Other information

Programmes to advance understanding of RTI(Section 26)

• Efforts to encourage public authority to participate in these programmes
• Training of CPIO/APIO
• Update & publish guidelines on RTI by the Public Authorities concern
• RTI Act  

Transfer policy and transfer orders[F No. 1/6/2011- IR dt. 15.4.2013]

• A B Common Cadre Officers (CCOs) of CSIR  
• Gr. III engineers  

Receipt & Disposal of RTI Applications & Appeal  

Grievance Redressal Mechanism  

Details of Applications received under RTI  

List of Completed Schemes / Projects / Programs  

List of Schemes / Projects / Programs Underway  

Details of all contracts entered into including name of the contractor, amount of contract and period of completion of contract  

Details of third party audit of Voluntary disclosure

• Dates of audit carried out
• Report of the audit carried out

Consultant committee of key stake holders for advice on suo-motu disclosure

Committee of PIOs/FAAs with rich experience in RTI to identify frequently sought information under RTI

Form of accessibility of information manual/ handbook

• Resources  
• Particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information (Library/Reading room)  
• Printed format is available at Library for reference free of cost

Language in which Information Manual/Handbook Available

English and vernacular language

When was the information Manual/Handbook last updated?

Last date of annual updation 01/01/2021

No. of employees against whom Disciplinary action has been proposed/ taken(Section 4(2))

• Pending for Minor penalty or major penalty proceedings - NIL
• Finalised for Minor penalty or major penalty proceedings - NIL

As per RTI Act 2005:

A request for obtaining information under sub-section (1) of Section 6 shall be accompanied by an application fee of rupees ten by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque payable to the Accounts Officer of the public authority.

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 payable to the Account Officer of the public authority at the following rates:

(a) rupees two for each page (in A-4 or A-3 paper) created or copied;
(b) actual charge or cost price of a copy in larger size paper
(c) actual cost or price for samples or models; and
(d) for inspection of records, no fee for the first hour; and a fee of rupees five 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 or bankers cheque payable to the Account Officer of the public authority at the following rates:-

(a) for information provided in diskette or floppy rupees fifty per diskette or floppy; and
(b) for information provided in printed form at the price fixed for such publication or rupees two per page of photocopy for extracts from the publication.

Follow the Act, Rules and Practices in CSIR-CLRI for the fees and remittance favouring are as follows:

The applicant may kindly send the amount in the form of DD/Postal Order/Banker’s Cheque drawn in favour of “Director, CSIR-CLRI” or remit the charges by Cash through Cash Challan in the Cash Section of CLRI, Adyar, Chennai-600020.