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--- important-decisions:cic-case-laws:format-rti-cpio [2016/03/17 02:12] – Shrawan
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 ====== Format for giving information to the applicants ======
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+**In one line.** The Department of Personnel and Training has prescribed, by Office Memorandum No. 10/1/2013-IR dated 6 October 2015, the minimum content of every reply by a Public Information Officer under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
+**What that means in practice.** Every reply should carry the application reference number and date, the name and contact particulars of the Public Information Officer, the clause-wise ground for any withholding, the particulars of any Section 6(3) transfer, the name and contact particulars of the First Appellate Authority with the thirty-day appeal period, and a certified-copy endorsement in the prescribed form where the applicant has asked for certified copies.
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 Department of Personnel & Training has issued Format(({{:important-decisions:cic-case-laws:dopt_om_format-for-giving-information-to-the-applicants-under-rti-act.pdf|OM No- 10/1/2013-IR dated 6th Oct 2015}})) for giving information to the applicants under RTI Act.
-CPIO may also like to read the [[guide:guidelines-for-public-authority|detailed Guidelines here]]!
+CPIO may also like to read the [[:guide:guidelines-for-public-authority|detailed Guidelines here]]!
 It has been observed that different public authorities provide information to RTI applicants in different formats. Though there cannot be a standard format for providing information, the reply should however essentially contain the following information:
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 Further in case the documents to be certified and supplied is large in number, information on RTI application should be supplied by a designated PIO but the certification of the documents, if need be, could be done by an other junior gazetted officer.
+===== Related =====
+  * [[:important-decisions:cic-case-laws:advocates-rti|Appearance of Advocate /Non Advocate in the hearing]].
+  * [[:important-decisions:cic-case-laws:ministers-under-rti|Ministers Under RTI]].
+  * [[:important-decisions:cic-case-laws:shri-ketan-kantilal-modi-vs-central-board-of-excise-customs|Shri Ketan Kantilal Modi vs Central Board Of Excise & Customs]].
+  * [[:important-decisions:cic-case-laws|Commission Decisions]].
+  * [[:important-decisions:court:irrelevant-information|RTI can’t be Denied on the Ground that Information sought is Irrelevant]].
+//Last reviewed on: 20 April 2026//
+{{tag>rti case-law cic}}