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State
Level RTI: Nagaland
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 Nagaland.
The
State Government has started implementing the RTI Act 2005. Click
here to view the RTI
Fees & Cost and Appeals Rules notified by the State Government of Nagaland.
For
a list of Public Information Officers and Appellate Authorities
designated by the State Government, click here.
Details
of Fee & Costs
| Application
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Rs
10 |
| Mode
of payment |
Cash
against receipt/demand draft/ bankers cheque |
| Additional
Fees: |
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A-4
/ A 3 paper |
Rs
2 per page |
Large
size paper |
Actual
cost |
Publication
and printed form |
Printed
price |
Sample
and Models |
Actual
cost |
Floppy
/ diskette or any other electronic mode |
Rs
50 per item |
Printed
Publications |
Price so fixed or Rs 2 per page of photocopy
for extracts |
Inspection
of records |
Free
for first hour and Rs 5 for each subsequent hour. |
Second Appeals and complaints against non-disclosure of information may be filed with the Nagaland State Information Commission.
State
Information Commission
Newsupdates,
Activities & Advocacy
- On 17 September, CHRI on the invitation of Ms
Hekani Jakhalu, a lawyer working on youth issues in Nagaland,
organized a one-day workshop on the RTI Act for officials in the
Nagaland Government. The workshop was attended by the Chief Secretary,
Additional Chief Secretary, several Principal Secretaries and
about 70 senior officers. Prior to this, in August, CHRI was invited
to conduct a workshop for lawyers and law students. The Workshop
Report captures the discussions that took place.
For further information: Contact, Hekani Jakhalu, Tel:
91-370-222-1991, Email:hekanijakhalu@yahoo.com
Resources
& Articles
Government
CHRI
- CHRI (2005) Workshop
on Right to Information Act 2005 with lawyers and law students,
27 August, Kohima.
- 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.
Miscellaneous
Links
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