Organisation : Right to Information
Facility : Lodge RTI Request
Home Page :http://rti.gov.in/
Apply here : http://rti.india.gov.in/rti_direct_complaint_lodging.php
Lodge RTI Request :
Read the following instructions before filling up the form :
** Fill in all the fields that are marked as required.
Related : Fee For Seeking Information Under Right to Information : www.statusin.in/4214.html
** File types allowed for upload need to be in PDF, JPG and GIF format.
** The maximum file size allowed for upload is 2MB.
** Once the form is saved as draft, an unique complaint id is provided which can be used in the future for editing the form before final submission.
Right to Information :
The Government of India always lays emphasis on making the lives of its citizens easy, smooth and making India truly democratic and keeping this in mind the RTI Act has been established.
RTI stands for Right To Information and has been given the status of a fundamental right under Article 19(1) of the Constitution. Article 19 (1) under which every citizen has freedom of speech and expression and have the right to know how the government works, what role does it play, what are its functions and so on.
The Act confers right to the citizens to know as to how the taxpayers money is being spent by the Government.
Objective of the Right to Information Act :
The basic object of the Right to Information Act is to empower the citizens,promote transparency and accountability in the working of the Government,contain corruption, and make our democracy work for the people in real sense.It goes without saying that an informed citizen is better equipped to keep necessary vigil on the instruments of governance and make the government more accountable to the governed.The Act is a big step towards making the citizens informed about the activities of the Government.