Application Form For Information Under Rti Act 2005 printable pdf download

R.T.I. – HOW TO APPLY

1. Introduction

Any citizen of India who desires to obtain any information under the Right to Information Act, 2005

, in writing.

Public Information Officer

application format

may make a request to the

preferably in the

2. Application Fee

The application for obtaining information under sub-section (1) of section 6 of RTI Act, 2005, must be

accompanied by prescribed application fee drawn in favour of Principal Officer, Mercantile Marine

Department payable at the local office where the application has been submitted. At present the

application fee, which is subject to change from time to time, is as under:-

Application fee

Rs. 10/- (Rupees ten only)

Mode of payment :

By Demand Draft / Indian Postal Order in favour of Principal Officer, Mercantile

Marine Department payable at Mumbai.

Persons who belong to BPL category are not required to pay

the application fee provided

necessary documents in support are produced.

3. Additional Fee

In case it is decided to provide the information, the applicant shall be informed of the additional

fees required to be deposited by him/her for the information sought and information shall be

furnished after the deposit of the fee by the Requester, as per the Act.

In accordance to directives given in the above mentioned Gazette notification dated 16/09/2005,

for providing the information under sub-section (1) of Section 7, an additional fee shall be

charged. At present, the applicable rates, which are subject to change from time to time, are given

as under,:-

For each page (in A-4 or A-3 size

Rs. 2/- per page

paper) created or copied

For a copy in larger size paper

Actual charge or cost price

For samples or models

Actual cost or price

For inspection of records

No fee for the first hour; Rs.5/hr. thereafter

Further, for providing the information under sub-section (5) of Section 7, the fee shall be charged

at the following rates:-

For information provided in diskette

Rs. 50/-(Rupees fifty only) per diskette or floppy

or floppy

At the price fixed for such publication or Rs.2/- per

For information provided in printed

page of

photocopy

for

extracts from

the

form

publication

The mode of payment of above mentioned additional fees shall be the same as application fee.

4. Appeal

In case the applicant does not receive a decision within the time specified in sub-section (1) or clause

(a) of sub-section (3) of section 7, or is aggrieved by a decision of the PIO, as the case may be, may

within thirty days from the expiry of such period from the receipt of such a decision, prefer an appeal to

Appellate Authority

the Departmental

Application Form For Information Under Rti Act 2005

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