Made under: s.6(1) RTI Act, 2005
RTI application — Section 6(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005
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To,
The Public Information Officer
________________
Subject: Application under Section 6(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
Made under: Section 6(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
Sir/Madam,
1. Name of applicant: ________________
2. Address: ________________
3. Phone: ________________ | Email: ________________
4. I am a citizen of India.
5. Particulars of the information sought:
________________
6. Please send the information by post to the address above. If it is to be supplied as copies of documents, please first intimate the copying charges payable.
7. The application fee of ₹10 is enclosed by Indian Postal Order / demand draft / court fee stamp, as required by the Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2012. (If the applicant is below the poverty line, no fee is payable under Section 7(5); a copy of the certificate is enclosed.)
8. Under Section 6(2) an applicant is not required to give any reason for requesting the information, and I am giving none.
9. Under Section 7(1) the information is to be provided within 30 days of the receipt of this application; and within 48 hours where the information concerns the life or liberty of a person.
10. If any part of the information sought is held by another public authority, please transfer that part under Section 6(3) within five days and inform me.
11. Please also state, with your reply, the name, designation and address of the First Appellate Authority, as required by Section 7(8).
Yours faithfully,
________________
Place: ________________
Date: ________________
Enclosures: as per the list attached.What to attach
- A ₹10 Indian Postal Order or demand draft in favour of the Accounts Officer of that public authority.
- A copy of the BPL certificate, if you are claiming the exemption — then no fee is payable.
- Keep a photocopy of the application and the postal receipt. The thirty days run from receipt.
- Do not write reasons. Section 6(2) says they cannot be asked for at all.