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1. What does Right to Information mean?
It includes the right to:
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Inspect works, documents, and records.
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Take notes, extracts of certified copies of documents
or records.
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Take certified samples of material.
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Obtain information in form of printouts, diskettes,
floppies, tapes, videocassettes or in any other electronic mode or thorough
printouts.
2. What does information mean?
Information means any material in
any form including records, documents memo, e-mails, opinions, advices, press
releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples,
models, data material held in any electronic form and information relating to
any private body which can be accessed by a public authority under any other law
for the time being in force.
3. What is Application Procedure for requesting information?
The application can be made to the
Public Information Officer in writing in plain paper or through electronic
means in Hindi or English specifying the particulars of the information sought
for along with a fee of rupees ten by way of cash against proper receipt or
demand draft or bankers cheque payable to Director, Wildlife Institute of
India, Dehradun. An applicant, making request for information is not required to
give any reason for requesting the information or other personal details except
those may be necessary for contacting him.
4. What is the fee?
(i) An application fee of rupees ten for
obtaining information under sub-section (I) of section 6;
(ii) Fee shall be charged for providing
information under sub-section (I) of Section 7 as under;
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Rupees two for each page (in A-4 or A-3 size paper)
created or copied;
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Actual charge of cost price of a copy in larger
size paper;
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Actual cost or price for samples or models; and
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For inspection of records, no fee for the first
hour; and a fee of rupees five for each subsequent hour (or fraction thereof);
(iii) Fee shall
be charged for providing information under sub-section (5) of Section 7 as under;
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Rupees fifty per diskette or floppy for information
provided in diskette or floppy;
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Price fixed for publication or Rupees two per page of
photocopy for information provided
in the printed form.
(iv) No fee will be charged from people
living below the poverty line; and
(v) Applicant would be provided information fee of cost if
the PIO fails to comply with the prescribed time limit.
Note: The fee is to be paid
through Demand Draft/Banker’s cheque drawn in favour of Director, Wildlife
Institute of India payable at Dehradun.
5. What is the time limit to get the information?
(i) 30 days from the date of application.
(ii) 48 hours for information concerning
the life and liberty of a Person.
(iii) Failure to provide information
within the specified period is a deemed refusal.
6. Particulars of Public Information Officer
Shri AK Bhardwaj,
Scientist ‘F’
Public Information Officer
Wildlife Institute of India
Chandrabani, Dehradun
Phone No. (0135) 2640111, 2640112,
2640113, 2640114 and 2640115 Extn: 356
Fax No. 0135-2640117
7. Particulars of Appellate Authority
Shri P.R. Sinha
Director
Wildlife Institute of India
Chandrabani, Dehradun
Telephone No. 0135-2640910
Fax No. 0135-2640117 |
