Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
RTI Online
Government of Tamil Nadu
4. To which public-authority can | file a request?
‘An applicant who desires to obtain any information under the RTI Act 2005
can submit an application through this portal but only to Government —
Departments and other Public - Authorities of Government of Tamil Nadu.
2. How do | write my application for seeking the information as per RTI Act
2005?
The text of the application may be written in the prescribed column of the
form. At present, the text of the application is confined up to 3000 characters
only in the prescribed column of the form. In case, the text of an application
contains more than 3000 characters, it can be uploaded as a PDF attachment
in the “Supporting Documents” column of the form,
3. How do | pay the prescribed fee under the Right to Information Act?
Applicants below-poverty-line (BPL) are not required to pay any fees as per
the RTI Rules. However, the applicant must upload a copy of the BPL -
certificate issued by the appropriate government in this regard, along with the
application
In case of non-BPL applicants, after filing the first page, the applicant will be
directed to the payment-page on which the applicant has to click on “Make
Payment” button for payment of the prescribed RTI-fee. The applicant can pay
the prescribed RTI-fee through Net banking mode.
4. As an applicant, do I get any receipt for online filing of RTI-application?
On submission of an RTl-application, a unique registration-number will be
issued which may be referred by the applicant for any future reference. This
unique number will be sent through e-mail to the applicant. It may be noted
that the application filed through this RTI-online portal, will reach electronically
to the “Nodal Officer’ of the said department / public-authority and “Not” to the
PIO of the concerned Department / public-authority. The Nodal Officer will
transmit the RTl-application, either electronically or physically to the
concerned PIO.5. Will | be informed about the additional fee (if any) is required to pay?
In case additional fee representing the cost (like copying and / or inspection
charges) is required for providing information, the PIO will intimate the same
which can be viewed by the applicant through “View status” option in the
RTI-online portal and an e-mail alert will also be sent to the applicant for the
same. For submitting the additional fee online, the applicant needs to use the
option “View Status” in the RTlonline portal. On providing the registration-
number of the request, option for “Make Payment’ will be provided.
6. How do | file an appeal with First Appellate Authority?
For making an appeal to the First Appellate Authority, the applicant has to
select the option “Submit First Appeal” in the RTI-online portal and fill up the
form that will appear. The registration number of original application may be
used for the reference. The appeal so filed through this RTI-online portal will
also reach electronically to the Nodal Officer of the concerned
department/public-authority, and not to the First Appellate Authority.
The Nodal Officer will transmit the first appeal to the concerned First Appellate
Authority (FAA), either electronically of physically.
7. Do I need to make any payment for filing an appeal?
NO
8. Do | get any SMS from RTI-online portal?
Though optional, the mobile number can be provided by the applicant /
appellant in order to receive SMS alerts. This feature will be enabled
subsequently.
9. Whom do | contact in case of any query related to the portal or
submitting any suggestions?
For any queries related to this portal, please send an email to
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