About RTI Act 2005

RTI Act

The Right to Information Act 2005 (Act No. 22/2005) is a law enacted by the Parliament of India, giving citizens of India access to records of Central Government and State Governments. The Act applies to all States and Union Territories of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir - which is covered under a State-level law. Under the provisions of the Act, any citizen (including the citizens within J&K) may request information from a "public authority" (a body of Government or "instrumentality of State") which is required to reply expeditiously or within thirty days. The Act also requires every public authority to computerise their records for wide dissemination and to proactively publish certain categories of information so that the citizens need minimum recourse to request for information formally.

This law was passed by Parliament on 15 June 2005 and came fully into force on 13 October 2005. Information disclosure in India was hitherto restricted by the Official Secrets Act 1923 and various other special laws, which the new RTI Act now relaxes.

Appellate Authority

Name

Dr Subhendu Chakrabarti

Designation

Chief Scientist

Department

Knowledge Portfolio Management Department (KPMD),
CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai - 600020 (Tamilnadu)

Phone 

+91 44 24437191

email subhendu@clri.res.in

Central Public Information Officer

Name

Dr (Mrs) Malathy Jawahar

Designation

Sr. Principal Scientist

Department

Leather Process Technology Department,
CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai - 600020 (Tamilnadu)

Phone 

 +91 44 24437175

email malathyj@clri.res.in

Transparency Officer

Name

Shri R Subramanian

Designation

Administrative Officer

Department

Administrative Office,
CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai - 600020 (Tamilnadu)

Phone 

 +91 44 24437184

email admnofficer@clri.res.in

Nodal Officers

Nodal Officer for proactive disclosure

Name

Dr Subhendu Chakrabarti

Designation

Chief Scientist

Department

Knowledge Portfolio Management Department (KPMD), 
CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai - 600020 (Tamilnadu)

Phone 

+91 44 24437191

email subhendu@clri.res.in
Nodal Officer for RTI online portal

Name

Dr (Mrs) Malathy Jawahar

Designation

Sr. Principal Scientist

Department

Leather Process Technology Department,
CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai - 600020 (Tamilnadu)

Phone 

 +91 44 24437175

email malathyj@clri.res.in
 

Frequently Asked Question about RTI-2005

 

A request for obtaining information under Sub-section (1) of Section 6 shall be accompanied by an application fee of Rs.10.00 by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or Indian Postal Order (IPO) in the name of the
Central Public Information Officer, CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute payable at Chennai, Tamilnadu.

 

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 Indian Postal Order (IPO) payable to the
Central Public Information Officer, CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute payable at Chennai, Tamilnadu.

 
  1. Rs.2.00 for each page (in A4/A3 size paper) created or copied.
  2. Actual charge or cost price of a copy in larger size paper.
  3. Actual cost or price for samples or models; and
  4. For inspection of records, no fee for first hour; and a fee of Rupees 5.00 for each fifteen minutes (or fraction thereof) thereafter.
 

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 payable to the
Central Public Information Officer, CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute payable at Chennai, Tamilnadu.

 
  1. Information provided on CD Rs.50.00 per CD; and
  2. For information provided in printed from at the price fixed for such publication or Rs.2.00 per page of photocopy for extracts from the publications.