RTI - Right To Information
"RTI Act, 2005 - Ah Effective Tool"
Prin. Dr. Seema S.MalankarBE SENSIBLE BE SENSITIVE
The objectives:
• To make Degree college students aware about their legal right as the quality of public life in democracy demands active citizenry (public apathy makes public authorities inefficient, corrupt and unaccountable).
• To pool and mobilize the special qualities of students and ignite minds for active involvement in the social transformation.
To ensure
- Openness
- Transparency
- Accountability
- Empower Citizens : "Every villager is an MLA"
- Check abuse of power and authority and corruption in public life.
Scope:
• All public authorities of State and Central Government including organizations, institutions funded by the Government partly and fully.
Right to Information means
The Right to
- Inspection of work, documents, records,
- Taking notes, extracts, certified copies of documents or records.
- Taking certified samples of materials.
- Obtaining information in the form of printouts, diskettes, floppies, tapes, Video cassettes or in any other electronic mode. [Sec. 2 (j)]
Enquiry Form
Format of application for obtaining information under the
Right tc-Inforrnation Act, 2005
First Appeal under Section 19 (1) of the RTIAct, 2005
Second Appeal under Section 19 (3) bf the RTI Act, 2005