RTI

1. How to pay requisite fee under RTI Act. 2005.

Ans: The required photocopies may be provided only after deposit of requisite fees., hence applicant may deposit in the form of Cash/DD or Bankers Cheque or IPO in favour of Accounts Officer, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (HQ) payable at Delhi.

2. Can a PIO ask for proof of citizenship from an applicant?

Ans: Ordinarily no proof of citizenship is required to be submitted along with the application nor is the PIO expected to ask for a proof. However, in certain exceptional circumstances, a PIO may ask for the proof for example, if he has reason to believe that the application has not been filed by a citizen or if there is a doubt whether the applicant is an Indian citizen.

3. Is there a word limit for filing an RTI application? How many questions can an applicant raise in a single RTI application?

Ans: The RTI Act does not prescribe a limit on the number of questions being asked in a single application or the number of words that an application should be limited to. However, a very lengthy application covering many issues spread over multiple public authorities gives an impression that the applicant is not serious and his intention is to harass the public authority.

Therefore, an applicant should avoid bundling a series of requests relating to multiple public authorities into one application. They should preferably be drafted as separate applications and paid for accordingly.