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Status of passport application - CIC: Information held by the public authority had been duly disseminated to the Complainant, no question of deliberate or wilful denial of information arises in this case; The germane issue case has also been resolved

Action taken on a complaint regarding encroachment of Govt. land - PIO informed that the action taken is pending - CIC: Since the FA had directed the PIO to furnish a reply within 15 days, a reply ought to have been given by the PIO; Warning issued to PIO

Accident of IAF helicopter Mi-17 V5 - Disclosure of a copy of the convening order of the court of Inquiry to the applicant is pending adjudication before the Punjab & Haryana HC; Direction for any disclosure would vitiate the proceedings pending before HC

Details of maintenance work - Respondent: The letter was delivered wrongly to another applicant due to the dispatch section error - CIC: PIO is cautioned to be careful and ensure that correct annexures are sent on time while sending RTI replies

Copies of the documents on the basis of which a particular property was transferred from late Smt. P. Tarabai Naidu to certain persons and the details of the property tax were sought - CIC: Information is expressly barred from disclosure u/s 8(1)(j)

Basis of seniority list of MATE (SSK) in MES and the relevant rules - CIC: On 29.06.2022, the appellant was informed that the information sought is not clear; On receipt of the CIC notice a suitable reply was sent - CIC: Strict warning issued to PIO

Vijai Sharma and K V Chowdary appointed as CIC and CVC respectively

Is the Mysore Police Commissioner’s office coming up without plan approval?

No action taken against the illegal massage parlours or spas in Goa

Are there norms about the fee a school should charge and the facilities it offers?

There is only 1 primary health centre per 28 villages of UP

Services of all OSDs / Consultants terminated by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai

Is the educational degree a piece of personal information under the RTI Act, 2005?

Supreme Court dismissed petition against holding CIAL a public authority under RTI Act

Impact of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 on the RTI Act, 2005

How to file a RTI application

The RTI Act prescribes a very simple procedure for obtaining information. It requires :

Step 1. - Writing an application specifying the particulars of the information sought. For more details, please click.....

Step 2. - Submitting the evidence of payment of application fee along with the application. For more details, please click.....

Step 3. - Sending the application to the concerned Public Information Officer /Assistant Public Information Officer. For more details, please click.....

Now, facility for online filing of RTI application is available for certain ministries - Link : http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com/rti-web-portal-launched-citizens-can-file-rti-appl-3393#.VUBWtdKqqko

For a list of public authorities for which RTI application can be filed, please refer to the list attached with the article “Online filing of RTI applications taking a real shape” Read more at: http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com/online-filing-rti-applications-taking-real-shape#.VUBWlNKqqko

The essential requirements of an application filed under the RTI Act are:

(a) The applicant should be a citizen of India.
(b) The application should contain the particulars of information sought.
(c) The evidence of payment of application fee should be enclosed.
(d) The address of the applicant should be available for sending a reply.

Personal details except those necessary for contacting an applicant are neither required to be mentioned nor can be called for by the PIO.