Guide for Central Public Office of RTI

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President's Secretariat / Vice-PresiOffice / Planning CommissionStaff Selection Commission, CGO COffice of the Comptroller & AuditorZafar Marg, New Delhi.Central Information Commission/Stat.

Copy to : Chief Secretaries of all the StateThe guidelines contained in the AnState Public Information Officers (S


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(OM No.1/6A GUIDE FOR THE CENTRAL PUBL

The Right to Information Act, 2005 empo'public authority'. The Central Public Informationpivotal role in making the right of a citizen to infduties on him and makes him liable for penalty infor a CPIO to study the Act carefully and undeaspects should particularly be kept in view while d


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or office-bearer of any Corporation, Association, Cand such employee/office bearer is a citizen ofhim/her. In such cases, it would be presumed thaaddress of the Corporation etc.8. Only such information is required to be supand is held by the public authority or held under


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(iii) cabinet papers including records of dSecretaries and other Officers subject t(i) of sub-section( 1) of Section 8 of the A

Riaht to Information Vis-a-Vis other Acts11. The RTI Act has over-riding effect vis-a-vis


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Suo Motu Disclosure15. The Act makes it obligatory for every publin respect of the particulars of its organization,provided in section 4 of the Act. The information sof section 4, should be easily accessible with thshould, therefore, make concerned efforts to ensu


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Contents and Format of Application19. An applicant making request for informarequesting the information or any other personalfor contacting him. Also, the Act or the Rules doseeking information. Therefore, the applicant shseeking information or to give details of his job e


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24. A public authority may designate as manyis possible that in a public authority with more thathe CPIO other than the concerned CPIO. Inapplication should transfer it to the concerned CPTime period of five days for transfer of the applictransferred from one public authority to another pu


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being provided, after severance, which is not exeshould give the reasons for the decision, includinfact, referring to the material on which those findthe approval of appropriate authority before supplinform the name and designation of the person giv


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shows the maximum time which may be takensituations:I Sr. Situation; No.

1. Supply of information in normal course.


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Third Partv Information35. Third party in relation to the Act means a prequest for information. Any public authority othrequest has been made shall also be included in th36. It may be noted that information including


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the receipt of notice. If not satisfied with the dethird party can prefer the second appeal to the Ce41. If an appeal has been filed by the third pdisclose the third party information, the informatiodecided.


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specified or malafidely denied the request for infoincomplete or misleading information or destroyed inrequest or obstructed in any manner in furnishing thof two hundred and fifty rupees each day till apfurnished subject to the condition that the total amtwenty-five thousand rupees. The Central Public Infoa reasonable opportunity of being heard before any p


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Guide for Central Public Office of RTI