Guide on the Right to Information Act, 2005 - updated Version.

No. 1/32/2013-IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

 

   
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: the 28th November, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Guide on the Right to Information Act, 2005 - updated Version.

   Section 26 of the RTI Act requires the Government to compile a guide containing such information, in an easily comprehensible form and manner, as may reasonably be required by a person who wishes to exercise any right specified in the Act. Further, it requires the Government to update the guide at regular intervals.

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Narayansamy Launches RTI Online Web Portal.

   Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Prime Minister’s Office Shri V Narayanasamy has said that rtionline web portal is another milestone in the regime of RTI that will further promote participation of our citizens in the process of governance and policy making decisions of the Government.Speaking at the launch of the portal in New Delhi today he said though presently this facility has been provided to Central Ministries, DoPT will consider extending this facility to the subordinate and attached offices of Central Government also. The Minister also appealed to the State Governments to consider developing similar facility of filing online RTI applications. Referring to the RTI Act as one of the biggest achievements of our democracy, Shri Narayansamy said that it has empowered the citizenry in an unprecedented manner to participate in nation building by promoting transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority.

   The rtionline web portal has been developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) at the initiative of Department of Personnel and Training. The url of this portal is https://rtionline.gov.in.

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Latest DoPT Order: Extension of RTI web portal for online filing of RTI application.

No.1/1/2013-IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 12/08/2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Extension of RTI web portal for online filing of RTI application.

   In continuation of this Department's O.M. of even number dated 22/04/2013, it is intimated that the facility of RTI online web portal has been extended to 37 Ministries/Departments of Government of India, so far (list enclosed). This facility would be extended to all the remaining Ministries/Departments of Government of India with effect from 21st August, 2013. This facility is presently not proposed to be extended for field offices/attached/subordinate offices.

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Service book of Government Employee can be disclosed under RTI.

   The Service book of Government employee can be disclosed under Right to Information Act 2005

   With the recent decision of Central Information Commission Service book of Government Employee can be disclosed under Right to Information Act 2005. This means a third party can have access to most of the information about the employee career including disciplinary action, his leave, place of posting etc.

   A Service book of Government Employee is maintained for every employee from the date of his first appointment. Every step in official life is recorded in it. All the pensionary benefits are sanctioned mainly on the basis of entries in the Service Book. Hence, it plays a prominent role in timely settlement of pension cases and proper maintenance of Service Book eliminate delay in sanctioning and payment of pensionary benefits.

   The Service book of Government Employee consists of II volumes.

   VOLUME-I: Volume I of the Service Book is meant for recording the bio-data of the employees and various events of his service.

   VOLUME-II: The purpose of Volume-II of the Service Book is to place different types of nominees, declarations, pay fixation memos etc.

   The Service book of Government Employee contains following information of an employee:-

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Extension of RTI web portal for online filing of RTI Application.

No.1/1/2013-IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 17/05/2013

Subject: Extension of RTI web portal for online filing of RTI application.

   In continuation of this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 22/04/2013, it is intimated that training to RTI Nodal Officers, RTI Cell officials and NIC/IT personnel attached with Ministries/Departments of Government of India have been completed by DoPT with the help of NIC.

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Launch of RTI web portal for online filing of RTI Application.

No.1/1/2013-IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 22/04/2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Launch of RTI web portal for online filing of RTI application.

   A Web Portal namely RTI Online with un https://rtionline.gov.in has been launched. This portal, developed by NIC, is a facility for the Indian Citizens to online file RTI applications and first appeals and also to make online payment of RTI fees.
The prescribed fees can be paid through Internet banking of State Bank of India and its associate banks as well as by Credit/Debit cards of Visa/Master, through the payment gateway of SBI linked to this site.

   2. At present, this facility is available only for Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). It is planned to extend this facility to all the Ministries/Departments of Govt. of India within a month. This facility is presently not proposed to be
extended for field offices/attached/subordinate offices.

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Timely intimation about payment of additional fee under RTI Act 2005.

F. No.12/31/2013-IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi - 110001
Dated : 11.2.2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Timely intimation about payment of additional fee under RTI Act 2005.

   It has been brought to the notice of the Central information Commission that some CPIOs inform the information seeker about the additional fee under sub section 7(3) of the RTI Act at the fag end of the thirty days period prescribed for providing the information under sub-section 7(1) of the RTI  Act.

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Officials to face action for refusing postal orders as RTI fee

   Government has decided to impose a penalty on officials who do not accept postal orders as fees for getting information under the Right to Information Act. The Department of Personnel and Training has issued a circular in this regard.

   “It has been brought to the notice of this Department that some public authorities do not accept fees through the Indian Postal Orders.

   “Refusal to accept fees through the IPO may be treated as refusal to accept the application. It may result into imposition of penalty by the Central Information Commission on the concerned Central Public Information Officer,” the circular issued to all ministries or departments under the Government of India said.

“All the public authorities should, therefore, ensure that payment of fees by IPO is not denied,” it said. 

   Any citizen can seek information from government run departments by exercising his Right to Information by making a payment of a fee of Rs 10 by cash or demand draft or banker’s cheque or postal orders, it said.

Source;PTI

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Offer of Award of Right to Information Fellowship

No.1/28/2010-IR

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi-110001

Dated March 1, 2011

T o
Ms.Shibani Ghosh, Noida
Ms.Shobha Viswanathan Iyer, Thane
Ms.Sowmya Sivakumar, Jaipur
Shri Nishikanta Mohapatra
Shri Anil Kumar Dubey



Subject: Offer of Award of Right to Information Fellowship


Madam,

   This has reference to advertisement regarding award of short-term fellowships for conducting research on issues relating to Right to Information, published in various newspapers on 24' December, 2010 and your application in regard to the same.

   2. I am pleased to inform you that on the basis of your application you have been selected for award of RTI fellowship for the year 2010-11. The terms and conditions of the fellowship and the bond that is to be signed about RTI fellowships is enclosed alongwith this offer letter. The final award letter will be issued subject to your acceptance of the terms and conditions, signing of the bond, fulfillment of other formalities such as obtaining NOC from your present employer and participating in the Orientation Workshop detailed subsequently.

   3.An Orientation Workshop for the selected fellows will be held in New Delhi in the 2nd or 3rd week of March, 2011. Date and venue of the workshop' will be intimated to you later. You are requested to attend the Workshop alongwith details of specific deliverables which you will submit at the end of each month during the fellowship period, which would be suitably incorporated in the fellowship letter. Participants who are residing outside NCR region would be reimbursed 2nd class AC train fare on production of tickets and reimbursement of food bills not exceeding Rs.200 for one day for participation in the Workshop.

   4. You are requested to confirm the acceptance of the award to the undersigned by fax at telephone number 011-23093022 or by e-mail- saritanair66@gmail.com at the earliest.

Yours faithfully,

s/d

(Sarita Nair)

Under Secretaly to the Govt. of India

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