Sikkim - Apply for Right To Information (RTI)

ProcedureEdit

Apply In-Person

Application (hand written / electronically typed - in English or local official language) can be submitted directly to the concerned Public Information Officer (PIO).
Use the following link for contact details: link
Once the application is accepted, pay the prescribed fee.
Applicant will be issued a receipt for the submitted application. This receipt contains application no., date of application, and details of the concerned Chief Public Information Officer.
This submitted application will be processed further.
Within 30 days applicant will get the information for his request. If information is given by third party then invite objections if any it will take 10 more extra days.

Note: Do not forget to take a photocopy for your application before submission for future references.

Online procedure - Sikkim Apply for Right To Information (RTI) Online With Images

Please use the following link which would take you to the below displayed screen. Please visit the following link : Online Portal. User shall select the “Submit Request” menu. A new page will be provided. Please go through the details and click select “I have read and understood the above guidelines.”
In the new screen user shall complete the sessions Public authority details, Personal details of RTI Applicant, Request details as per the page prompt. If the applicant belongs to below poverty line and all the details are completed as appropriate, then hit “Submit” tab to file your RTI online.
If the applicant doesn’t belong to below poverty line, then select the option as appropriate. A new set of prompt will be provided. Please complete the prompt to make the necessary payment. Please hit “Make Payment” tab. In the resulting screen, please follow the screen prompt and please hit the right tab to submit the application.
On submission of the application, a unique registration number would be issued, which may be referred by the applicant for any references in future

Required DocumentsEdit

Request to the PIO (Public Information Officer) shall be in writing.
Application form : Link please download the form ‘A’ from the list.
ID proof
Aadhaar Card

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Sikkim Information Commission,
Lower Secretariat, 2nd. Floor.
Opposite Supermarket.
Gangtok - 73710, Sikkim, India.
Tel: 03592-205710, 203677
Fax: 03592-208526.
Email: [email protected]
Link for contact information: Contact Page Alsolink

EligibilityEdit

Citizens of India

FeesEdit

No fees for Below Poverty Line applicant
Application: Rs 10
Mode of payment: Cash, Demand draft or banker’s cheque

Note: If information is not given within time limit it must be given free of cost

Additional Fees

A-4 / A-3 paper: Rs 2 per page (print)
Large size paper: Actual cost
Publication and printed form: At price so fixed of publication or at Rs 2 per page per page photocopy or in printed form
Samples and Models: Actual cost
Floppy/CD/diskette or any other electronic mode: Rs.50/-
Inspection of records: Free for first hour and Rs 5 for each 1 hour or a fraction thereof
Second Appeals and complaints against non-disclosure of information may be filed with the State Information Commission.

Note: These above fares may wary as per government orders.

ValidityEdit

RTI is a timely response to the citizen request for information by PIO – So, the validity of the information counts rather than the document.

Documents to UseEdit

Apply in plain paper (No form or document is prescribed) in English or local language to the concerned Public Information Officer of the public authority. Applicants can therefore use sample format shown below.

Sample DocumentsEdit

Sample Format for RTI Application

THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2005 APPLICATION FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION

Date________ By regd./speed post AD

To, STATE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER,

Dept/Office________________________ Place______________________________

1. Name of the Applicant:

2. Full Address with phone No

3. Particulars of information required, which kindly provide:

4. Details of payment of application fee: Non-judicial court fee stamp of Rs.10/- is affixed on the top hereinabove. OR Demand draft/bankers cheque No._______dtd. ______for Rs.10/- is enclosed. OR Cash of Rs.10/- has been paid against enclosed original receipt No.________dtd__________of your dept.

5. Details of enclosures [if any]: Photocopies of _______

Encls: Signature of Applicant

Processing TimeEdit

Information requested by the citizen is to be provided within 30 days
48 hours where life or liberty is involved
35 days where request is given to Asst. PIO
40 days where third party is involved and
45 days for human rights violation information from listed security/ intelligence agencies.
Time taken for calculation and intimation of fees excluded from the time frame.

InstructionsEdit

Right to information Act 2005 empowers every citizen to

Ask Questions from the Government or seek any information
Take copies of any government documents
Inspect any government documents
Inspect any government works
Take samples of materials of any government work

Under the Act, all authorities covered must appoint their Public Information Officer (PIO). It is the PIO's obligation to provide information to citizens of India who request information under the Act. If the request pertains to another public authority (in whole or part), it is the PIO's responsibility to transfer/forward the concerned portions of the request to the concerned PIO.

Application Process

Apply in person or electronically in English or local official Language.
Time limit of giving information is 30 days
If information concerns life and liberty of a person then the information must be given within 48 hours
If information is given by third party then invite objections if any then it will take another 10 days extra.

Required InformationEdit

Name of the applicant
Full Address
Phone / Mobile Number
Particulars of required information

Need for the DocumentEdit

The need for “The Right To Information Act” (RTI) is to ensure that everyone in the country has a constitutional right to inquire and retrieve information about the government and public bodies that operate within the purview of the Central and State government framework
Main purpose is to provide any citizen of India to get information from a “public authority” (a body of Government or “instrumentality of State”) which is required to be replied to expeditiously or within thirty days
Information that Citizen can avail….
- Take copies of any government documents
- Inspect any government documents
- Inspect any government works
- Take samples of materials of any government work

Information which might helpEdit

PIO may reject a request for information where such a request for providing access would involve an infringement of copyright subsisting in a person other than the State.
Information is exempt from disclosure -Information, the disclosure of which would cause of breach of privilege of Parliament or the State Legislature

The following information is exempt from disclosure under Section 8 of the RTI Act.

Information, disclosure of which would prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the State, relation with foreign State or lead to incitement of an offence
Information which has been expressly forbidden to be published by any court of law or tribunal or the disclosure of which may constitute contempt of court
Information, the disclosure of which would cause of breach of privilege of Parliament or the State Legislature
Information including commercial confidence, trade secrets or intellectual property, the disclosure of which would harm the competitive position of a third party, unless the competent authority is satisfied that larger public interest warrants the disclosure of such information
Information available to a person in his fiduciary relationship, unless the competent authority is satisfied that the larger public interest warrants the disclosure of such information
Information received in confidence from foreign Government
Information, the disclosure of which would endanger the life or physical safety of any person or identify the source of information or assistance given in confidence for law enforcement or security purposes
Information which would impede the process of investigation or apprehension or prosecution of offenders
Cabinet papers including records of deliberations of the Council of Ministers, Secretaries and other officers
Information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual
Only that part of the record which does not contain any information which is exempt from disclosure and which can reasonably be served from any part that contains exempt information, may be provided.
Third parties have a right to be heard in respect of applications and appeals dealing with information submitted by them to the Government in confidence.
PIO may reject a request for information where such a request for providing access would involve an infringement of copyright subsisting in a person other than the State.

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