Slide 1 : Right to Information
Slide 2 : What is right to Information and its importance in democracy? Rights are legal or moral guarantee of access to benefits by agreement through law.
It also refers, in a more casual sense to someone's belief that one is deserving of some particular reward or benefit
Slide 3 : the freedom to receive information from
willing sources without government interference Right to Information Importance in democracy to enable an informed citizenry, meaningful public participation and exposure of corruption and mismanagement 2. The right to information forms the crucial underpinning
of participatory democracy –
it is essential to ensure accountability and good
governance.
Slide 4 : 3. The greater the access of the citizen to information,
the greater the responsiveness of government to
community needs.
Alternatively, the greater the restrictions that are
placed on access, the greater the feelings of
'powerlessness' and 'alienation'.
Without information, people cannot adequately
exercise their rights as citizens or make
informed choices.
Slide 5 : What are the rights of a citizen under this act? information relating to any private body
which can be accessed by a public authority
under any other law for the time being in
force but does not include "file noting" Information means any material in any form including records, documents,
memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks,
contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data material held in any electronic form
Slide 6 : 1. It includes the right to - inspect works,
documents, records.
2. take notes, extracts or certified copies of
documents or records.
3. take certified samples of material.
obtain information in form of printouts,
diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes or in 4. any other electronic mode or through
printouts
Slide 7 : What are the information a citizen have no right to get? 1.information, disclosure of which would prejudicially
affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, the
security, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the
State, relation with foreign State or lead to incitement of
an offence a) forbidden to be published
by any court of law information, the disclosure of which would cause
a breach of privilege of Parliament or the
State Legislature;
Slide 8 : c) Information including commercial confidence,
trade secrets or intellectual property d) Information received in confidence from
foreign Government; e) information, the disclosure of which would endanger
the life or physical safety of any person
Slide 9 : Intelligence and security organisation established by the Central Government
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 Prontier 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. Special Service Bureau
16. Special Branch (CID), Andaman and Nicobar.
17. The Crime Branch-C.I.D.-CB, Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
18. Special Branch, Lakshadweep Police. Who is excluded?
Slide 10 : How to write an application to get information? Apply in writing or through electronic means in English
or Hindi or in the official language of the area, to the PIO,
specifying the particulars of the information sought for Reason for seeking information are not required to be given Pay fees as may be prescribed (if not belonging
to the below poverty line category).
Slide 11 : What is the time limit to get the information? 30 days from the date of application 48 hours for information concerning the life and liberty of a person If the interests of a third party are involved then time limit will be 40 days (maximum period + time given to the party to make representation).
Slide 12 : Where/ to whom the application for information should be submitted? Public Information Officers are officers designated by
the public authorities in all administrative units or offices
under it to provide information to the citizens
Any officer, whose assistance has been
sought by the PIO
Slide 13 : A format of application.
Slide 14 : FORM -1
Form of application for seeking information
under the Right to Information Act,2005.
I.D. No
(For official use)
To
The Public Information Officer,
……………………………………
……………………………………
1. Name of the Applicant : ……………………………………………………..
2. Address : ……………………………………………………..
3. Particulars of information. - : ……………………………………………………..
(a) Concerned department : ……………………………………………………..
(b) Particulars of information required : ……………………………………………
i. Details of information required : …………………………………………………
Slide 15 : ii. Period for which information asked for : ……………………………………………
iii. Other details : ……………………………………………
4. A fee of Rs 10/- (Rupees ten only) has been deposited in the office of the Public
Information Officer vide receipt No…………. dated………………..
Place : ……………………
Date : ……………………..
Signature of Applicant
E-mail address, if any
Tel. No. (Office)
(Residence)
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Note :- (i) Reasonable assistance can be provided by the Public Information Officer in
filling up the Form 1.
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Slide 17 : What are the duties of the Public Information Officer? 1.PIO shall deal with requests from persons seeking information
and where the request cannot be made in writing, to render
reasonable assistance to the person to reduce the same in writing. 2.If the information requested for is held by or its subject matter
is closely connected with the function of another public authority,
the PIO shall transfer, within 5 days, the request to that other
public authority and inform the applicant immediately. 3.PIO may seek the assistance of any other officer for the proper
discharge of his/her duties.
Slide 18 : 4. PIO, on receipt of a request, shall as expeditiously as possible, and in any case
within 30 days of the receipt of the request, either provide the information on
payment of such fee as may be prescribed or reject the request for any of the
reasons specified in S.8 or S.9. 5. Where the information requested for concerns the life or liberty of a person,
the same shall be provided within forty-eight hours of the receipt of the request. 6. If the PIO fails to give decision on the request within the period specified,
he shall be deemed to have refused the request.
Slide 19 : 8. PIO shall provide information in the form in which it is sought unless
it would disproportionately divert the resources of the Public Authority
or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the record in question. 7. Where a request has been rejected, the PIO shall communicate to the requester –
the reasons for such rejection, (ii) the period within which an appeal against
such rejection may be preferred, and (iii) the particulars of the Appellate Authority.
Slide 20 : When does it come into force? It comes into force on the 12th October, 2005 (120th day of
its enactment on 15th June, 2005). 68 countries around the world have ATI [Access to Information] laws, of which 56 adopted laws since 1992, and 36 in the new millennium
Slide 21 : Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), in Article19, declares:
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to
…seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. “If you have knowledge, let others light their candles by it.”
This is the philosophical underpinning of the freedom of movement.
Freedom of information and in particular,