You must have heard the word RTI, but what does it mean? How can it be used? How to file it? You hardly know all this. Today we will tell you what is RTI and what are the rules for submission of RTI application. Citizens have the right to know their rights by applying to any government department through RTI.
Today we will give you information about all the important things related to RTI. The full name of RTI is the Right to Information (Right to Information). Under the Right to Information Act, any citizen of the country can get information from any government department. They have the right to know their rights to prevent corruption in government departments. This is an impressive step towards making the system transparent.
This law was specifically enacted against corruption in 2005, which is called the Right to Information. Under RTI, you can ask any government department how much money came for development works and how much was spent on these development works. At ration shops, you can also ask how much ration came, how much was distributed and how much was black. RTI is the right of the common man.
If you too do not get an answer from RTI within 30 days, or the RTI portal is not working, first you can file a complaint on the RTI mail, if there is no answer from there, then you have to apply for the appeal first. For this, you will have to pay an application fee of 50 rupees. For the first appeal, you will first have to submit the form through a bank challan/online invoice/50 rupees stamp/payment order near the senior officer of your subordinate Public Information Officer, who has been made the first appellate officer with the application fee. 50 rupees or cash fee.
The first appeal is made when the Public Information Officer does not respond to the applicant within 30 days of receiving the application or gives a vague answer or gives wrong or misleading information or does not respond. The option is with the applicant. Due to any dissatisfaction with the Public Information Officer, the applicant can appeal to the first appellate officer. In this case, the Public Information Officer will have to respond to the first notice appeal within 30 days, if not done, the applicant can apply within 60 days to withdraw the first appeal.
