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• Every
citizen
has a
right to
know how
the
Government
is
functioning.
• Right
to
Information
empowers
every
citizen
to seek
any
information
from the
Government,
inspect
any
Government
documents
and seek
certified
photocopies
thereof.
• Some
laws on
Right to
Information
also
empower
citizens
to
official
inspect
any
Government
work or
to take
sample
of
material
used in
any
work. |
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Right to Information includes the right to: |
| 1. |
Inspect works, documents, and records. |
| 2. |
Take notes, extracts or certified copies of documents or records. |
| 3. |
Take certified samples of material. |
| 4. |
Obtain information in form of printouts, diskettes, floppies, tapes, video , cassettes or in any other electronic mode or through printouts. |
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"Information" means any material in any form, including records, documents, memos, 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. |
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"Record" includes: |
| 1. |
Any document, manuscript and file |
| 2. |
Any microfilm, microfiche, and facsimile copy of a document |
| 3. |
Any reproduction of image or images embodied in such microfilm (whether enlarged or not); |
| 4. |
Any other material produced by a computer or any other device; |
An applicant cannot ask for opinions/advice/views under the RTI Act, unless the opinion/advice/view is already on "record".
However, under Section 4(1)(d), an applicant can ask for "reasons" behind a administrative or quasi judicial decision of a public authority, especially if he is a "affected person". |
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What is
Right to Information