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Application form for obtaining information under RTI

ANNEXURE “A” Affix Court fee stamp of Rs.10/- (See rule 3) Format of Application for obtaining information under The Right to Information Act 2005 To: The State Public Information Officer, (Name of the office with address) 1. FULL NAME OF APPLICANT : 2. ADDRESS : 3. PARTICULARS OF INFORMATION REQUIRED (i) Subject matter of information : (ii) Period to which the information relates : (iii) Description of information require...

Introducing RTI

What is Right to Information? E very citizen has a right to know how the Government is functioning. Right to Information empowers every citizen to seek any information from the Government, inspect any Government documents and seek certified photocopies thereof. Some laws on Right to Information also empower citizens to official inspect any Government work or to take sample of material used in any work. Right to Information includes the right to: 1. Inspect works, documents, records. 2. Take notes, extracts or certified copies of documents or records. 3. Take certified samples of material. 4. Obtain information in form of printouts, diskettes, floppies, tapes, video , cassettes or in any other electronic mode or through printouts. "information" means any material in any form, including records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data mate...

Changes to the Model Byelaws of Co-operative Societies 2009

New model bye-laws 2009 for co-operative societies have some changes incorporated as compared with the bye-laws of 2001. These bye-laws have been printed in English by the Mumbai District Co-operative Housing Federation Ltd. after approval of the Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar Cooperative Societies, Maharashtra State, Pune given vide letter dated 24.12.2010. Some of the changes made are given below. Under the new bye-laws sinking fund of the society can be used by the society for reconstruction of its building or for carrying out such structural additions or alteration to the building as in the opinion of the society’s architect would be necessary to strengthen it or for carrying out such heavy repairs as may be certified by the architect. This needs to be approved by the general body only as against prior permission of the registering authority which was also required under the earlier byelaws. Under the new bye-laws one of the conditions to be eligible for membershi...