Law

In May 2005, the national Right to Information Act 2005 was passed by Parliament. The RTI Act 2005 received Presidential assent on 15 June and came fully into force on 12 October 2005. (For more information on the passage of the RTI Act 2005 and implementation at the national level, click here.) The RTI Act 2005 covers all Central, State and local government bodies and applies to the Union Territory of Daman & Diu.

The Daman and Diu Administration has started implementing the RTI Act 2005. The Government issued the right to information (Regulation of Fee and Costs) Rules 2005.

For a list of Public Information Officers and Appellate Authorities designated by the State Government, click here.

Details of Fee & Costs

Application	Rs 25
Mode of payment	Treasury challan (i.e. State Bank of India , Daman and ate bank of Saurashtra, Diu)
Additional Fees:
A-4 / A-3 paper, photocopied	Rs 2 per page
Large size paper	Actual cost
Floppy	Rs 50
CD	Rs 100
Samples, models	Actual cost
Inspection of records	Fees per day for 10-year-old records from date of application- Rs 100 per day. Fees per day for 20-year-old records from date of application- additional fee of Rs 25 per day. No inspection permissible for more than 3 hours a day.

Second Appeals and complaints against non-disclosure of information may be filed with the Daman and Diu Information Commission.

State Information Commission

S.N.	Name of Commissioner	Contact
1		Central Information Commission Block No 4, 5 Floor, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi-110067 Off: 011 - 26717352/55 Fax: 011 - 26717354 Email: whabibullah@nic.in  Website: http://www.cic.gov.in

Newsupdates, Activities & Advocacy

• The Daman and Diu Administration has issued the Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules 2005 under the RTI Act. As per these Rules, applicants for information will need to pay Rs 25/- per application.

Resources & Articles

Government

• Right to Information Act 2005. (English)
• Right to Information Act 2005. (Hindi)
• Right to Information Rules 2005 (Daman and Diu)

CHRI

• CHRI (2005) Forwarding Information Requests and Appeals: A Step by Step Guide for Assistant Public Information Officers under the Right to Information Act 2005, prepared by Mr Venkatesh Nayak.
• CHRI (2005) Processing Information Requests: A Step by Step Guide for Assistant Public Information Officers under the Right to Information Act 2005, prepared by Mr Venkatesh Nayak.

Miscellaneous

• To be updated.

Links

• Government of Daman & Diu
• Government of India (DOPT)
• National Campaign on People's Right to Information (NCPRI)
• Right to Information - Collection of RTI stories, articles, etc.
• Info Change - Right to Information Pages
• India Together - Right to Information Pages