The Indian Parliament passed the Right to Information Act of 2005 (RTI) “to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens.” All of India’s States and Union Territories are covered by the Act, with the exception of Jammu & Kashmir, which is governed by a State-level law. According to the Act’s requirements, any citizen (aside from residents of J&K) may ask a “public authority” (a body of government or “instrumentality of state”) for information, and the latter is obligated to respond quickly or within thirty days.The Act also mandates that all public authorities computerize their records for widespread distribution and proactively disseminate specific types of information so that individuals have the fewest options when making formal requests for information. The Parliament passed this law on June 15, 2005, and it became fully effective on October 13, 2005. The Official Secrets Act of 1923 and other specific legislation placed restrictions on information disclosure in India up to this point, but the new RTI Act now loosens those restrictions.

1. Right to Information - Filling
Name- Roma Bennur
Course- BA LLB
College- St. Joseph’s College of Law, Bangalore

2. Introduction:
• The Indian Parliament passed the Right to Information Act of 2005
(RTI) "to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to
information for citizens."
• The Parliament passed this law on June 15, 2005, and it became fully
effective on October 13, 2005.
• In the case of Raj Narain v. State of UP back in 1976, so article 19
contains a right to information. The Supreme Court added that India is
a democracy in the same case.

3. Steps to file RTI:
1.Click the submit request option to submit an RTI application.
2.The "Guidelines for use of RTI ONLINE PORTAL" page will appear
after selecting the submit request option. Various instructions for
utilizing the RTI online portal can be found on this screen. I have read
and understand the following regulations must be checked by the citizen
before clicking the submit button.
3.The screen for the online RTI request form will then appear. The
applicant can choose the ministry or department from the Select
Ministry/Department/Apex body option to which they want to submit an
RTI.

4. 4.If the applicant supplies a cellphone number, they will receive SMS
notifications. The fields with an asterisk (*) are required; all others are
optional.
5.If a citizen falls under the BPL category, he must check the box next
to "Yes" in the "Is the applicant below poverty line?" form and upload a
copy of his BPL card in the"Supporting Document" section. According
to the RTI Rules from 2012, no citizen who is below the poverty level is
required to pay an RTI fee.
6.Upon application submission, a special registration number would be
given, which the applicant might use as a reference in the future.

5. 7.If a person falls under the Non-BPL category, he must choose "No" in
the "Is the applicant below poverty line?" area and pay the Rs. 10 fee
stipulated by the RTI Rules, 2012.
8. Application text for RTI requests should not exceed 3000 characters.
If the text exceeds 3000 characters, the application may be uploaded in
the section for supporting document.
9. After entering all the required information, select "Make Payment" to
complete the transaction.
The Online Request Payment form will be visible after selecting the
option. This form allows you to choose your preferred payment method
from among credit card, ATM-cumulative debit card, or online banking.

6. 11.The applicant will be taken to the SBI payment gateway for payment
after clicking the "Pay" button. A redirect will take the applicant back to
the RTI Online Portal once the payment process is finished.
12. Upon submission of the application, the applicant will receive an
email and SMS notice.