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Right to Information Act, 2005

CPIO: Central Public Information Officer
ACPIO: Assistant Central Public
Information Officer
SPIO: State Public Information Officer You want Information
ASPIO: Assistant State Public
Information Officer
CIC: Central Information Commission
SIC: State Information Commission

Are You a Citizen of

YES NO
India?

http://RTIAct2005.com/ SORRY
You can't get Information
through RTI Act, 2005
Whether Information
belongs to Central Public
Authority or State Public
Authority?

Central Public Authority State Public Authority

Follow SAME Procedure as We have

Do you want to file detailed for Central Public Authority,
RTI Online or Offline? except:
1. Replace ACPIO/CPIO with ASPIO/SPIO.
2. Replace CIC with SIC.
Online Offline
3. You can't file RTI online at
www.rtionline.gov.in.

Do you know the

Do you want to file
Name and Address NO
RTI yourself?
of ACPIO/CPIO?
YES NO

Go to Get the details

Contact Me @
www.rtionline.gov.in from the website Follow any of two
Visit http://RTIAct2005.com/
and submit Request of concerned options:
http://RTIAct2005.com/ I Shall Help You
before concerned Public Authority.
Public Authority

Follow below steps:

1. Register yourself (Optional) YES
2. Go to Submit Request Page. Now, You have
3. Select the Public Authority with which Name and Address
you want to submit request. of ACPIO/CPIO
(If you are unable to find the name of Public
Authority then select Department/Ministry
under which that Public Authority comes.)
4. Write the details of Information required Draft RTI Request
or attach the .pdf version of Request.
5. Pay fees of Rs. 10/- online through Debit
Card/Credit Card.

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will be submitted or
forwarded to the concerned
CPIO within 5 days.

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Is the Office of the
YES ACPIO/CPIO located NO
near your place?

Do You know how to

Draft RTI Request?

Can you go to the Visit

office of ACPIO/ NO http://RTIAct2005.com/
CPIO? to get Sample RTI Application
YES
YES

Meet the ACPIO/CPIO at her

office and narrate information
required orally

ACPIO/CPIO shall provide all

assistance in reducing the
Draft Request for Draft you RTI Application as
oral information requirement
Information per Sample Application.
into writing.
Section 6(1)(b)

Now you are ready with the

RTI Request to submit before
ACPIO/CPIO.

In RTI Request you are not

required to mention reasons
for seeking Information.
Section 6(2)

How to pay Fees:

1. Indian Postal Order
Do you belong to You need to pay Fees
2. Demand Draft/Banker's Cheque
Below Poverty Line NO of Rs. 10/- along with
3. Court Fees Stamp.
Family? Request.
4. Cash (If you submit request to
ACPIO/CPIO by hand).
YES

Do you know in
whose favour you
YES shall make IPO or
You don't need NO
DD?
to pay Fees for
Information.

Make IPO/DD in
Make IPO in favour
favour of concerned
of "Account Officer"
Account.

Now, You are ready with

the RTI Request along with
Fees, if any.

Submit RTI Request along with

Fees to the ACPIO/CPIO either
by Hand or through Registered
Post or Speed Post.
Keep the Acknowledgement/
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You have submited RTI Request
along with Fees to the ACPIO/CPIO.

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Who did receive your RTI
ACPIO Request: ACPIO or CPIO?
CPIO C
ACPIO shall forward the Request
to CPIO within 5 days of receipt of
Request.
CPIO received your
In this case a period of 5 days
Request for Information.
shall be added in computing the
period for Response of CPIO.
Section 5(2)

CPIO shall check whether

Information sought belong NO
to his Public Authority?
CPIO shall forward the
Whether all information Request to CPIO of
sought are exempted or concerned Public
only part thereof ? Section 8 or 9 Authority within 5 days.
(Information exempted Section 6(3)
Partly
from disclosure)
YES Concerned CPIO has
received the Request
CPIO may provide access to that for Information.
part of the record which does not
contain any information which is
exempt from disclosure under this
Act and which can reasonably be
severed from any part that contains
exempt information.
Section 10(1) CPIO shall check whether
Information sought belong to To F on
YES NO
any of Section 8 or 9 or 11 of Page-5
the Act?
CPIO shall give a notice to the
applicant, informing—
(a) that only part of the record All
requested, after severance of the
record containing information
which is exempt from disclosure, Whether Information sought
Section 11
is being provided; belong to Section 8 or 9 or to
(Third Party Information)
(b) the reasons for the decision, 11 of the Act?
including any findings on any
material question of fact, referring
to the material on which those
findings were based;
Whether third party
(c) the name and designation of the
information relate to trade
person giving the decision; YES
or commercial secrets
(d) the details of the fees calculated
protected by law?
by him or her and the amount of fee CPIO rejects the Request for Information
NO
which the applicant is required to w ithin 30 days commununicating to the
deposit; and Applicant:
(e) his or her rights with respect to (i) the reasons for such rejection;
review of the decision regarding (ii) the period within which an appeal against
non-disclosure of part of the such rejection may be preferred; and
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charged or the form of access Section 7(8)
provided, including the particulars (CPIO shall justify in the Reply how a
of the FAA or the CIC, time limit, perticular sub-section of section 8 or 9 or
process and any other form of section 11 is applicable to the request of
access. Applicant. Rejecting request by simply From
Section 10(2) quoting section 8 or 9 or 11 will be Invalid). Page-4

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information or record, or part thereof on a
request, which relates to or has been
supplied by a third party and has been
NO treated as confidential by that third party?
YES

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CPIO shall, within 5 days from the receipt of

the request, give a written notice to such
third party of the request and of the fact that
the CPIO intends to disclose the information
or record, or part thereof, and invite the third
party to make a submission in writing or
orally, regarding whether the information
should be disclosed, and such submission of
the third party shall be kept in view while
taking a decision about disclosure of
information.
Section 11(1)

The third party shall, within 10 days from

the date of receipt of such notice, be given
the opportunity to make representation
against the proposed disclosure.
Section 11(2)

Whether the third party is

YES against disclosure of NO
Information?

CPIO shall, within 40 days after receipt of the

request under section 6, make a decision as
to whether or not to disclose the information
or record or part thereof and give in writing
Whether the
the notice of his decision to the third party.
public interest in disclosure outweighs
Section 11(3)
in importance any possible harm or YES
injury to the interests of such third
A notice given under 11(3) shall include a
NO party. ?
statement that the third party to whom the
notice is given is entitled to prefer an appeal
under section 19 against the decision.
Section 11(4)
CPIO may reject the request for
information withing 40 days
communication to the Applicationt:
(i) the reasons for such rejection;
(ii) the period within which an If the third party is aggrieved at
appeal against such rejection may the decision of the CPIO, he/
be preferred; and she may prefer an appeal
(iii) the particulars of the appellate under section 19 against the
authority. G decision.

Applicant or Third party prefer First Appeal before First Appelate Authority(FAA)
in same Public Authority within 30 days from the expiry of 30 days from
H submission of RTI request or from the receipt of decision of CPIO.
No Fees Required .
Section 19(1).

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Whether information sought

concerns for Life or Liberty of a
YES person? NO

CPIO shall provide CPIO shall provide

information to the information to the
Applicant within 48 Applicant within 30 days
hours of the receipt of of the receipt of Request
Request for Information. for Information.
Proviso to Section 7(1) Section 7(1)

CPIO will collect information from

concerned officers and then compile
those information to provide to the
Applicant.
Officers who have been asked by
CPIO to provide information under
their control will be deemed CPIO.

CPIO check whether Applicant

YES need to pay Additional Fees for
Information?

CPIO will claculate total

additional fees required
and intimate to the
Applicant about additional
fees along with break up.
Section 7(3) NO

Applicant shall pay

additional fees to the CPIO.
Section 7(5)

On receipt of the Additional fees, if any, CPIO

shall provide information to the Applicant.
CPIO shall provide information within 48 hours/
30 days from the date of receipt of Request for
Information.
(Time elapsed between the date of intimation of
additional fees by CPIO and date of receipt of
additional fees by CPIO shall not be counted
while calculating 48 hours/ 30 days.

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fees, if any.

FAA: First Appellate Authority

Did CPIO reply or provide

information within 30/35 days
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NO
or 48 hours of receipt of
Request for Information?

CPIO shall be deemed to have

refused Request for Information.
Section 7(2)

File a Complaint before Central

YES
Information Commission (CIC).
No Fees Required .
Section 18(1)(b).
CPIO shall provide
Did CPIO provide
Information FREE of
YES information after 30/
charge.
35 days?
Section 7(6)

Do you know how to file

From
Complaint before CIC?
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NO
NO

Are you satisfied with the J

information provided by the NO File Complaint before CIC.
CPIO? Under Section 18, CIC can Visit
YES only impose Penalty on http://RTIAct2005.com/
CPIO as per Section 20, but
Prefer First Appeal before First
can't direct CPIO to furnish
Appelate Authority(FAA) in same
information.
Public Authority within 30 days
Write a Letter of from the expiry of 30 days from
Appreciation to submission of RTI request or
CPIO (Optional) from the receipt of decision of
CPIO.
No Fees Required .
Section 19(1).
Contratulations
You have done now.

FAA shall provide Opportunity

of Hearing or send Hearing
Notice to the Appellant (You).
Without doing so, Decision of
Do you know how to
FAA shall be INVALID.
Draft/Submit First
Appeal?
YES
NO

Appellant (You) may or may not

Draft and submit attend Hearing or may authorize
First Appeal before Visit
someone else to attend Hearing
FAA. http://RTIAct2005.com/
on your behalf.

FAA shall dispose of First

Appeal within 30 days of the
receipt of the Appeal or within
such extended period not
exceeding a total of 45 days
from the date of filing thereof, as
the case may be, for reasons to
be recorded in writing.
Section 19(6)

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FAA: First Appellate Authority

CIC: Central Information Did FAA dispose of First
Commission Appeal within 30/45 days?
YES

What is the decision

of FAA?
Appeal Admitted Appeal Rejected
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Appeal Partially Admitted

FAA direct the CPIO FAA direct the CPIO to FAA uphold the
to provide the provide the partial decision of CPIO,
information within information within and reject your
specified time. specified time. Appeal.

CPIO shall reply

within the time
period specified NO
by FAA.

Did CPIO reply or provide

information within the time
period specified by the FAA?

YES NO

File Second Appeal before Central

Information Commission (CIC) vithin
90 days from the date on which the
Are you satisfied
YES NO decision should have been made or
with the Information?
was actually received.
No Fees Required .
Section 19(3)
Contratulations
You have done now.

CIC will hear the matter

just as Court does, and Do you know how to file
YES NO
dispose of Appeal. second Appeal before CIC?

File Second Appeal before

CIC. Visit
Under Section 19, CIC can http://RTIAct2005.com/
Are you satisfied with
NO direct CPIO to furnish
the decision of CIC?
YES information, and can
impose Penaly on CPIO as
File a Writ Petition per Section 20.
before High Court

Contratulations
You have done now.

Are you satisfied

YES with the decision of NO
High Court?

Contratulations File a Petition before

You have done now. Supreme Court of India.

Decision of Supreme
Court will be Final and
Binding.
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