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State
Level RTI: Tripura
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 Tripura.
The
General Administration (Administrative Reforms) Department, Government
of Tripura notified a new set of rules in exercise of the powers
conferred by Section 27 of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
The Tripura
Right to Information Rules, 2008 was published in the official
gazette on 4 February 2008 and came into force from that date.
The
Tripura Government has started implementing the RTI Act 2005.
The Government has issued the Tripura
Right to Information 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 |
Additional
Fees: |
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A-4
/ A-3 size paper copies |
Rs
2 per page (per impression) |
Larger
paper |
Actual
cost |
Sample
or models |
Actual
cost |
Floppy/CD/diskette
or any other electronic mode |
Rs
50 per item |
Inspection
of records |
1st
hour free, Rs 5 for every subsequent 15 minutes. |
Printed
Publication |
Fixed
price, photocopies /extracts at Rs 2 per page. |
Second Appeals and complaints against non-disclosure of information may be filed with the Tripura State Information Commission.
State
Information Commission
S.N. |
Name
of Commissioner |
Contact
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1 |
Mr.
B K Chakraborty
State Chief Information Commissioner |
Secretariat
Annexe Bldg Gurkha Basti,
Pt. Nehru Complex
Agartala - 799006
Tripura West
Off: +91-381 -2218021
Mobile: +91-9436120039
E mail: scic-tic-tr@nic.in
Website: http://rtitripura.nic.in |
2 |
Mr.
D.K Das Chaudhuri
State Information Commissioner |
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Newsupdates,
Activities & Advocacy
- Former Higher Education Secretary, Mr B K Chakraborty
and former Legislative Assembly Secretary D K Das Chowdhury have
been sworn in as the Chief
Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioner
of Tripura respectively.
- The Opposition Congress has criticised the Left
Front government for allegedly handling the
implementation of the RTI Act 2005 in a partisan manner. Opposition
leader Ratan Lal Nath said the State Government by appointing
a State Chief Information Commissioner and a State Information
Commissioner, both with allegiance to the ruling CPI(M) party,
had violated provisions of the new Act.
- The Tripura Government invited CHRI to conduct
a one-day workshop for Government officials in Agartala on 8 September.
The workshop was attended by the Chief Secretary, several Principal
Secretaries and between 80-90 officials. This workshop has led
to the formulation of a time bound Action Plan for implementation.
Resources
& Articles
Government
CHRI
- 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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