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State
Level RTI: Meghalaya
Law
In
May 2005, the national Right
to Information Act 2005 was passed by Parliament. The RTI Act
2005 received Presidential assent on 15 June and came fully into
force on 12 October 2005. (For more information on the passage of
the RTI Act 2005 and implementation at the national level, click
here.)
The RTI Act 2005 covers all Central, State and local government
bodies and applies to the State Government of Meghalaya.
The
Meghalaya Government has started implementing the RTI Act 2005.
The Government has issued the Meghalaya
Right to Information Fee Rules 2005.
For
a list of Public Information Officers and Appellate Authorities
designated by the State Government, click here.
Details
of Fee & Costs
| Application
|
Rs
10 |
| Mode
of payment |
Cash
against receipt/ demand draft/bankers' cheque |
| Additional
Fees: |
|
A-4 / A 3 paper, created or copied paper |
Rs
2 per page |
Large
size paper |
Actual
cost |
Samples and Models |
Actual
cost |
Floppy
/ CD / diskette |
Rs
50 per item |
Inspection of records |
Free for first hour and Rs 5 for each 15 minutes. |
Printed Publication |
Fixed price or Rs 2 per page of photocopy
for extracts
price |
Second
Appeals and complaints against non-disclosure of information may
be filed with the Meghalaya State Information Commission.
State
Information Commission
| S.N. |
Name
of Commissioner |
Contact
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1 |
Mr.
G.P. Wahlang
State Chief Information Commissioner |
Meghalaya
Information Commission
Meghalaya Secretariat,
Room No 226
Shillong -793001
Ph: 0364-2229345(O) / 0364 2591004(R)
Email: ti_meg@nic.in |
Newsupdates,
Activities & Advocacy
- The Meghalaya Right to Information Movement has
been working towards the Act's effective implementation in the
State. Their activities
and efforts over the past few months reveal that though the State
Government has taken a number of measures to implement the Act,
there are a number of practical difficulties being faced by applicants
for example, non-assumption of office of the Chief Information
Commissioner, appointment of a single Information Commissioner,
unavailability of PIOs in the office etc. For more information
on the Meghalaya Right to Information Movement, please contact
Ms Angela Rangad, Email:angelarangad@hotmail.com.
- CHRI has conducted two training workshop for
Government officers in Shillong. On 25 August, CHRI conducted
a half-day sensitisation workshop for officials. The workshop
was inaugurated by the Chief Minister and attended by the Chief
Secretary, Addl. Chief Secretary, Principal Secretaries and close
to 40 senior officers. The Workshop
Report captures the key discussions that took place. In September,
CHRI was invited back to conduct a two-day training programme
for PIOs, APIOs and other officers from 14-15 September.
Resources
& Articles
Government
CHRI
- CHRI (2005) Report
of Workshop on Implementation of Right to Information Act 2005
- organised by the Government of Meghalaya for officials, Shillong,
25 August, Shillong.
- CHRI (2005) Forwarding Information Requests and
Appeals: A Step by Step Guide for Assistant Public Information
Officers under the Right to Information Act 2005, prepared by
Mr Venkatesh Nayak.
- CHRI (2005) Processing Information Requests:
A Step by Step Guide for Assistant Public Information Officers
under the Right to Information Act 2005, prepared by Mr Venkatesh
Nayak.
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