION

• YOU CAN REQUEST FOR MORE THEN ONE INFORMATION IN A SINGLE APPLICATION
• NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE REASONS FOR ASKING INFORMATION
• INFORMATION RELATING TO CABINET PAPERS SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN TO CITIZENS ON REQUEST
• ONLY CITIZENS OF INDIA CAN SEEK INFORMATION
• A Govt.EMPLOYEE CAN SEEK INFORMATION FROM HIS OWN DEPARTMENT
• INSTEAD OF WRITTEN INFORMATION , THE APPLICANT CAN REQUEST FOR PERSONNEL EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS
• ORAL REQUEST IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO SEEK INFORMATION
• THE RTI ACT IS APPLICABLE TO THE HIGH COURT AND SUPREME COURT
• MATERIAL SAMPLES OF PUBLIC WORKS CAN BE DEMANDED UNDER RTI ACT
• WHEN AN APPLICATION IS RECEIVED THROUGH THE A.P.I.O THE TIME LIMIT FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION IS 

35 DAYS

• FEE(COST) WHEN INFORMATION IS SOUGHT IN A4 PAPER IS 

RS.2 PER PAGE

• NO FEES FOR FILING APPEAL
• WITHIN WHAT TIME THE FIRST APPEAL SHOULD BE FILED

30 DAYS FROM THE DECISION OF THE PIO.

• IF THE THE FIRST APPEAL IS IS NOT EFFECTIVE

APPEAL TO THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY/COMPLAIN TO THE INFORMATION COMMISSION

• THE SECOND APPEAL SHOULD BE FILED

WITHIN 90 DAYS

• WHAT IS THE PUNISHMENT FOR NON PRODUCTION OF INFORMATION

RS. 250 TO 25,000 IN ADDITION TO  DEPARTMENTAL INQUIRY AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

• NAME THE STATE WHERE THE RTI ACT IS NOT APPLICABLE

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

• WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE IF THE INFORMATION SOUGHT  IS IN THE CUSTODY OF ANOTHER PUBLIC AUTHORITY

THE P.I.O. SHOULD SEND THE APPLICATION OR RELEVANT PORTION TO THAT PUBLIC AUTHORITY WITHIN FIVE DAYS .HE SHOULD ALSO INFORM THE APPLICANT

• THE ACT WHICH IS REDUCED IN POWER AFTER PASSING OF THE RTI ACT

THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT 1923 

• THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT

FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION

• THE FIRST COUNTRY TO PASS RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT

SWEDEN

• MAZDOOR KISAN SHAKTI SANGATHAN( FOUNDED BY ARUNA ROY IN RAJASTAN) IS THE ORGANIZATION WHICH WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE PASSAGE OF  THE RTI ACT IN INDIA
• TAMIL NADU IS THE FIRST INDIAN STATE TO PASS RTI ACT (1997)
• THE HEAD QUARTERS OF CENTRAL INFORMATIO COMMISSION IS AT

AUGUST KRANTI BHAVAN , NEW DELHI

• CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION TO BE CONSTITUTED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH A GAZETTE NOTIFICATION.
• COMMISSION INCLUDES 1 CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSION (CIC) AND NOT MORE THAN 10 INFORMATION COMMISSIONERS(IC) WHO WILL BE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA .
• OATH OF OFFICE WILL BE ADMINISTRATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA.
• APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE INCLUDES PRIME MINISTER 9CHAIR), LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE LOK SABHA AND ONE UNION CABINET MINISTER TO BE NOMINATED BY THE PRIME MINISTER. 
• CIC SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF 5 YEARS FROM DATE ON WHICH HE ENTERS UPON HIS OFFICE OR TILL HE ATTAINS THE AGE OF 65 YEARS,WHICHEVER IS EARLIER. CIC IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RE APPOINTMENT.
• SALARY WILL BE SAME AS THAT OF THE ELECTION COMMISSIONER(SALARY OF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER WILL BE SAME AS THAT OF THE ELECTION COMMISSIONER).
•  THE CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER OR ANY INFORMATION COMMISSIONER SHALL BE REMOVED FROM HIS OFFICE ONLY BY  ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT. (ON THE GROUND OF INCAPACITY OR PROVED MIS-BEHAVIOR AFTER AN ENQUIRY REPORT MADE BY THE SUPREME COURT)

• THE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION WILL BE CONSTITUTED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT THROUGH A GAZETTE NOTIFICATION.
• IT WILL HAVE ONE STATE CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER(SCIC) AND NOT MORE THAN 10 STATE INFORMATION (SIC) TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
• OATH OF OFFICE WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE GOVERNOR. 
• THE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE WILL BE HEADED BY THE CHIEF MINISTER.OTHER MEMBERS INCLUDE  THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AND ONE CABINET MINISTER  NOMINATED BY THE CHIEF MINISTER. 
• THE SALARY OF THE STATE CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER WILL BE THE SAME AS THAT OF AN ELECTION COMMISSIONER. THE SALARY OF THE STATE INFORMATION  COMMISSIONER WILL BE THE SAME AS THAT  OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT.
• THE STATE CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER OR A STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER SHALL BE REMOVED FROM HIS OFFICE ONLY BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR ( ON THE GROUND OF INCAPACITY OR PROVED MISBEHAVIOR AFTER AN ENQUIRY REPORT MADE BY THE SUPREME COURT.)

• KERALA STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION WAS FORMED ON 19-12-2005
• FIRST CENTRAL CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER 

WAJAHAT HABIBULLAH

• SECOND CENTRAL CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER

A.N.TIWARI

• FIRST WOMEN CENTRAL CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER

DEEPAK SANDHU

• SECOND WOMEN CENTRAL CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER

SUSHMA SINGH

• PRESENT CENTRAL CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER

RAJIV MATHUR
                  

                  OTHER MEMBERS;-
VIJAI SHARMA , BASANT SETH , YASHOVARDHAN AZAD , SHARAT SABHARWAL, MANJULA PRASHER , M.A.KHAN YUSUFI , MADABHUSHANAM SRIDHAR ACHARYULU.

• FIRST CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER OF KERALA

PALAT MOHANDAS

• PRESENT CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF KERALA 

Dr. SIBY MATHEWS

              

               OTHER MEMBERS :-

M N GUNAVARDHANAN , SONI THENGAMOM , C.S. SASIKUMAR , Dr. KURIAS KUMBALAKUZHY , K NATARAJAN