Know what you want to know

Know what you want to know

You can use the RTI Act 2005 to know what you want to know :
Identify the information that you need. Write down the relevant questions (related to the information you need) on a sheet of plain paper.
Identify which public authority (government department, public sector body, NGO etc) has the information that you want.
Find out the contact details of the Public Information Officer (PIO).
Submit your application to the PIO, along with required application fee.
Don’t forget to get a dated and stamp receipt for your RTI application and fee paid by you.
You should get the information asked for within the prescribed period, usually 30 days.
If don’t get information within stipulated time limit or dissatisfied with the information, you have right to appeals as per provisions of the Act.

More details will be in next post.

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