Right To Information - RTI
It is a fact that most users of the RTI Act, 2005 are short of time as their primary work is not RTI, but something else. This web portal looks into the needs of all the stakeholders.
For an average citizen, reading the RTI Act and rules for filing an application for seeking information under the RTI Act is a cumbersome exercise. Drafting the application and finding the relevant fee rules may dissuades an applicant from filing an application under the RTI Act. Many citizens are not aware of the possible ways in which the RTI Act can be used and the reading material provides a daily input on the different ways the citizens of this country are using the powers provided under the Act. A reader would know about the different ways in which the RTI Act is made use of by others and can modify it for his own need.
There are many instances where a RTI application has been rejected by a Public Information Officer (PIO) or penalty has been imposed on him due to either lack of awareness of the provisions of the RTI Act or their proper appreciation.
Usually, the work related to RTI Act is an additional job for most PIOs. An overworked PIO may have difficulty in finding a single location for all his problems related to the RTI applications. This website is an attempt to bridge the gap that exists between intention and interpretation of the RTI Act. It provides critical information, analyses, expert viewpoints, and news on developments related to the RTI Act on a daily basis to the visitors. It would equip the officers and offer solutions to the problems faced by the PIOs so that they may deal with their responsibilities in the RTI regime. A PIO can deal with similar RTI applications by quoting from the case laws for an authoritative disposal.
The obligations of a Public Authority are provided in a capsule form which the Senior Officers of a Public authority would find useful. The site provides regular information about the steps required to be taken to fulfill the commitments under the RTI Act. Training academies may like to recommend this site to their trainees for keeping themselves well-informed in respect of RTI issues.
The RTI activists and NGOs would find a plethora of situations where the RTI Act has been used successfully for social causes which can be simulated elsewhere. The site provides a platform for sharing of views and success stories. Students, lawyers, chartered accountants, doctors, social workers, media, research scholars and other professionals would find the site thought-provoking and interesting.
