DIVISION I THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 (For detailed synopsis, see respective section) DIVISION II RULES Right to Information (Term of Office, Salaries, Allowances and OtherTerms and Conditions of Service of Chief InformationCommissioner, Information Commissioners in the CentralInformation Commission, State Chief Information Commissionerand State Information Commissioners in the State InformationCommission) Rules, 2019 Lok Sabha Secretariat Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost)Rules, 2005 Rajya Sabha Secretariat Right to Information (Regulation of Fee andCost) Rules, 2005 DIVISION III Chapter 1 Prelude DIVISION IV IMPORTANT ISSUES Chapter 1 Legal Jargons Chapter 2 Privacy and RTI Chapter 3 RTI and Public Interest Chapter 4 Analysis of Data Protection Act Chapter 5 RTI vis-à-vis Indian Evidence Act DIVISION V Chapter 1 Important Circulars/Notifications on RTI Chapter 2 Other Related Laws Chapter 3 Allied Acts & Rules DIVISION VI MISCELLANEOUS 1. Information to be Published (Made Public) by Public Authorities 2. List of Important Web-Sites 3. List of State Information Commission Web-Sites 4. List of NGOs on RTI Web-Sites 5. List of Important Volunteers/NGOs Helping RTI Movement 6. RTI Activists/Volunteers/Contacts helping RTI movement in UttarPradesh 7. List of RTI Activists all across the country 8. RTI Application Fee by State Governments 9. RTI Appellants: Know your Rights 10. RTI Act in Nutshell 11. How to Get Information of Private Entity? DIVISION 7 SPECIMEN FORMS 1. Specimen Form of Application for Obtaining Information 2. Specimen Form A: Application for Obtaining Information underRight of Information Act, 2005, section 6 3. Specimen Form of Acknowledgement of Application 4. Specimen Form of Intimation for Payment of Fee for Information 5. Specimen Form of Providing Information 6. Specimen Form of for Intimation of Rejection of Application forProviding Information 7. Specimen Form of Application if Wrong Document/s is/are Provided 8. Specimen Form of Application if Wrong Information is Provided 9. Specimen form of Application for Obtaining SupplementaryInformation/s 10. Specimen Form of Appeal 11. Specimen Form of Acknowledgement of Appeal 12. Specimen Form of First Appeal 13. Specimen Form of First Appeal 14. Specimen Form of First Appeal 15. Specimen Form of First Appeal 16. Specimen Form of First Appeal 17. Specimen Complaint to be filed with CIC/SIC, and OperativeGuidelines for Filing Non-compliance of Orders of InformationCommissions DIVISION 8 SOME SAMPLE QUESTIONS ON RTI 1. Right to Information 2. Have you ever thought? 3. How do we hold the government accountable? 4. Do not Pay Bribes? 5. Using RTI is simple 6. Understanding and Using RTI 7. What is information 8. Coverage and applicability 9. Obligations of public authorities 10. Public Information Officers (PIOs) 11. Applying for information 12. How does a "PIO" deal with your application 13. Fees 14. Time Limits 15. Third Party 16. Information which cannot be disclosed 17. Exemptions 18. Appeals 19. Central and State Information Commissions 20. Some more shortcomings 21. Important Guidelines 22. Remember Basic Principles 23. Trick in Asking Questions 24. Some common problems and sample questions (1) Sanitation (2) Garbage bin not being cleaned (3) Social audit (4) Do you have a broken road? (5) Public distribution system (6) MLA/MPLAD/MLC Funds (7) Misuse of cars (8) Monitoring vigilance (9) Grievance redressal machinery (10) Inspecting government work — hit corruption at the root (11) Taking hisaab (Accounts) from the Government (12) How does Government Handle Corruption Cases (13) Status of all corruption complaints received (14) How to get effective sanitation services in your area (15) Encroachments (16) Not getting passport (17) Take copies of ration documents (18) Water problem (19) Street lights not functioning (20) Horticulture (21) Details of all roads which are cut (22) Details of "street and road works" carried out (23) Seeking records about water management (24) Copies of all works carried out in a ward (25) Commercialization (26) Pending work in any government department (27) Gas cylinder delivery (28) Inspect government works (29) Maintenance of public parks (30) Regular sweeping of your locality |