to
on
Date 23.08.2006
Karnataka Information Commission

The Right to Information Act received the
assent of the President of India on 15th June,
2005 and was published in the Extra Ordinary
Gazette of India on 21st June, 2005.

Sections like 4(1), 5(1)) (2) 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
24 and 28 came into force at once. The
remaining provisions of this Act came into force
on the one hundred and twentieth day of its
enactment. That is to say that all the provisions
of the Act are fully operational from 12th
October, 2005.
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The Right to information Act 2005 mandates annual reports to be
submitted by the Central and State Information
Commissions
[Section 25(1),(3) & (4)]. The key provisions in the Act in this regard
are :
 the number of requests made to each public authority;
 the number of decisions where applicants were not entitled to
access to the documents pursuant to the requests, the
provisions of this Act under which these decisions were made
and the number of times such provisions were invoked;
 the number of appeals referred to the Central Information
Commission or State Information Commission; as the case
may be, for review, the nature of the appeals and the outcome
of the appeals;
…continued
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 the amount of charges collected by each public authority
under the Act;
 any facts which indicate an effort by the public authorities
to administer and implement the spirit and intention of this
Act;
 particulars of any disciplinary action taken against any
officer in respect of the administration of this Act;
 Recommendations for reform, including “recommendations
in respect of
particular public authorities, for the
development, improvement, modernization, reform or
amendment to this Act or other legislation or common law
or any other matter relevant for operationalizing the right
to access information
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 Publication and tabling a copy of report of State
Information Commission before each House of the
State Legislature:
 Section 25(4) requires that the State Government
as soon as practicable after the end of each year,
may place the Annual Report of the Commission
before each house of the State Legislature.
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
Under the ‘CAPACITY BUILDING for Access to
Information project which is a joint initiative of the
Department for Personnel and Training (DOPT),
Government of India and United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), the DOPT has
selected the Centre for Good Governance,
Hyderabad and Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of
Development Administration (YASHADA) ,Pune as
the National Implementing Agency for the project.
At the State level, the concerned State
Administrative Training Institute will act as State
Implementing Agency.
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
Soon after the RTI Act became operational the
Karnataka Information Commission wrote to the
Principal Secretaries / Secretaries of various
departments on 21.11.2005 requesting them to
collect & compile required information for
preparation of annual report and make it
available to the Commission. Further it was
also requested that the required information in
respect of quarter October – December 2005 may
be furnished by 31-01-2006.
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
Again the Commission wrote to all the Principal
Secretaries / Secretaries on 03.06.2006 enclosing
model templates in which PIOs and appellate
authorities may send reports to the public
authorities as also a templates in which the public
authorities may submit information to the
department. The Commission
received
some sporadic
responses from few field offices
but no
consolidated report was received from
any department.
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Formats for reporting :
From
Name
Tel No.
R.T.I. Act - 2005
FORM –I Yearly report by SPIO to Public Authority.
To
Name, Designation and address of
Public Authority
, Designation and address of SPIO
For the year of . . . . . . .200 ..(from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)
I-A] No. of requests received and charges collected during the year.
No. of requests
pending at the
beginning of the
year
(a)
No. of requests received during the year
Directly
(b)
*Below Poverty Line
Through Post
(c)
Through APIOs
(d)
Through other
public authorities
Total no. of
requests received
during the year
(e)
(f)
(=b+c+d+e)
Of the total
requests, no.of
requests from
BPL* citizens
(g)
Amount of charges
collected during the
year on requests.
(h)
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Formats for reporting :
From
Name, Designation and address of
SPIO
Tel No.
R.T.I. Act - 2005
FORM –I Yearly report by SPIO to Public Authority.
To
Name, Designation and address of
Public Authority
For the year of . . . . . . .200 ..(from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)
I-A] No. of requests received and charges collected during the year.
No. of
requests
pending at the
beginning of
the year
(a)
No. of requests received during the year
Directly
(b)
*Below Poverty Line
Through Post
(c)
Through
APIOs
(d)
Through other
public
authorities
(e)
Total no. of
requests
received
during the
year
(f)
(=b+c+d+e)
Of the total
requests, no.of
requests from
BPL* citizens
(g)
Amount of
charges
collected
during the
year on
requests.
(h)
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Formats for reporting :
Total No. of requests for
disposal up to the end of
the year
No. of request pending at
the end of the year
No. of
disposed
off during off
the year
I-B] No.
ofrequests
requests
disposed
during the year.
(i)
(=a+f)
Within time limit
After the time limit
Total
(j)
(k)
(l)
(j+k)
(m)
(i-l)
I-C] No. of requests where applicants were denied access to information along with relevant section of RTI Act,
2005
No. of cases in which access to information was denied (whether in full or part) under RTI Act, section no..:
8(1)(a)
n
8(1)(b)
8(1)(c)
8(1)(d)
8(1)(e)
8(1)(f)
8(1)(g)
8(1)(h)
8(1)(i)
8(1)(j)
9
11
Any
other
(give
details)
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
Total
zA
I-D] Suggestions if any (on removal of difficulties or on any other matter for operationalizing the right to access
information).
Place:
Date:
Signature of the SPIO
Karnataka Information Commission
Formats for reporting :
RTI Act – 2005
FORM-II- Yearly report by Appellate Authority to Public Authority.
To
Name, Designation and address of
Public Authority
From
Name, Designation and address of
Appellate Authority
Tel No.
For the year of . . .. . …. 200….(from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .to . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . )
II-A] No.of appeals under consideration and charges collected.
No.of pending appeals at the beginning of the year
(a)
*Below Poverty line.
Through APIO
Directly
Total
(=b+c)
Of the total
received, no. of
appeals from
BPL* *citizens
(b)
(c)
(d)
e)
No. of appeals received during this year
Total No. of
appeals for
disposal upto
the end of the
year
(=a+d)
(f)
Amount of
charges
collected during
the year on
appeals
(g)
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Formats for reporting :
II-B] No. of appeals disposed off
Appeals pending at the end
of the year (=f-j)
No. of Appeals disposed off
Within the limit
After time limit
Total
(f+g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
II-C] No. of appeals where orders of SPIO denying access to information were upheld.
No. of cases in which access to information was denied and orders of SPIO were upheld (whether in full or part) under RTI Act, section
No..:
8(1)(a
)
8(1)(b
)
8(1)(c
)
8(1)(d
)
8(1)(e
)
8(1)(f
)
8(1)(g
)
8(1)(h
)
8(1)(i
)
8(1)(j
)
9
1
1
Any
other
(give
details
)
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
Total
y
II-D] Suggestions if any (on removal of difficulties or on any other matter for operationalizing
the right to access information.
Place:
Date:
Signature of the Appellate Authority
RTI Act, 2005
FORM-III - Yearly Report by Public Authority to Department
To
Name, Designation and name of the
Secretary/Principal Secretary of the Department
Tel.No.
From
Name, Designation and address of
Public Authority
Tel No.
For the year . . . . . 200….from . . . . . . . . . . . . to . . . . . . . . .. . . . .)
III-A] Disposal of requests.
Total No.
of
PIOs
under the
Public
Authority
No. of
PIOs
who
have
reporte
d
No. of
PIOs
who have
not
reported
No. of requests for
disposal (pending
at the beginning
of the year plus
Nos. received
during the year)
b
c
d
a
No.of requests disposed off
during the year
within
the time
limit
during
the year
No. of
requests
disposed
After the
time
limit.
Total
No. of
requests
pending
at the end
of the
year.
f
g
(=e=f)
h
(=d-g)
e
Amount of
charges
collected
during the
year on
requests
i
III-B] No. of requests where applicants were denied access to information whether in
full or part along with relevant section of RTI Act, 2005.
No. of cases in which access to information was denied (whether in full or part) under RTI Act section No..:
8(1)(a)
8(1)(b)
8(1)(c)
8(1)(d)
8(1)(e)
8(1)(f)
8(1)(g)
8(1)(h)
8(1)(i)
8(1)(j)
9
1
1
Other s
(give
details)
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
Total
w
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Formats for reporting :
III-C] No. of Appeals disposed off
No. of
Appellate
Authoritie
s under
the Public
Authority
No. of
Appellate
Authoritie
s who
have
reported
No. of
Appellate
Authorities
who have
not
reported
Total No. of
appeals for
disposal
(pending at the
beginning of the
year plus Nos.
received during
the year
No. of
appeals
dispose
d off
within
time
limit
No. of
appeals
disposed
off after
time limit.
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(a)
No. of
appeals
pending
at the
end of
the year
(=d-g)
Total
(g)
(=e+f)
Amount of charges collected
during the year on appeals.
(h)
(i)
III-D] No. of appeals where orders of SPIO denying access to information were upheld.
No. of cases in which access to information was denied (whether in full or part) under section:
8(1)(a)
8(1)(b)
8(1)(c)
8(1)(d)
8(1)(e)
8(1)(f)
8(1)(g)
8(1)(h)
8(1)(i)
8(1)(j)
9
1
1
Any
other
(give
details)
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
Total
w
III-D] Suggestions if any (on removal of difficulties or on any other matter for operationalizing the right to access information.
Place:
Date:
Signature of the Public Authority
Karnataka Information Commission
Formats for reporting :
RTI Act- 2005
Form-IV – Yearly Report by Department to Karnataka Information Commission
From
Name, Designation and address of the
Secretary/Principal Secretary of the
Department
To
Karnataka Information Commission,
Bangalore.
For the year of . . . . . . .200..(from . . .. . .to . . . . .)
IV-A] Report by Department
Name of
the
public
authori-ty
1
No. of PIOs
under the Public
Authority
Who
have
reported
Who
have
nor
repor
t-ed
2
3
No.of requests
for disposal
(pending at
the beginning
of the year
plus nos.
received
during the
year)
Of the
total
,requests
from
BPL
citizens
4
5
Amount
of
charges
collected On
requests
during
the year
6
Total
No.of
requests
disposed
off
Of the total
disposed off, No.of
requests
disposed off
after time limit
7
8
No.of requests
pending at the
end of the year
(=4-7)
9
Remarks
10
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Formats for reporting :
IV-B] No. of requests where access to information was denied (whether in full or part) with relevant
section of RTI Act, 2005
No. of cases in which access to information was denied (whether in full or part) under RTI Act, 2005 section no. :
8(1)(a)
8(1)(
b)
8(1)(
c)
8(1)(
d)
8(1)(
e)
8(1)(
f)
8(1)(
g)
8(1)(
h)
8(1)(
i)
8(1)(
j)
9
11
Any
other
(give
details)
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
2
1
22
23
11
Total
24
IV-C] Report by Department – Appeals
No.of Appellate
Authorities (AAs)
No.AAs
who
have
reported
No. of
AAs who
have not
reported
No.of appeals
for disposal
(pending at the
beginning of
the year plus
received during
the year end
No.of
appeals
disposed of
within
time
limit
1
2
3
4
5
No.of
appeals
disposed
off after
time limit
6
No.of
appeals
pending
at the
end of
the year
Amount
of charges
collected
on appeals
during the
year
Remark
s
7
8
9
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Formats for reporting :
IV-D] No. of appeals where orders of PIO denying access to information were
upheld with relevant section of RTI Act, 2005.
No. of cases in which access to information was denied (whether in full or part) under RTI Act, section no..:
8(1)(a)
8(1)(b)
8(1)(c)
8(1)(d)
8(1)(e)
8(1)(f)
8(1)(g)
8(1)(h)
8(1)(i)
8(1)(j)
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
9
11
20
21
Any
other
(give
details)
Total
22
23
IV-E] Classification of applications
No.of
applications
received
directly
1
No.of
applications
received
through
post
2
No.of
applications
received
through
APIOs
3
No.of
applicat-ions
received
through
other PIOs
4
Total No.of
applications
for consideration during
the year
5
No.of
BPL
applications
6
No. of
applications
disposed off
during the
year
7
No.of
applications
under RTI Act
pending at the
end of the year
8
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Formats for reporting :
IV-F] Classifications of appeals
No.of appeals
received directly
1
No.of
appeals
received
through
APIOs
2
Total No of
appeals for
consideration
during the
year.
No.of
appeals from
BPL citizens
received
during the
year
No.of
appeals
disposed off
during the
year.
3
4
5
No.of appeals under RTI Act
pending at the end of the year.
6
IV-G] Suggestions if any (on removal of difficulties or on any other matter for
operationalizing the right to access information)
Place:
Signature of the Secretary/
Date:
Principal Secretary
Karnataka Information Commission
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

Under capacity building for access to information
the
Center
for
Good
Governance,
Hyderabad
and
the
Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration,
Pune, prepared a guide for preparation of the
annual
reports
which contains suggested formats for
reporting by SPIOs
to
the First appellate authorities, appellate
authorities
to
the
departments, and departments to the Commission. These
formats
are slightly different from the formats designed by
the Commission.
However the Commission thought that any changes at this stage
may create confusion. Therefore it is suggested that
for
this
year the formats suggested by the Commission may
be
adopted for reporting. From next year onwards the
formats
designed by the center for good governance may be considered for
reporting.
The formats suggested by the Commission have been designed for
collecting information every month . These would need minor
modifications for yearly reporting.
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
Section 25 (1) of the Act states that the State Information
Commission, as soon as practicable after the end of each year,
prepare a report on the implementation of the provision of the this
Act during that year and forward a copy thereof to the appropriate
government.
The Commission has so far considered financial year as the
reference
year for preparation of the Annual Report.
However there has been very little progress in getting the
information from concerned
departments. A suggestion has
been received to shift the reference year. Since the Act came into
force from 12th October 2005, implementation of the Act may be
taken as having commenced from 12th October 2005 and as such
the reference year could be October-September.
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Karnataka Information Commission
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