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Organisation : RTI West Bengal
Facility : Know Your AA/PIO/APIO

Know Your AA/PIO/APIO here : http://rtiwb.gov.in/ASP/aa_pio_info_frm1.asp
Website : http://rtiwb.gov.in/index.asp

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The Government of West Bengal welcomes RTI Act 2005.This act mandate timely response to citizen requests for Government information. Attempts have been made for implementation of the Act in the State of West Bengal. Some major actions undertaken are:

Appointed State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC)
Arranged seminars on RTI.
Notifications issued to designate SPIO at the department.
RTI rules has been framed based on RTI Act.

Rules of West Bengal RTI

1. Short title and commencement –
(I) These rules may be called the West Bengal Right to Information Rules, 2006.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions:
(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, –
(a) “Act” means the Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005);
(b) “Commission” means the West Bengal Information Commission;
(c) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Commission;
(d) “Section” means section of the Act;
(e) “State Government” means the Government of West Bengal.

(2) Words and expressions used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act, shall have the same meanings as respectively assigned to them in the Act.

3. Application fee – An application containing a request in writing to the State Public Information Officer or the State Assistant Public Information Officer, as the case may be, made under sub-section (I) of Section 6 for obtaining information, shall be accompanied with a court-fee of rupees ten.

4. ‘Fee for providing information – Save as otherwise provided in the provision to sub-section (5) of Section ‘7, the State Public Information Officer or the State Assistant Public Information Officer, as the case may be, shall provide Information under sub-section (I), and sub-section (5), of Section 7 upon receipt or a request under Section 6, on payment of a fee of –

(a) rupees two, for each page (in A-4 or A-3 size paper) created or copied; or
(b) actual charge or cost price, for a copy in large size paper; or
(c) actual cost price, for sample or model; or
(d) rupees five for each fifteen minutes or fraction thereof, for inspection of records; or
(e) rupees fifty per diskette or floppy, for information provided in the diskette or floppy; or
(t) actual charge fixed for publication or rupees two per page of photocopy for extracts therefrom; for information provided in printed form.

5. Contents of appeal to Commission under sub-Section (3) of Section 19 – An appeal to the Commission under sub-section (3) of Section 19, shall contain the following information, namely:-
(a) name and address of the applicant;
(b) name and address of the State Public Information Officer or the State Assistant Public Information Officer, as the case may be, who passed the order;
(c) particulars of the order against which the appeal is made including its number and date;
(d) brief facts of the case;
(e) prayer or relief sought for by the appellant;
(f) grounds for such prayer relief; and
(g) verification by the appellant

Functions of RTI West Bengal

The Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 is an Act of the Parliament of India that gives citizens the right to information from the government. The Act applies to all government bodies, including the state government of West Bengal.

The functions of RTI in West Bengal include:
** Providing citizens with access to information held by the government: The RTI Act gives citizens the right to access information held by the government, including information about government policies, programs, and spending.
** Promoting transparency and accountability in government: The RTI Act promotes transparency and accountability in government by making it easier for citizens to hold the government accountable for its actions.
** Enhancing citizen participation in governance: The RTI Act enhances citizen participation in governance by giving citizens the tools they need to hold the government accountable and to participate in the decision-making process.