INDIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH

ICSSR AT A GLANCE

RIGHT TO INFORMATION

Central Public Information Officer: Sh. S. K. Gupta

Systems Analyst & Incharge, ICSSR, Post Box No.10528

Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi.

Telephone Number: 26741201

Fax: 26179834

First Appellate Authority: Shri K. L. Khera

Director, ICSSR

The Right to Information Act has set out a relatively simple process for accessing information. Public Information Officer (PIO), who accepts requisitions and provides information.

Who gives the Information?

h The Public Information Officer

h The Assistant Public Information Officer

How to access information?

h Request to be made in writing or electronic form to the Central/State PIO or APIO

h No reason to be given by the applicant for requesting the information

h No personal details except that necessary to contact the applicant

What it costs to obtain Information?

h Application fee of Rs.10 – by way of cash, DD, or bankers cheque

h Rs.2 for each page (A4 or A3 size) created or copies

h Actual in case of large size paper

h Actual cost of samples/modules

Exemption from payment of Fees

h No fee to be collected from persons who are of below poverty line

h Applicant should prove by way of a certificate/document that he belongs to BPL

h No fee if the Public Authority fails to comply with the time limits

Time limit for supply of information

h Within 30 days on payment of fees

h Provide information or reject

h Within 48 hours if information concerns life or liberty of a person

h If no reply or information is received as above, it is presumed to have been rejected

What information will not be disclosed?

h Affecting Sovereignty and integrity of India

h Forbidden by Court of Law

h Would cause breach of privilege

h Trade secrets, IPRs etc.

h Information available in a fiduciary position

h Received in confidence from foreign Government

h Endanger life or physical safety

h Impede process of investigation

h Cabinet papers (decision made shall be made public)