CHAPTER-III

PROCEDURE

5. The following procedure has to be adopted to provide information by SIDA Authority. Eligibility :-

(i) Any Citizen of India can secure access to information under the control of SIDA

(ii) An application form has been prescribed for obtaining information from SIDA. Form is available in the office of the Satharia Industrial Development Authority and is supplied to the applicant free of cost.

(iii) A person who desires to obtain any information under the Right to Information Act 2005 shall make a request in writing accompanying Rs. 10 fee with each request.

(iv) The Application form shall be filled in English or Hindi.

(v) Application form should be submitted in writing with the office of A.P.I.O. SIDA,

(vi) P.I.O. shall render all reasonable assistance to the person making the request orally to reduce the same in writing.

(vii) The disabled persons shall also be assisted by P.I.O. SIDA for filing requests for seeking any information. 

(viii) The required fee shall be deposited at cash counter of the SIDA Authority either by cash or through Bank draft.

(ix) The following fee has been prescribed for obtaining information from SIDA Authority:-

Note-(i) Mode of payment shall be through bank draft or cash.

(ii) No fee for below poverty line shall be realized.

(x) On receipt of the requests on prescribed form; A.P.I.O shall issue acknowledgement to the applicant and forward the request to concerned Department for obtaining information as early as possible. 

(xi) The P.I.O. shall ensure delivery of the requests to the concerned Deptt. within 48 Hours from the receipt of requests. 

(xii) On receipt of such application form/request from A.P.I.O./PIO; the concerned Department shall ensure preparation of reply within 7 days and shall forward reply to P.I.O. within 9 days in normal ,course and total 15 days in special circumstances.

(xiii) On receipt of proper reply from concerned Department A.P.I.O. Shall intimante applicant to attend office and inspect the documents/records or works (as the case may be) within 7 days. A.P.I.O. shall be available in the office for the purpose of showing records to the applicant during office hours. Meanwhile P.I.O. shall be intimated by A.P.I.O. about the reply received and action taken thereupon. 

(xiv) Taking notes, extracts or certified copies of document or records is allowed. Taking certified samples of material is also allowed. A written request from the applicant shall be collected by A.P.I.O. for this purpose.

(xv) The applicant can obtain information in the form of diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes or in any other electronic mode or through printouts where the information is stored; in the computer device against the actual cost of the device. 

(xvi) P.I.O. shall ensure that the complete information is provided to the applicant within 30 days. In the case of third party-40 days time period is allowed to provide information. 

(xvii) It shall be duty of Public Authority to provide as much information suo moto to the public through press releases and website in order to reduce the number of application. 

(xviii) Concerned Officer/employee shall maintain their records and documents in such form and manner which is easily accessible to the public. They shall make the information known to the public through notice board and news papers and electronic medias/website of the Authority. 

(xix) Any officer/official of any Department whose assistance is required for this purpose, shall render all Assistance to Public Information Officer in  terms of the provisions of the Right to Information Act 2005.

Note :- Various Departments are advised to provide complete information in accordance with the information asked for by the applicant. Incomplete or misleading information must be avoided to reduce the number of appeals under the Information Act 2005

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