Right to Information Act, 2005
Right to Information Act, 2005 is an Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
A person, who desires to obtain any information under this Act shall make a request in writing or through Electronic means in English or in Hindi accompanying such fee as mentioned in Procedure 3 below.
The Applicant should clearly mention his/her Name & Address for Correspondence, Telephone No.(Optional) and specific information which he/she wants if practicable with No. & Date etc.
Fee may be paid in favour of CPIO,O/o AG (Audit), Telangana.
Quantum of Fee :- 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, Indian Postal Order. Otherwise the request will not be treated as a valid request and no information shall be provided.
For providing the information under sub-section (1) of Section 7, the fee shall be charged at the following rates :
Arrangement for receipt of Application & Fee has been made at the Reception Counter of CAG Office. The Applicant can also remit the requisite fee as per Procedure at 3(a).
Appeals against the decision of CPIO/PIO can be made before the Appellate Authority as per section 19 (1) of RTI, Act 2005. Mr. Rajdeep Singh, Principal Director (Hqrs) in the O/o CAG of India is the First Appellate Authority for the Office of CAG of India, New Delhi and the Pr. Accountant General/ Accountant General/ Pr. Director of Audit/ Director General of Audit are the Appellate Authority for the respective PIOs in the Accountants General offices in the States.
FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY
The First Appellate Authority is Ms.Sudha Rajan, Accountant General
Official Phone No. |
040-23237275 |
Email ID |
agautelangana[at]cag[dot]gov[dot]in |
Official Correspondence address |
O/o Accountant General (Audit), Telangana AG Office Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad – 500 004 |
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
The Public Information Officer is Shri Santosh Vithal Daware,Sr. Deputy Accountant General(Admin)
Official Phone No. |
040-23230670 |
Email ID |
vithalds[at]cag[dot]gov[dot]in |
Official Correspondence address |
O/o Accountant General (Audit), Telangana AG Office Complex, Saifabad, Hyderabad – 500 004 |