FEES TO BE PAID UNDER RTI IN TAMIL NADU

Rule Item Fees to be paid Mode of payment

Under Tamil Nadu Right to Information (Fees) Rules, 2005
3(a) Fees to be paid along with Rs. 10/- Cash, or
application Postal Money order, or
Court fee stamp, or
Demand draft,
or Banker’s Cheque

For information provided under 7(1) of RTI Act

3(b)(i) Supply of copies of documents Rs.2/- per page of
A4 or A3 size
paper
3(b)(ii) Actual charge or
cost price of a
copy of larger size
paper
3(b)(iii) Supply of samples or models Actual cost or
price
3(b)(iv) Inspection of records No fee for first Cash, or
one hour. Demand draft, or
Rs.5/- per hour (or Banker’s Cheque
fraction thereof)
thereafter
For information provided under Sec 7(5) of RTI Act
3(c)(i) Supply in Diskette or Floppy Rs.50/- per
diskette or floppy
3(c)(ii) For priced publications Price fixed for
publication, or
Rs 2 per page of
photocopy for
extracts

Madras High Court Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost)

Rules 2007
3 Fees to be paid along with Rs.10/- Cash, or
application Court Fee stamp, or
Treasury Chalan, or
Demand Draft, or
Postal Order
in favour of PIO, High
Court, Madras / Madurai
For information under 7(1) and 7(5) of RTI Act
4(a) For copies of order / decree/ To be obtained as per procedure for getting
Proviso judgment / documents on judicial certified copies under Appellate Side / Original
side under the control of the High Side Rules or Civil / Criminal Rules of Practice.
Court or Subordinate Courts Will not be issued under RTI Act
4(a) Copies of records except order / Rs.100/- Cash, or
decree/ judgment / documents on If actual cost is Court Fee stamp, or
the judicial side more, it would be Treasury Chalan, or
intimated Demand Draft, or
4(b) Information in the form of Rs.50/-per Postal Order
diskette or floppy diskette or floppy in favour of PIO High Court,
Madras / Madurai
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat Right to Information (Fees)
Rules 2006
3(a) Fees to be paid along with Rs.10/- Cash, or
application Court fee stamp, or
Demand draft, or
Banker’s Cheque
For information provided under 7(1) of RTI Act
3(b)(i) Supply of copies of documents Rs 2 per page of
A4 or A3 size
paper
3(b)(ii) Actual charge or
cost price of a Cash, or
copy of larger size Demand draft, or
paper Banker’s Cheque
3(b)(iii) Supply of samples or models Actual cost
3(b)(iv) Inspection of records No fee for first
one hour.
Rs.5/- per hour (or
fraction thereof)
thereafter

Note: 1. Head of Account into which Public Information Officer must remit fees received:
“0070. Other Administrative Services – 60 Other Services -
118 Receipts under Right to Information Act, 2005 -
AA – Collection of fees under Right to Information (Fees) Rules 2005”
(DPC 0070 60 118 AA 0005)

2. The applicant may also remit the fee under the above head of account through
Treasury/ Pay and Accounts Office/ State Bank of India /Reserve Bank of India and
produce the chalan to the Public Information Officer as an evidence for having remitted
the fee.