GUIDELINES FOR INFORMATION SEEKERS UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 , AND NEED TO ISSUE FURTHER HELPLINE FOR THE NEW ERA ENTRANTS

In the present circumstances of the enactment of the Right to Information Act, 2005 it is becoming a challenge to frequently asked questions, regarding implementation of the RTI Act, so as to enable smooth exercise of the Right to Information by persons , who wish to do so. During the course of online meetings and events, a number of questions and references are being received from the different corners of the Society and circle by RTI Activists and volunteers which is showing the need to further discuss and elaborate such provisions of the Act and methods of its use and exercise by the general public, so that the basic object of the Right to information Act be made fruitful as empowered to the citizens of country for transparency and accountability required in the working of the Government, contain corruption, and making our democracy true in the real sense of an informed citizenry, better equipped to keep necessary vigil on the instruments of governance and make the Government more accountable to the governed. The Act has created a practical regime through which the citizens of the country may have access to information under the control of the public authorities. Keeping in view the above guidelines for information seekers under the Right to Information Act, 2005 all the office bearers and the Executive members as well as key members and guides are requested to follow time to time issued guidelines on the captioned subject of instructions, so issued in this behalf of the demand under public utility and follow helpline for answering queries of the general public regarding RTI Act in the respective regional language, in the interest of awareness generation for RTI, on behalf of the state Government including the simplification of process required for filing RTI Applications, so that people may get benefits of the RTI and the RTS Act adjudication and bring transparency and accountability in the administration:-- Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director, RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal pradesh phone number, 9459334377