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Right to Information Act, 2005 The Accountant General (Audit) has appointed Central Public Information Officer to assist in discharging the duties under this Act in the office. A person, who desires to obtain any information under Right to Information Act, 2005 shall make a request in writing in English or Hindi accompanying such fee as may be prescribed, to the Central Public Information Officer, specifying the particulars of the information sought by him or her. Provided that where such request cannot be made in writing, the Central Public Information Officer shall render all reasonable assistance to the person making the request orally to reduce the same in writing. Format of Application There is no specific Application Form. The Applicant should clearly mention his/her name & complete address for Correspondence, Telephone No.(Optional) and specific information which he/she wants if practicable with No. & Date etc. To whom Application shall be addressed All application for information under RTI shall be addressed to Central Public Information Officer (CPIO). Application Fee The request for obtaining information under sub-section (1) of section 6 shall be accompanied by an application fee of `10.00 (Rupees ten only) by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque from Nationalized/ Scheduled Bank or Indian Postal Order in favour of “Pay and Accounts Officer, Office of the Accountant General (A&E) Bihar Patna”. Otherwise the request will not be treated as a valid request and no information shall be provided. Fees for information For providing the information under sub-section (1) of section 7, the fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque from Nationalized/ Scheduled Bank or Indian Postal Order in favour of “Pay and Accounts Officer(Audit) , Office of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Bihar Patna” at the following rates:-
For providing the information under sub-section (5) of section 7, the fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque from Nationalized/ Scheduled Bank or Indian Postal Order in favour of “Pay and Accounts Officer(Audit), Office of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Bihar Patna” at the following rates :-
Period for supply of information Information sought for under RTI Act would be provided within 30 days of receipt of application. For timely submission of information duly filled application with all the details of information required along with requisite fees shall be submitted to this office. Information maintained by this office only will be provided to the applicant. If the application submitted under RTI is defective due to non-availability of details, non-submission of fees etc. the period of 30 days would be counted only from the date of receipt of the revised application. Appeal If the office fails to provide the information applied for within 30 days or applicant is not satisfied with reply given by CPIO, applicant can file an appeal to the first appellate authority against the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) within thirty days from the date of reply. The first appeal against the CPIO can be addressed to the Accountant General (Audit). No further fee is required for submitting an appeal. Second Appeal If the applicant is not receiving any information or receives incomplete or incorrect information and not satisfied with the decision of the first appellate authority, he/she can file a second appeal against the decision within ninety days from the date on which the decision should have been made or was actually received, with the Central Information Commissioner, New Delhi.
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