RTI ACT 2005

N0.F. 1/5/2011 -IR
Government of lndia
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
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North Block, New Delhi
Dated April 26,2011

1. The Chief Secretaries of all States/UTs (except J&K)
2. The Registrars of all High Courts
3. 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 the appropriate Governments and the Competent Authorities to make rules to prescribe,inter-alia, the fees payable under the Act. In exercise of the powers. the Central Government, State Governments, High Courts etc. have notified rules. It has been observed that the fee prescribed by different appropriate Governments/Competent Authorities is at great variance.

2. The 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission has, in this regard recommended that the States should frame Rules regarding application fee in harmony with the Central Rules and ensure that the fee should not become a disincentive for using the right to information.

3. All the States/Competent Authorities are, therefore, requested to kindly review their Fee Rules and to prescribe fee in consonance with the fee prescribed by the Government of lndia. A copy of the Right to lnformation (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005 notified by the Government of lndia is enclosed for ready reference.

4. Kindly inform us of the action taken in this regard.

rs fait
(K.G. Verma)
Director
Tel. 23092158