Implementation of "Right to
Information Act, 2005" at Rajendra Institute of Medical
Sciences, Ranchi.
In continuation of the Memorandum of even number dated
the 1st August, 2005 and 24th October, 2005 on the
subject cited above, it is once again notified for the
general information of all concerned that "Right to
Information Act, 2005" has been enacted by the
Parliament and published in the Official Gazette on 21st
June, 2005 which confers the "Right to Information" on
India citizens to secure access to information under the
control Public authorities in order to promote
transparency and accountability in the working of every
public Authority.
Definitions under the Act are
as under:-
Section 2 (f) - "Information"
means :-
Any material in any form including records, documents,
memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases,
circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers,
samples, models, data material held in any electronic
form and information relating to any private body which
can be accessed by a public authority under any other
law for the time being in force.
Section 2 (i) - "Records"
means:-
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Any
document, manuscript and file
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Any
microfilm, microfiche and facsimile copy of a document
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Any
reproduction of image or images embodied in such
microfilm (whether enlarged or not)
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Any other
material produced by a computer or any other device.
Section 2 (j) - "Right to Information" means:-
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Inspection
of work, documents, records
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Taking
notes, extracts or certified copies of documents or
records
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Taking
certified samples of material
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Obtaining
information in the form of diskettes, floppies, tapes,
video cassettes or in any other electronic mode or
through printouts where such information is stored in
a computer or in any other device.
Section 6 (l) - "FEE":-
A request for obtaining information under sub-section
(1) of section 6 shall be accompanied by an application
fee of rupees ten by way of cash against proper receipt
or by demand draft or bankers cheque payable to the
Director of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences,
Ranchi. For providing the information under sub-section
(1) of Section 7, the fee shall be charged by way of
cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or
bankers cheque payable to the Director of the Rajendra
Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi at the following
rates:-
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Rupees two
for each page (in A-4 or A-3 size paper) created or
copied
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Actual
charge or cost price of a copy in larger size paper
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Actual cost
or price for samples or models
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For
inspection of records, no fee for the first hour
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A fee of
rupees five for each fifteen minutes (or fraction
thereof) thereafter.
For providing
the information under sub-section (5) of section 7, the
fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper
receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque payable to
the Director of the RIMS at the following rates:-
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For
information provided in diskette or floppy rupees
fifty per diskette or floppy
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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.
In exercise
of powers conferred by Section 5 of the RTI Act, 2005,
the Director, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences,
Ranchi is pleased to designate the following officers of
the Institute.
I) APPELLATE AUTHORITY
The Appellate Authority is supposed to consider the
appeal when the request for seeking information has been
rejected by the State Public Information Officer.
II) STATE PUBLIC INFORMATION
OFFICER
The State Public Information Officer shall be
responsible to deal with the applications received in
writing or through electronic means in English or Hindi
or any other official language accompanied by the
prescribed fee, for providing information and shall
provide such information or reject the application
within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of
the request. In case a request for providing information
is rejected by the Public Information Officer, the
latter will communicate so to the requester and will
also communicate him the particulars of the Appellate
Authority in this regard.
III) STATE ASSTT. PUBLIC
INFORMATION OFFICER
He is supposed to receive the applications for
information or Appeals under this Act for forwarding the
same forthwith to the State Public Information Officer
or the Appellate Authority, as the case may be.
In view of above, any person, be it employee of the
Institute or general public, who desires to obtain any
information under the Right to Information Act, shall
make a request in writing or through electronic means in
English or Hindi or in the official language,
accompanying prescribed fee, to the State Assistant
Public Information Officer specifying the particulars of
the information sought and intimate his/her personal details
that may be necessary for contacting him/her or
communicating the desired information.
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