Right to Information act

Government of India has enacted the Right to Information Act, 2005 & published in extraordinary Gazette Part-II Sec. I dated 21-06-2005. Under this Act, the Accountant General (A&E) has nominated Shri S.L.Balasubramanyam, Deputy Accountant General (Admn) as Public Information Officer. Under the same Act, Shri. P.D.Mahale, Senior Deputy Accountant General (Administration) has been nominated as Public Informatio n Officer for the Offices of Pr. Accountant General (C&CA) and Accountant General (W,F & RA).

As per Right to Information (Regulation of Fee & Cost) Rules, 2005 issued vide GOI Minister of personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, (Department of Personnel and Training) Notification dated 16-9-2005; a request for obtaining information has to be accompanied by application fee as detailed below.

1. Application Fee: The request for information should be accompanied by an application fee of Rs 10/- by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or banker’s cheque .

In respect of Office of AG(A&E) the fee is payable in the following manner · If paid by cash against proper receipt, payable to Accounts Officer Cash of the Office of the Accountant General (A&E), Karnataka, Bangalore· If paid by demand draft a bankers cheque, payable to Pay and Accounts Officer / IAD Bangalore

2. For providing the information: Fee shall be charged by way of cash, banker’s cheque or D.D at following rate

(a) Rs. Two for each page (in A4 or A3 size paper) created or copied;

(b) Actual charge or cost price of a copy in larger size paper;

(c) Actual cost or price for samples or models and

(d) For inspection of records, no fee for the first hour; and a fee of Rs.

Five for each fifteen minutes (or fraction thereof) thereafter.

3. For providing information under sub-section (5) of section 7 the fee shall be charged at the following rates:

(a) for information provided in diskette or floppy- Rs. Fifty per diskette or floppy; and

(b) for information provided in printed form at the price fixed for such publication or rupees two per page of photocopy for extracts from the publication.