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Statutory Declaration under Section 4(1)(b) of Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005

The Right to Information Act, 2005 has been enacted by the Parliament and has come into force from 15 June, 2005. This Act provides for right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority. According to UGC guidelines all Universities and Colleges established by law made by Parliament or by State Legislature or by notification by the appropriate Government or owned, controlled or substantially financed directly or indirectly by funds provided by the Government shall come within the purview of a Public Authority under this Act. Hence, Raath Mahavidyalaya, Paithani, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand is come under this category and section 4(1)(b) of RTI Act 2005 is applicable to the college.

Raath Mahavidyalaya, Paithani is recognized by UGC under section 2(f) and by Government of Uttarakhand State and it is affiliated to HNBGU Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand. Our college is a co-education college and running under a registered society Raath Shiksha Vikas Samiti, which is registered under Society Act by Govt. of Uttarakhand. The College has a Governing Body which runs as per rules and regulations made by the Govt. of Uttarakhand from time to time. The College has established the statutory bodies and various committees and cells which come under section 4(1) (b) of RTI Act 2005. The applications under the RTI Act along with a postal order/demand draft for Rs.10/- obtained in favour of Principal, Raath Mahavidyalaya, Paithani may be sent to the Public Information Officer (PIO) or handed over in his office. All the information about the college under section 4(1)(b) of RTI Act 2005 is available for the public and it can be obtained by any citizen of India.

The full text of the Act and frequently asked questions for implementation of the act are available on the website of Right to Information Act, 2005 : www.rti.gov.in

Guidelines for Writing Applications :
• The application may be typed or neatly hand-written, wherein mention at top “application under RTI act 2005″.
• The application may preferably be in writing though an e-mail on rmvpaithani@gmail.com is accepted as a mode as per law.
• The application may be in Hindi or English and should be in a simple and easy language.
• Application should be address to the “Public Information Officer, Raath Mahavidyalaya, Paithani".
• Attach RTI Fee prescribed by the government in the form of IPO/DD/MO etc., wherever it is applicable with the RTI Application.
• Application should be duly signed by the applicant and should take a photocopy for future references.
• The application should contain a declaration of Indian citizenship also.