After
feverish deliberations, the correct of data Act of 2005 finally got the nod in
each the higher and lower house of the Parliament. The Act came into result
from twelfth of Oct 2005. With this, the law is currently valid and applicable
for the complete country no matter any state. This Act proves as an excellent
windfall to the property hectic because the building connected documents that
couldn't be procured simply from the govt. departments viz. Taluk workplace,
Corporation workplace, Sub-Registrar workplace, Survey Department, Assistant
Commissioner’s workplace etc., will currently be got, studied and verified well
before embarking on any project.
This Act may
be a blessing in disguise for the voters of the state. If used properly, this
could act as a weapon to bring down the corruption level to a naught.
Unnecessary to mention, corruption is rampant in our country everyplace,
especially, Government departments and Municipal companies. It’s a best-known
fact that unless the officer’s are bribed, nothing works. Right from very cheap
level to the highest level officers, the bribe gets distributed so solely the
work could progress with none hindrance.The citizen is greatly disturbed and distressed by these deeds however
he may be simply a mute spectator. However with the enactment of the correct to
data Act, there's a bright ray of hope as this Act offers power and paves the
method for the honest national or a builder to induce his files cleared if
there's any undue delay.
Right of Information:
At the first,
allow us to perceive the many aspects of this legislation. Section 2(j) of the aforesaid Act defines the
correct to data.
‘Right of
Information’ is that the right to amass data accessible beneath the Act that is
commands by or beneath the management of any public authority and includes the
correct to –
a)
Inspection of work, documents, records
b) Taking
notes, extracts or certified copies of documents or records
c) Taking certified samples of fabric
d) Getting
data within the type of diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes or in the
other electronic mode or through printouts wherever such data is hold on in an
exceedingly pc or in the other device.
A very
encouraging development as way as this Act is bothered that it's simply not
restricted to Government and Municipal companies however additionally includes
public authorities viz. organizations, NGO’s and alternative bodies that ar
supported by the govt..
Practical Use
Let us throw
some light-weight on however this Act may be employed in sensible.
1) A person
submits an idea to the BMP workplace for sanction. However enabling method
undergoes AN excessive delay thanks to the very fact of non-bribing of the
involved officers that eventually puts the national into plenty of anguish.
Using this Act, he will currently directly meet the officer and question him on
the subsequent problems.
a) what's
the standing of his plan?
b) What
number alternative plans were submitted on the day on that plans were submitted
by him?
c) Out of
these plans, what numbers are sanctioned?
d) What went
on to any or all the opposite plans?
Further,
he's currently entitled to arouse the examination of documents, records, take
notes and acquire certified copies.
2)A person
applies for a ration card. As usual, it gets into rough weather
as the
involved officers aren't fed properly. Currently with this Act, he will go and
get in touch with the involved and arouse the explanations for the delay
similar to the higher than case. The higher than aforesaid ar simply stray
cases and also the aforesaid Act may be accustomed elicit any sort of data from
any departments except some.
Appointment of Public information
Officer
Under the
Act, it's imperative currently for all the executive offices of Public
Authorities to appoint a Public data Officer. He can act as a catalyst between
the national who desires the data and also the involved department. In
traditional course, the mandatory data ought to be provided at intervals a span
of 1 month. There’ll be a nominal fee collected as a token quantity. Even when
one month, if the data isn't provided properly or refused, the person will go
one step additional and attractiveness to the proceedings authority WHO by
default are going to be the senior of the aforesaid PIO within the same department.
If the
national needs to attractiveness against the proceedings Authority itself, he
ought to attractiveness to the state or Central information Commissioner that
is AN independent constitutional authority.
Penalty for Delay/Refusal
If there's a
delay in providing the data or deliberate refusal to give the data, the PIO is
penalized at Rs. 250/- per day till the data is provided to the person. This
facet could drive the PIO to act quickly and supply all the data. It’s a rule
that the name of the PIO ought to be conspicuously displayed in any respect the
offices. If it's missing or the national cannot realize the PIO, he will apply
for data by addressing to the PIO of the top workplace of the involved
department.
Though the
Act covers the majority the departments and allows the national to induce the
desired data, Scientific, Economic, Security and strategic data as mentioned
within the sections eight and nine of the Act might not be disclosed or may be denied out
justifiably. However such a state of affairs might not happen as a standard
national won't be having any business or dealings with these aspects.
The Right to
data Act is so a really useful Act for the common person and if employed in a
correct and optimum method, it's going to result in less tat and a lot of
transparency. To high it all, this act
could go one step further and provides an entire transparency vis-à-vis
property documents that was up to now not terribly clear on varied
problems. With this Act, all the
documents of property may be procured simply from the govt. department’s viz.
Taluk workplace, Corporation office, Sub-Registrar workplace, Survey
Department, Assistant Commissioner’s office and also the national will heave a
sigh of relief.
Format of application to be
submitted to the Public Information Officer
To
The
Public Information Officer,
(Name
of the office with address)
1.
Full name of the applicant:
2.
Address
3.
Particulars of the information required:
i)
Subject matter of information
ii)
The Period to which the information relates
iii)
Description of the information required
iv)
Whether the information is required by post or in person
(The
actual postal charges shall be included in additional fees)
4.
Whether the applicant is below the poverty line:
(If yes, then the photocopy of the proof
thereof)
Place:
Date: (Signature of the Applicant)
More,
Anekal
Bannerghatta Road
Devanahalli Road
Electronic City
Hosur Road
Indira Nagar
Kanakapura Road
Koramangala
Sarjapur Road
Vijayanagar
Whitefield
Bannerghatta Road
Devanahalli Road
Electronic City
Hosur Road
Indira Nagar
Kanakapura Road
Koramangala
Sarjapur Road
Vijayanagar
Whitefield
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