RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT

RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005.

OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL(AUDIT-I), KARNATAKA, BENGALURU.

Government of India has enacted the Right to Information Act, 2005 and published in Extraordinary Gazette Part-II, Sec. I dated 21.06.2005.

Under the RTI Act,2005, Smt. Yamini T.M, IA&AS, Deputy Accountant General (Admn.), is nominated as Central Public Information Officer for O/o the Accountant General (Audit-I), Karnataka, Bengaluru.

Mr. Jahangirbadshah Rasul Inamdar, IA&AS, Accountant General (Audit-I), Karnataka, is the First Appellate Authority.

Guidelines for Information Seekers.

A citizen, who desires to obtain any information under the Act, should make an application to the Public Information Officer in writing in English or Hindi or in the official language of the area in which the application is made. The application should be precise and specific. He/She should make payment of application fee at the time of submitting the application as prescribed under RTI Rules. The applicant can send the application by post or through electronic means or can deliver it personally in the office of the Public Authority.

The applicant should not list out his grievances in the RTI application but should clearly mention the exact information that he/she would like to seek. Further, if the drafting of the application is such that it pinpoints the specific documents required in relation to the information sought, there would be less scope for ambiguity.

Fee for Seeking Information:

In terms of the Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules,2005, as amended from time to time, the following is the fee chargeable for seeking information.

1.Application Fee:

A request for obtaining information under sub-section (1) of Section 6 of the RTI Act,2005, shall be accompanied by an application fee of Rupees 10/- by way of cash against proper receipt or Demand Draft or a Banker’s Cheque or an Indian Postal Order payable to Pay and Accounts Officer, Indian Audit Department’, Bengaluru. The payment of fee can also be made by way of cash to the Public Authority.

In respect of the O/o the Accountant General (Audit-I), Karnataka, Bengaluru, the fee can be paid by way of cash or by way of Demand Draft or Banker’s Cheque or Indian Postal Order payable to the ‘Pay and Accounts Officer, Indian Audit Department’, Bengaluru.

2.Further Fees for Providing Information:

A fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper receipt or by Demand Draft or Banker’s Cheque payable to the Accounts Officer of the Public Authority, at the following rates, for providing information under sub-section (1) of Section 7 of the RTI Act,2005.

Rupees Two for each page (in A-4 or A-3 size paper) created or copied.

Actual charge or Cost Price of a copy in larger size paper.

Actual cost or price for samples or models; and for inspection of records, no fee for the first hour and a fee of Rs.5/- for each subsequent hour (or fraction thereof).

  In respect of the O/o the Accountant General (Audit-I), Karnataka, Bengaluru, the DD or Banker’s cheque or IPO should be drawn in favor of the ‘Pay and Accounts Officer/ Indian Audit Department’, Bengaluru.

Appeals:      

An applicant can file an appeal to the First Appellate Authority if the information is not supplied to him in the prescribed time of 30 days or 48 Hrs, as the case may be, or is not satisfied with the information furnished to him. Such an appeal should be filed within 30 days from the date on which the limit of 30 days of supply of information has expired or from the date on which the information or decision of the Public Information Officer is received. The First Appellate Authority shall dispose of the appeal within a period of 30 days or in exceptional cases within 45 days of receipt of an appeal.

The First Appeal has to be addressed to the Appellate Authority/ Accountant General (Audit-I), Karnataka, Bengaluru.

If the First Appellate Authority fails to pass an order on the appeal within the prescribed period or if the appellant is not satisfied with the order of the First Appellate Authority, he may prefer a second appeal with the Central Information Commission, Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka, New Delhi-110 067, under Section 19(3) of the RTI Act,2005, within ninety days from the date on which the decision should have been made by the Appellate Authority or was actually received by the appellant. While preferring appeals before the Central Information Commission, the appellant should forward a copy of the second appeal to the CPIO and First Appellate Authority.

   Suo moto disclosure of information in accordance with Section 4 (1) (b) of RTI Act 2005

SL No.	Disclosure (Suo Moto)	Information
	Section 4.1(b) (i) -Particulars of Organisation	The Office of the Accountant General (Audit-I), Karnataka, Bengaluru, consists of the following wings, whose main functions are as follows:
		Administration: The Wing deals with promotion, transfer & posting, mutual transfer, conducting Departmental examinations, deputation, staff position, preparation of Gradation list, granting of MACP and NFU, appointments, VRS, resignation, permission under CCS Conduct Rules, training, NOCs and employment certificates, recognition and re-verification of membership of Service Associations, UN Audit and other foreign assignments, Special Casual Leave and other administrative functions.
			AMG I	AMG II	AMG III
		Introduction	https://cag.gov.in/ag1/karnataka/en/page-ag1-karnataka-page-gssa-karnataka-amg1-introduction	https://cag.gov.in/ag1/karnataka/en/page-ag1-karnataka-page-gssa-karnataka-amg2-introduction	https://cag.gov.in/ag1/karnataka/en/page-ag1-karnataka-page-gssa-karnataka-amg3-introduction
		Section and Function	https://cag.gov.in/ag1/karnataka/en/page-ag1-karnataka-page-gssa-karnataka-section-function-amg1	https://cag.gov.in/ag1/karnataka/en/page-ag1-karnataka-page-gssa-karnataka-section-function-amg2	https://cag.gov.in/ag1/karnataka/en/page-ag1-karnataka-page-gssa-karnataka-section-function-amg3
		Auditee Units	https://cag.gov.in/ag1/karnataka/en/page-ag1-karnataka-page-gssa-karnataka-auditee-units-amg1	https://cag.gov.in/ag1/karnataka/en/page-ag1-karnataka-page-gssa-karnataka-auditee-units-amg2	https://cag.gov.in/ag1/karnataka/en/page-ag1-karnataka-page-gssa-karnataka-auditee-units-amg3
2	Section 4.1(b) (ii) - Powers & Duties	https://cag.gov.in/uploads/media/DPC2014new-20201008140628.pdf
3	Section 4.1 (b) (iii) - Decision Making Process	Decision making Channel
		AG Audit-I
		DAG(Admin, AMG I, AMG II, AMG III)
		Sr. AOs(Admin Group and Functional Group)
		AAOs
		Supervisor
		Asst. Supervisor
		Sr. Auditor
		Auditor
		DEO
		Clerk
		MTS
4	Section 4.1(b) (iv) -Norms	https://cag.gov.in/en/page-cag-s-auditing-standards-2017
5	Section 4.1 (b) (v) - Manuals	The functions of the office are carried out in accordance with the provisions of MSO (Admn), Manual of General Office procedures, Establishment Manual, FR & SR, Part I to Part V, General Financial Rules, Central Civil Service Rules (Conduct). 1955, CCS(Conduct) Rules, 1964 and such instructions issued by DoPT/DOE/CVC etc. as endorsed by the CAG of India for adherence by the Department.
6	Section 4.1 (b) (vi) – Documents held	Documents held by department relate to documents received from auditee entities.
7	Section 4.1 (b) (vii) – Consultative Arrangements	Not applicable
8	Section 4.1 (b) (viii) – Boards/Committees	Inter and Intra Office Transfer Board Committee        Purpose: Constituted for inter/intra office transfer of employees. Composition: Comprises three Group officers for Group B and above posts and comprises three Sr. Audit Officers for non Gazetted posts from supervisor to Clerk.        Public access – Meetings of these committees are not open to the public. Internal Compliance Committee b) IA&AD Benevolent Fund Regional Committee for Education Loan c) IA&AD Benevolent Fund Annual Regional Committee d) Creche Committee e) Purchase committee
9	Section 4.1 (b) (ix) - Directory	https://saiindia.gov.in/ag1/karnataka/en/page-ag1-karnataka-page-gssa-karnataka-contact-us
10	Section 4.1 (b) (x) - Pay Scales	https://cag.gov.in/ag1/karnataka/en/gradation-list
11	Section 4.1 (b) (xi) -Budget	https://cag.gov.in/ag1/karnataka/en/page-ag1-karnataka-page-gssa-karnataka-budget-expenditure
12	Section 4.1 (b) (xii) - Subsidy	Not Applicable
13	Section 4.1 (b) (xiii) - Concessions’, Permits, Authorizations	Not Applicable
14	Section 4.1 (b) (xiv) – Electronic Information	Information is available in the electronic format in the public domain on the Website https://cag.gov.in/ag1/karnataka/en/page-ag1-karnataka-page-gssa-karnataka-directory   (not exhaustive). Information is also held by this office electronically in e-Hrms, e-Office, OIOS, official e-mail and SAI portal which is not available in public domain.
15	Section 4.1 (b) (xv) - Facilities	https://cag.gov.in/uploads/media/Draft-Citizens-Charter-20200624150832-20200911121041-0645889841ce8e6-25441016.pdf
16	Section 4.1 (b) (xvi) - CPIO	Ms. T M Yamini, DAG (Admin) & CPIO, O/o The AG (Audit-I), Karnataka, Audit Bhavan, Bengaluru-560001
17	Section 4.1 (b) (xvii) – Further information/clarifications	CPIO of this office may be Contacted.