R.K.CHOUBISA B.A.(Hons), M.A., M.Phil. Associate Professor [Public Administration] HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration, Jaipur Mobile: The Right to Information Act, 2005 Rights conferred on citizen of india

Right to HAVE Voluntary Disclosure Section 3Section 4 information

Pro-active Disclosure Every public authority shall publish within 120 days from the enactment of this Act- i.Particulars of organization/ functions and duties ii.Powers and duties of officers / employees iii.Procedure followed for decision making iv.Norms set for discharge of functions …

(v) Rules/regulations/instructions/manuals/ records held vi) Categories of documents held by it vii) Arrangements for citizen consultations viii) Details of boards, Councils, Committees, etc… Pro-active Disclosure

ix.Directory of officers and employees x.Monthly remuneration received by officers and employees xi.Budget, Plan and expenditure details xii.Manner of execution of subsidy programs xiii.Concession details Pro-active Disclosure

xiv. Details of material in electronic form held by the office xv.Facilities available to citizens for accessing information xvi.Details of PIOs xvii.Such other information as prescribed. And update these publications every year. Pro-active Disclosure

ukxfj d [Section 3] All Citizens have Right to Information. Juristic person is not a Citizen; he has no right to information. The representative of the juristic person is in the same position. For details, see, Home (Gr.6) Department, Rajasthan, Jaipur Note No. F.3(25)Home-6/2006 dated 5 June 2007

ukxfj d Inspection of work, documents and records Taking notes, extracts or certified copies of documents and records. Taking certified samples of material. Obtaining information in the form of diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes or any other electronic mode or through printouts where such information is stored in a computer or in any other device. RIGHT? Section 3

Citizen’s Right to Legal Provision Remarks i. Make a request to PIO or APIO 3, 18 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) ii. Choose Medium of Request 6(1) iii. Choose Language of Request 6(1) iv. Seek Exemptions for Fee 6(1) v. Seek help for Writing Request 6(1)(b) vi. Not to state Reasons for Request 6(2) vii. Receive information, if request is transferred 6(3)(ii) viii. Presumption of refusal and consequent right to complaint 7(2) The Rights conferred on Citizens

Citizen’s Right to Legal Provision Remarks ix. Know costing details 7(a), (b) x. Waiver of costs 7(5) xi. Reasons for rejection of request 7(6) xii. Assistance to access, if physically disabled 7(4) xiii. Know details to proceed with appeal 7(8) xiv. Choose medium of response to be received, including sample xv. Partial access to records with reasons on limits to access 18(1) & 10(e) xvi. Complaint against refusal/ rejection of request or denial of access etc., 18(1) The Rights conferred on Citizens

Citizen’s Right to Legal Provision Remarks xvii. Appeal 19 xviii. Second Appeal 19(3) xix. Influence penalty against PIO 20(1) xx. Force burden of proof on PIO 20 (5) xxi. Influence disciplinary action against PIO 20(2) xxii. Demand 3rd party information xxiii. Demand Private party information xxiv. Demand on-site inspection The Rights conferred on Citizens The Request