The government has proposed new rules that require a Right to Information (RTI) application to be restricted to 250 words and only one subject. There’s no word cap currently, and applicants can seek information on any number of subjects in a single application.
The 250 words do not include addresses of the Central Public Information Officer and the applicant. The proposed rules require the applicant to pay postal charges above Rs 10 incurred by authorities in replying to the application.
Applicants do not currently pay postal charges. They pay Rs 10 when filing the application.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has uploaded a 10-page draft of the Right to Information Rules, 2010, on its website and has invited comments from the public by December 27, which is a procedural requirement before the rules can be enforced. Comments are invited to [email protected]
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O.P. Sengar says
Restriction of applications up to 250 words and asking information on one subject only will give the more freedom to the corrupt officers who do not want to give the right informations and it will be a power full tool to reject the applications
jarpe vijay says
rti have help improve performance of government services and on other part accountable and transparent .Restriction to 250 words means retricting the right , penalty paid by department should be recouped from responsible authority salary.
sushilkumar says
i am agree this rti rule to be restricted to 250 words and only one subject applicants pay rs.10
Mukesh Kumar says
There is no need to amendment the said changes in RTI 2005 rules. These changes only help to those officers whos don’t wants to give any information to applicant. And a very good tool for reject the applications.
Please if any need to change something, than make some strict rules which help to applicant by harrasment/ delay in giving information/ protection from crupted officers and make working transperant.
Please no need to change the said changes.