1.1 A person who desires to obtain information under RTI Act, 2005 can make a request to Public Information Officerin standard format (annexed below), along with the prescribed fee as prescribed in Notification dated 16/9/2005 of Govt. of India, Ministry of Personnel & Training (reproduced Below).
1.2 For obtaining information pertaining to North Central Railway, the fees can be paid against proper receipt at Booking windows at any Railway station or Cash Office or in the form of Demand Draft/Indian Postal Order (IPO) drawn in favor of as follows :-
| Unit | Concerned Account Officer | Payable At |
| Head Quarter | Principal Financial Advisor (PFA) | Prayagraj |
| Agra Division | Senior Divisional Finance Manager (Sr.DFM) | Agra |
| Jhansi Division | Senior Divisional Finance Manager (Sr.DFM) | Jhansi |
| Prayagraj Division | Senior Divisional Finance Manager (Sr.DFM) | Prayagraj |
| Jhansi Workshop | Workshop Account Officer (WAO) | Jhansi |
| Sithauli Workshop | Workshop Account Officer (WAO) | Sithauli |
Format for RTI Application
To
Public Information Officer
(Name of Division/Unit/HQ)
North Central Railway
Sub: Information under RTI Act, 2005
1. Full name of applicant
2. Address
3. Contact No. (if any)
4. Particulars of Information required
(a) Subject matter of information
(b) Department/office from which information is required.
(c) Description of information required.
(d) Whether information is required in person or by post.
5(a) Particulars of registration fees paid (Cash receipt, Demand draft or IPO)
5(b) Whether the applicant is below poverty line (if yes, attested copy of proof thereof.)
6 Signature of applicant
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
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New Delhi, Dated the 16th September, 2005
NOTIFICATION
G.S.R, In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (b) and (c) of Sub-section (2) of Section 27 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement
(1) These rules may be called the Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost)
Rules, 2005.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions: In the rules, unless the context otherwise requires -
(a) 'Act' means the Right to Information Act, 2005;
(b) 'section' means section of the Act;
(c)all other words and expressions used herein but not defined and defined in the Act shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Act.
3. A request for obtaining information under sub-section (1) of section 6 shallbe accompanied by an application fee of rupees ten byway of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or Indian Postal Order(IPO) payable to the Accounts Officer of the public authority.
4. For providing the information under sub-section (1) of Section 7, the fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or Indian Postal Order(IPO) payable to the Accounts Officer of the public authority at the following rates:-
(a) rupees two for each page (in A-4 or A-3 size paper) created or copied;
(b) actual charge or cost price of a copy in larger size paper;
(c) actual cost or price for samples or models; and
(d) for inspection of records, no fee for the first hour; and a fee of rupees five for subsequent hour* (or fraction thereof).
* Amended & notified vide extraordinary Gazette published by Govt. of India, Ministry of
Personal and Training on 27.10.2005; circulated vide Railway Board's letter no. 2005/PR/15/7 dated 12.12.2005
5. For providing the information under sub-section (5) of Section 7, the fee shall be charged byway of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or Indian Postal Order(IPO) payable to the Accounts Officer of the Public authority at the following rates:-
(a) for information provided in diskette or floppy, rupees fifty per diskette or floppy; and
(b) for information provided in printed form at the price fixed for such publication or
rupees two per page for photocopy of extracts from the publication.
