Friday, December 10, 2010

[rti4empowerment] ALERT : "Amendment to RTI Rules" : RTI Restricted to 250 Words

 

                     
                     "Amendment to RTI Rules" 
 
Dear All,
 
The proposed RTI Rules can be read by clicking on above link. 
 
Just quoting below one vital change included in the RTI Rules :
 
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4. Request for Information: A person who desires to obtain any information from a public authority under sub-section (1) of Section 6 of the Act, shall pay an application fee of Rs. 10/- to the public authority alongwith the application;
 
Provided that the request for information shall relate only to one subject
matter and shall be limited to two hundred and fifty words, excluding the address of the Central Public Information Officer and the address of the applicant.  
 
  Unquote 
 
Please read below DoPT's OM of today 10 December 2010.
 
The last date for forwarding Comments is  27 December 2010 :
 
Best
Lokesh
December 10, 2010
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North Block, New Delhi-110001
 
 Dated l0th December, 2010.
 
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
 
Subject : Amendment to RTI Rules.
 
The Government proposes to notify Right to Information Rules in supersession of the existing rules, namely, the Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005 and the Central Information Commission (Appeal Procedure) Rules, 2005. 
 
Comments if any, on the proposed Rules may be sent at e-mail address,

usrti-dopt@nic.in by 27 ' December, 2010.

 

(R.K. Girdhar)

US(RT1)


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