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Saturday, April 6

Application for obtaining information under section 6 of RTI Act, 2005


The application has to be writing or through electronic means.

The language of application can be English or Hindi or in the official language of the area in which the application is being made.

The application should accompanying such fee as may be prescribed.

The application should be made to

(i)                Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, of the concerned public authority;

(ii)              The Central Assistant Public Information Officer or State Assistant Public Information Officer, as the case may be.

The application should specify the particulars of the information sought by the applicant.

No reason is required to be given for requesting the information.

No other personal details, except those that may be necessary for contacting him is required to be given by the applicant. 


See section 6 of Right to Information Act, 2005