RTI kya hai?
RTI yaani Right to Information Act 2005 ek kanoon hai jo har Indian citizen ko government se jaankari maangne ka adhikaar deta hai. Aap kisi bhi public authority — central ya state department, municipality, government school, PWD, police, panchayat — se records, documents, file notings, sanctioned amounts, decisions ki certified copy maang sakte hain.
RTI ka asli power
Aap sirf "jaankari" nahi, balki actual documents, file notings (officers ne file par kya likha), tender details, kharch ka hisaab, aur kaam ki status maang sakte hain. Yeh transparency aur accountability ka sabse strong tool hai.
Kaun RTI file kar sakta hai?
- Koi bhi Indian citizen — chahe woh kis bhi state ka ho
- Apni ya kisi aur ki sahi-galat ki jaankari ke liye — reason batana zaroori nahi
- Companies aur organisations directly nahi, lekin unke individuals file kar sakte hain
- NRI bhi file kar sakte hain agar woh Indian citizen hain
RTI ki fee kitni hai?
| Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| Central govt application | ₹10 (cash, postal order, DD, ya court fee stamp) |
| BPL card holders | Bilkul free — koi fee nahi |
| Pehle 100 pages photocopy | Free |
| 100 pages ke baad | ₹2 per page |
| State govt application | State-wise alag (₹10-50 tak) |
RTI file karne ki process
Application draft karein
ToolNinja ka RTI tool use karein — apna naam, address, aur woh sawaal jo aap puchna chahte hain clearly likhein. Sahi format mein application ready ho jaata hai. PDF print karein.
PIO ka address dhundein
Har department mein ek Public Information Officer (PIO) hota hai. Department ki website par ya office mein puchein. Application uske naam likhein.
Fee attach karein aur submit karein
₹10 ka postal order ya court fee stamp lagayein (central ke liye). Application post (registered/speed post) se bhejein ya office mein hand-deliver karke receiving le lein. Central departments ke liye rtionline.gov.in par online bhi file ho sakti hai.
30 din intezaar karein
PIO ko 30 din ke andar jawab dena zaroori hai. Life/liberty ke maamlon mein 48 ghante. 30 din mein jawab na aaye to yeh "deemed refusal" maana jaata hai.
Jawab na aaye to — First Appeal
30 din mein jawab na mile ya santusht na hon, to First Appellate Authority (FAA — PIO se senior officer) ke paas 30 din ke andar First Appeal karein. Iski koi fee nahi. FAA se bhi na mile to Information Commission (Central CIC ya State SIC) ke paas Second Appeal 90 din ke andar kar sakte hain.
RTI likhte samay dhyan rakhein
- Sawaal clear aur specific likhein — "saari jaankari dein" jaise vague sawaal se bachein
- Ek application mein ek hi subject rakhein to behtar jawab milta hai
- Documents ki certified copy maangein agar zaroori ho
- Apna poora postal address aur contact zaroor likhein
- Personal opinion ya "kyun" wale sawaal RTI ke daayre mein nahi aate — sirf records maang sakte hain
Common sawaal (FAQ)
RTI ka jawab kitne din mein aata hai?
Normally 30 din. Life ya liberty se juda ho to 48 ghante. Third party information ho to 40 din lag sakte hain. 30 din mein na aaye to deemed refusal — First Appeal kar sakte hain.
RTI online file kar sakte hain?
Central government departments ke liye rtionline.gov.in par online file hoti hai. State departments ke liye zyada tar physical application post ya hand-delivery se deni padti hai.
Kya RTI ke liye reason batana zaroori hai?
Nahi. RTI Act ke section 6(2) ke anusaar aapko jaankari maangne ka reason batana zaroori nahi. Bas apna naam aur address dena hota hai.
Kaunsi jaankari RTI mein nahi milti?
Section 8 ke under kuch exemptions hain — national security, foreign relations, cabinet papers (decision ke pehle), aur personal information jiska public interest se koi lena-dena na ho. Baaki sab records mil sakte hain.