DIVISION I THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 (For detailed synopsis, see respective section) Statement of objects and reasons Preamble Chapter I Preliminary 1. Short title, extent and commencement 2. Definitions Chapter II Right to Information and Obligations of Public Authorities 3. Right to information 4. Obligations of public authorities 5. Designation of Public Information Officers 6. Request for obtaining information 7. Disposal of request 8. Exemption from disclosure of information 9. Grounds for rejection to access in certain cases 10. Severability 11. Third-party information Chapter III The Central Information Commission 12. Constitution of Central Information Commission 13. Term of office and conditions of service 14. Removal of Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioner Chapter IV The State Information Commission 15. Constitution of State Information Commission 16. Term of office and conditions of service 17. Removal of State Chief Information Commissioner or State Information Commissioner Chapter V Powers and functions of the Information Commissions, Appeal and Penalties 18. Powers and functions of Information Commissions 19. Appeal 20. Penalties Chapter VI Miscellaneous 21. Protection of action taken in good faith 22. Act to have overriding effect 23. Bar of jurisdiction of courts 24. Act not to apply to certain organisations 25. Monitoring and reporting 26. Appropriate Government to prepare programmes 27. Power to make rules by appropriate Government 28. Power to make rules by competent authority 29. Laying of rules 30. Power to remove difficulties 31. Repeal First Schedule Form of Oath or Affirmation to be made by the Chief Information Commissioner/The Information Commissioner/The State Chief Information Commissioner/The State Information Commissioner Second Schedule Intelligence and Security Organisation Established by the Central Government Right to Information Rules, 2012 DIVISION II RULES Right to Information (Term of Office, Salaries, Allowances and Other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chief Information Commissioner, Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission, State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners in the State Information Commission) Rules, 2019 Lok Sabha Secretariat Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005 Rajya Sabha Secretariat Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005 DIVISION III 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 Uttar Pradesh 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 IV SPECIMEN FORMS 1. Specimen Form of Application for Obtaining Information 2. Specimen Form A: Application for Obtaining Information under Right 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 for Providing 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 Supplementary Information/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 Operative Guidelines for Filing Non-compliance of Orders of Information Commissions DIVISION V 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   |