Division 1
The Right To Information Act, 2005
(For detailed synopsis, see respective section)
Division 2
Chapter 1 Prelude
Division 3
Chapter 1 Important Circulars/Notifications on RTI
Chapter 2 Other Related Laws
Chapter 3 Allied Acts & Rules
Division 4
Miscellaneous
1. Information to be Published (Made Public) by Public Authorities
2. List of Important Web-Sites
3. List of State Information Commission Web-Sites
4. List of NGOs on RTI Web-Sites
5. List of Important Volunteers/NGOs Helping RTI Movement
6. RTI Activists/Volunteers/Contacts helping RTI movement in Uttar Pradesh
7. List of RTI Activists all across the country
8. RTI Application Fee by State Governments
9. RTI Appellants: Know your Rights
10. RTI Act in Nutshell
11. How to Get Information of Private Entity?
Division 5
Specimen Forms
1. Specimen Form of Application for Obtaining Information
2. Specimen Form A: Application for Obtaining Information under Right of Information Act, 2005, section 6
3. Specimen Form of Acknowledgement of Application
4. Specimen Form of Intimation for Payment of Fee for Information
5. Specimen Form of Providing Information
6. Specimen Form of for Intimation of Rejection of Application for Providing Information
7. Specimen Form of Application if Wrong Document/s is/are Provided
8. Specimen Form of Application if Wrong Information is Provided
9. Specimen form of Application for Obtaining Supplementary Information/s
10. Specimen Form of Appeal
11. Specimen Form of Acknowledgement of Appeal
12. Specimen Form of First Appeal
13. Specimen Form of First Appeal
14. Specimen Form of First Appeal
15. Specimen Form of First Appeal
16. Specimen Form of First Appeal
17. Specimen Complaint to be filed with CIC/SIC, and Operative Guidelines for Filing Non-compliance of Orders of Information Commissions
Division 6
Some Sample Questions on RTI
1. Right to Information
2. Have you ever thought?
3. How do we hold the government accountable?
4. Do not Pay Bribes?
5. Using RTI is simple
6. Understanding and Using RTI
7. What is information
8. Coverage and applicability
9. Obligations of public authorities
10. Public Information Officers (PIOs)
11. Applying for information
12. How does a "PIO" deal with your application
13. Fees
14. Time Limits
15. Third Party
16. Information which cannot be disclosed
17. Exemptions
18. Appeals
19. Central and State Information Commissions
20. Some more shortcomings
21. Important Guidelines
22. Remember Basic Principles
23. Trick in Asking Questions
24. Some common problems and sample questions
(1) Sanitation
(2) Garbage bin not being cleaned
(3) Social audit
(4) Do you have a broken road?
(5) Public distribution system
(6) MLA/MPLAD/MLC Funds
(7) Misuse of cars
(8) Monitoring vigilance
(9) Grievance redressal machinery
(10) Inspecting government work — hit corruption at the root
(11) Taking hisaab (Accounts) from the Government
(12) How does Government Handle Corruption Cases
(13) Status of all corruption complaints received
(14) How to get effective sanitation services in your area
(15) Encroachments
(16) Not getting passport
(17) Take copies of ration documents
(18) Water problem
(19) Street lights not functioning
(20) Horticulture
(21) Details of all roads which are cut
(22) Details of "street and road works" carried out
(23) Seeking records about water management
(24) Copies of all works carried out in a ward
(25) Commercialization
(26) Pending work in any government department
(27) Gas cylinder delivery
(28) Inspect government works
(29) Maintenance of public parks
(30) Regular sweeping of your locality
Division 7
State Rules on
The Right To Information