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N0.F. 1/5/2011 IRGovernment of lndiaMinistry of Personnel, PG & PensionDepartment of Personnel & Training******North Block, New DelhiDated April 26,201 1

1 . The Chief Secretaries of all States/UTs (except J&K)2. The Registrars of all High Courts3. The Registrar of the Supreme Court

Subject:- Harmonization of fee payable under the Right to lnformation Act. 2005.*****Sir.

Sections 27 and 28 of the Right to lnformation Act, 2005 empower theappropriate Governments and the Competent Authorities to make rules toprescribe,inter-alia, the fees payable under the Act. In exercise of the powers. theCentral Government, State Governments, High Courts etc. have notified rules. Ithas been observed that the fee prescribed by different appropriateGovernments/Competent Authorities is at great variance.2. The 2"d Administrative Reforms Commission has, in this regard recommendedthat the States should frame Rules regarding application fee in harmony with theCentral Rules and ensure that the fee should not become a disincentive for usingthe right to information.3. All the States/Competent Authorities are, therefore, requested to kindlyreview their Fee Rules and to prescribe fee in consonance with the fee prescribedby the Government of lndia. A copy of the Right to lnformation (Regulation of Feeand Cost) Rules, 2005 notified by the Government of lndia i s enclosed for readyreference.4. Kindly inform us of the action taken in this regard.

rs fait

(K.G. Verma)DirectorTel. 2309 2158

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MINLSTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLlC G m.irA NC ES AND P'WSIONS .. . .Pepartrnent of ~er ionnc lnd Ti.ainhd . ,.

Newnelll i, the 1 6 ~ 1e ~ t e n ~ b c r ;005G.S.R. 336.1111 urercise of th e powers confc& d by clauses @) and (c) orsub-section (2 ) of Sec tion 27 of tlwn f o d t i o n A ct, 2005 (22 d2 0 05 ). the Central Governnient hereby niakcs ll~crollowinarules,namely.:-I; ~ 1 1 o l title vd com~nencemen t -41)Thcse ru l e u l ay k r n ~ ~ edleRigllt ts inrormtio~lRegululnlion 01~m in nd

005. . . .(2) They s h l l COllle illto force on Ihc dale oitl ~c ir ~ ~ bl ic t~ li o i~n l l ~ c ficini a~XctLc.. !2. Detinition+In the mles, ualcs s the colites\ otljc~wiseequires,-. , .(a) 'Act'mea ns theRiglrt to Inf om ution Act.2005;

@) 'scctio n' nlcans section of tllc Act;(c) all ocher words and esp ressio ns used l icr ei~ ibu t ot de lil id awl dcfi11~do tlic Act slull liave the meani~igsa s s i g ~ ~ e do U I ~ I I I n the Act. \3. A request for obtaillingjnfornlationu~~dersub-section (1) of SectioliA shull be accolnpilnicd by an applicalioiiees ten by w ay of casll aga ins t pro per rece ipt or by deliiaild dr il l or bilikers chcc]uc payab!c lc llle A cm u~ lt s. .of thepub lic authority.

. A . for providin g the inforn ulio n under sub-scctiol;(l) of Scclio1l7, tlic k c sIi:lll be cl~arged y \\a). orcaslipt or by d al m ld draft or ba~lke rs l~cquej~ay ablco Uie Accoullts OffIcero f tlle public alltllorily at tile:-

(a) filpses two foreac li page (in.A-4 or A-3 size piiper) crc jtcd or copicd:6) ctual c) ~o rg c r cost price Of a copy in larger s u e pilpcr:,(c) actual cost or price for saniples or ~n odc ls; nd(d) for i~~s yccl ionr rcco rds. ~~ o f c 'eot ~licirs1 IIOUI; 311dae2 O ~ I I I ~ C C Si ~ . c I ~ ~ r ~ i l ~ f i l ~ ~ ~ ~ i11111ulcs01 r i ~ c l ~ o ~ lthcreoo Uweafter..5. Fd r providing tile ihon uzitio n under sub-section (5) ofsectidn 7.111~ce sllell be clulrged by way Of CaSllagainst prop er rece ipt o r by dcniand dra ft or bankers, clleque poyablc to t l ~ c ccounts Ollicerof llicpublic autliorib'ai tllcfollowingrates :-(a) for i n f o m u t i o ~ ~rovided in disketlc or floppy nipcesfiftypcr diskcnc-orn o p p ~ , nd(b) for i ~ s o r r n ~ l i o nrovided in priutcdtor\n t l ~ c rice fixed Cur s11c11 ~~b lic: lboi ir mpces tWo pCrpogC O ipl~otocopyor ex tracts Iron1 Ule publication.

F.No. 340121SfS)nM)S-E!~~811= HARI KUMAR Dilector .

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. . . .N o l m c m m < L... . . i:: * ;,'. . New Dclhi, tbe 27th Cmober. 2005 . ' :. . . *. . '. ,' . G8.R 61k@).-h mcrcis of the -rs & y c~auscs6)od-'ic)of ~b.sa(ion2)"ofs+ahh 27ofthc night to t-n hct, 2005 (22 ofi005), thc CCIW ~ovtlnmmmbymakts the following rulesto amendtheEghl to Information platio ion of F a nd Cosi)R u b , 2005, namely .-

I . Shon title .ad unme-(1) These ruleamay be callcd tbe hght tolnthdon ~ c a d F e cand Con) hue-) 2005.

(2) They shallmme into force on thc date of k i r pubbcatioo in the Official G a l a .2. In the Ri gkl u M m o n @@Iion ofFee and Cosr)Rules. 2005.in rule 4, for clause (d). the following

claurt shall be 'substimud Mmcly :-"(d) for impation of nmrdg no fec for'the 6rst hour; and a fec of rupees five for each sukqupnhour (of hciion therwf)."

IENa 34012@(S80RW5-ESL@)I. T. JACOB, t. Secy.

Nok :-The principal nUeawere publishrd in tbe OszateofIndia vide Mini- ofPcrsmml. h l i c Or i~ r i evaracmand&miom (DqammtofPEwmnd ndRairung) m(iRQtonNo. 3401218(SY2005-Em@) d&l16tb Sepambs,2005 (No. G.S.R.336 dated 1st Dclobtr,2005, Part II,Sstion 3,Subsfdon (i)].

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THE GAZEITEOF INDIA :ETlRAORDINARY p*~rn-&. 3(i)]. . ' M I N I S ~ YOF PERSONNEL, P ~ L H : RIEVANCBANDPEWIO~ c

':. 9 . , .. ,. ,- . ,,~.( ~ e p y t m t d d ~ C n o ~ ~ ~ ~ && . .. ... , . . ' * '.. . . . - .> . . . : .. ,~.. . . . . . -m; . C~ . . , .'i"?J. . : . . . . . .. . I ' .; . .. . . . '~ew&Ihi .@l7th~ , :2006. i . . , c lr .

G.S.R 294@).-IU exerercict ofthep ow ersd D n f d by~ 1 a u . i ~ ~b)@Jc) of Substaik (2) o f ~ o n i 7f&I n f d o n M 1005 (22 d2005). tbc.htrnlGmcmfkaihercbyoats ~ f b l l ~hcInformation@c@dationofPcc. andcon)Rule.$, 2005, w l y -.. .

I . ShortTitleMIIC-41) T k ules maybecalledthcRighf toInformation(kgubtion ofFctandAmendIDcntRule!, 2006. b(2) They shallcome nto forceonthedatedth tirpub licati~inIbc f6cial Garme

2 Incla:Rghl o InformaIion (RcgulaIion &Fee and@st) Rules, 2005,- L(a) in rule 3, afler the words"bankerscheque".'~wor& "or I d mPostal Order" shallbeiwncd.@) m rule4. afur (hcwords bank^ cbqw". the WM&"or IndmPostal Or&< shallbe lnsencd.(c) iri rule 5, a f u r tbcwords."bankers cheque"; Ihewords "or IndianPostal Order" slldlbck r k d

[F.No. 3401218(Sy1005Em.(B)]C.B. PALIWAL. It. S e q

Note -The principal ruleswcrc published in theGazetteof- E x - r d i w , an 11Section 3, Subwtion (i),dab=dh e 1nOccober.2005 vide rmmberG.S.R 336'dalcd1k116(h Seplder, 2005 andwereamcnded\,idenumterG.S.R 6 4 9 0dmedthe 27th C~&~EZ,005.

- -.Rimed by Ur Mansbr. Oun. d lndv Ram. Ping RiaQ ~ s y ~ p u r i .icr Dclbi-110064and Published by t I untrollcr of Publiialkw, W - l 0054.