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How to file RTI complaints for Goa

Complaint to State Information Commission (SIC) under 18 (1) of the RTI Act 2005 for Goa state

Here's a step by step guide to send complaints for Goa

  • RTI Act confers right to access to information held by a Public Authority on all Citizens. The Act also prescribes remedy, when such a right is denied to a citizen. When an applicant do not receive a decision on his RTI Request within 30 days or is aggrieved by the decision, applicant can prefer an Appeal under Section-19(1) and further appeal under section-19(3) before the Information Commission within time limit. In such an appeal, the applicant can seek relief to supply information by PIO.
  • When an applicant is denied access to information by various reasons specified in Section-18(1), as enumerated below, Applicant can file Complaint directly before the Information Commission.
  • Every Act or Law contains clause for protection of its provisions against non-compliance, and so does RTI Act, 2005. Section 18 of the RTI Act, 2005 assigns duty and power to the Andhra Pradesh State Information Commission (hereinafter referred as CIC or SIC-Andhra Pradesh), as the case may be, to protect the RTI Act against non-compliance by the Public Authority. We can say, CIC or SIC-Andhra Pradesh acts as Guardian of the RTI Act. In this article, I will explain when to file and how to file complaint under RTI Act.
  • Under the complaint proceedings, the Information Commission cannot direct PIO to supply information, but can only conduct an inquiry and impose penalty on PIO or recommend disciplinary action against PIO, for the reasons as enumerated under Sec-20.

When to file a complaint under RTI act for Goa

The RTI Act 2005, bestows, the Right to seek information from any public authority, to all the citizen of India.

  • If anyone is denied this right, or his/her application is rejected under this Act, or the public authorities have not appointed PIO (Public information Officer, that is required to be appointed in all government offices/departments, under this Act) or he/she is aggrieved by the decision of public authority under RTI Act, he ,may prefer to file a complaint against the decision, non-appointment of PIO and hence refusal of information.
  • Sometimes someone has filed a request for information and his application is accepted by the Public authority but no conclusive decision is arrived at within the stipulated time-frame of 30 (in case of PIO) and 35 (in case of request before APIO), the applicant may prefer to go for complaint under Section 18 (1) of the RTI Act 2005.
  • There may be a case where one’s application has been accepted but the PIO has asked for some unreasonable amount of fees for supplying information, in this case also a complaint is appropriate, to be filed.
  • Many times the PIOs refuse to provide information under RTI act citing irrelevant section of the RTI act, saying exemption clause, in this case, there maybe two scenarios, one is where full information comes under exemption Section 8, whilst in other scenario there may be a part of a record that can be made public without any harm, in this case partial disclosure is allowed, but generally Public authorities suppress information citing section 8 of the RTI Act, here a complaint will work on and partial disclosure may be allowed.
  • In case commission hears a complaint and if it finds that information was denied willfully by the Public information officer without any reasonable cause, the commission, be it SIC or CIC, may impose penalty on them under section 20 of the RTI Act.

Time limits of RTI complaint for Goa

There is no time-limit for filing a complaint. One may file a complaint immediately after PIO or Public Authority’s failure to comply with a requirement of the RTI Act, without filing a First Appeal or as and when he wish but it is advisable to file the complaint within a reasonable time.

Grounds for submitting complaint under section 18 of the RTI ACT, 2005 for Goa

Before explaining how to file complaint for andhra pradesh state under RTI Act, let me provide you grounds for complaint. You may file complaint under section 18 before SIC-andhra pradesh, as the case may be, in following circumstances:

  • (a)You have been unable to submit RTI Application to the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer (hereinafter referred as CPIO or SPIO), as the case may be, because of any of below reasons:
    (i) No CPIO or SPIO has been appointed under this Act by the Public Authority; or
    (ii) CPIO or SPIO has refused to receive your Request for Information; or
    (iii) Central Assistant Public Information Officer or State Assistant Public Information Officer (hereinafter referred as CAPIO or SAPIO), as the case may be, has refused to accept RTI Application for forwarding the same to the CPIO or SPIO, as the case may be.
  • (b) You have been unable to submit First Appeal under Section 19(1) or 19(2) to the First Appellate Authority (hereinafter referred as FAA) because of any of below reasons:
    (i) No FAA has been appointed under this Act by the Public Authority; or
    (ii) FAA has refused to receive your First Appeal; or
    (iii) CAPIO or SAPIO, as the case may be, has refused to accept your First Appeal for forwarding the same to the FAA.
  • (c) You have been unable to submit Second Appeal under Section 19(3) to the CIC or SIC, as the case may be, because CAPIO or SAPIO has refused to accept your Second Appeal for forwarding the same to the CIC or SIC.
  • (d) CPIO or SPIO or FAA has malafidely rejected Request for Information or First Appeal, as the case may be;
  • (e) CPIO or SPIO or FAA has not provided reply to your RTI Application or First Appeal, as the case may be, within specified time under RTI Act;
  • (f) CPIO or SPIO has asked you to pay an amount of fees, which you consider unreasonable;
  • (g) CPIO or SPIO has provided incomplete, misleading or false information under this Act; (h) CPIO or SPIO or FAA has malafidely refused inspection of records of public authority or has not extended reasonable cooperation during inspection of records;
  • (h) CPIO or SPIO or FAA or any other person directly/indirectly intimidates or ill-treats or pressurizes you or restraints you from exercising your right under the RTI Act;
  • (i) CPIO or SPIO or FAA or Public Authority defy orders of CIC or SIC;
  • (j) Public Authority has not obliged to the provisions of Section 4 (proactive disclosures) of the RTI Act;
  • (k) Any other situation when you have been wrongly restrained/refused access to information for which you are entitled as per provisions of the RTI Act; and
  • (m) Any other violations of provisions of the RTI Act by CAPIO or SAPIO or CPIO or SPIO or FAA or Public Authority.

RTI complaint format for Goa

The,
Central/State Information Commissioner
Central/State Information Commission,
Goa

Sub: Application for Complaint u/s 18 for non adherence of the provisions of the 
Right to Information Act, 2005.

PIO or the Department against whom the complaint is being made:
Name (………..)
Designation: (………)
Department: (………..)

Dear Sir,

GROUNDS

I had tried to file an RTI application with the above mentioned Department but failed because:
1. PIO has not been appointed in the department
2. PIO refused to accept my RTI application
3. No reply is received from PIO within time limit fixed by the act
4. I had sent the application by post but the department specifying the following reasons sent it back to me
5. PIO refused to accept the application fees
6. PIO/ staff misbehaved with me
7. Information has been wrongly and unjustifiably refused
RELIEFS SOUGHT
I humbly request you to pass orders to the said department to accept/file my RTI application and taking 
action against the PIO/Department head impose a monetary fine.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,


Name:
Address:
Date:

Second Appeal Guideline for Goa

Anybody who is unhappy or dissatisfied with the decision of the First Appellate Authority can file Second Appeal to the Information Commission at the Centre or respective States. You need to send your appeal to the relevant Information Commission in writing.

As per the RTI Act, an appeal shall be disposed off within 30 days on the receipt of the appeal by the First Appellate Authority or within such extended period not exceeding a total of 45 days from the date of filing thereof, as the case may be, for reasons to be recorded in writing.

An appeal to the Central/ State Information Commission is required to be filed as per Section 19 (3) of the RTI Act against the decision of First Appellate Authority and, therefore, can be filed only after the decision of FAA or after stipulated time limit(45 days) for such decision by FAA has elapsed, as per provisions under Section 19(3) of the RTI Act.

The Act, however, does not prescribe time limit or target for disposal of 2nd appeal/complaint by the Central/ State Information Commission. Appeals/Complaints in the information commissions are disposed off as per the convenience of them.

RTI Application Form for Goa

You can file RTI to know MP and MLA work, Goa State Public Service Commission , Municipal Corporation Work , know the Cost of projects undertaken by authority, Government Hospital , Goa State information commission and many more organizations.

List Public Information Officer of organizations in Goa

It is mandatory to send RTI to the right public information officer. PIO list of Bihar is given below ...

WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

o/o the Assistant Accounts Officer WRD,
Sinchai Bhawan,Nr. Police Station, Alto-Porvorim,
goa pin code- 403521

MAMLATDAR,TISWADI

TO
THE PIO
O/O THE MAMLATDAR,TISWADI
NORTH GOA DISTRICT PIN CODE - 403108


DIRECTORATE OF ACCOUNTS, GOVT.OF GOA

TO
THE PIO
DIRECTORATE OF ACCOUNTS, GOVT.OF GOA
FAZENDA BUILDING, MG ROAD,
PANAJI GOA PIN CODE - 403001

VASCO POLICE STATION SOUTH GOA DISTT

TO
THE PIO
O/O THE POLICE INSPECTOR
VASCO POLICE STATION
SOUTH GOA DISTT.
GOA PIN CODE – 403802

COLLECTOR& DM, OFFICE SOUTH GOA

TO
THE PIO
O/O THE COLLECTOR& DM,SOUTH GOA
MATHANY SALDANHA ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLEX,
MARGAO, GOA. PIN CODE – 403601

DEPUTY COLLECTOR, BARDEZ MAPUSA- GOA

TO
THE PIO
O/O THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR, BARDEZ MAPUSA- GOA
GOA PIN CODE – 403507

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, GOVT.OF GOA

TO
THE SPIO&ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION(ADMINISTRATION)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, GOVT.OF GOA
PORVORIM PANAJI GOA PIN CODE -403521

EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DIV./CIRCLE NO.III (EHV)PONDA ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT, GOVT.OF GOA


TO
THE PIO
O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, DIV./CIRCLE NO.III (EHV)PONDA
ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT, GOVT.OF GOA
PONDA GOA PIN CODE – 403401

DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH SERVICES GOVT.OF GOA

TO
THE DY.DIRECTOR (HIB)(PIO)
DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH SERVICES
CAMPAL, PANAJI- GOA PIN CODE - 403001

MAMLATDAR office PONDA

TO
THE PIO
O/O THE MAMLATDAR, PONDA
DISTT.SOUTH GOA
GOA PIN CODE - 403401

DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION GOVT.OF GOA

TO
THE PIO
DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION GOVT.OF GOA
DTE COMPLEX, PORVORIM,
PENHA DE FRANÇA, GOA PIN CODE – 403521

DIRECTORATE OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES,GOA

TO
THE PIO
DIRECTORATE OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES,GOA
PANJIM GOA PIN CODE – 403001

MAMLATDAR BARDEZ COLVALE

TO
THE PIO
O/O THE MAMLATDAR BARDEZ COLVALE
GOA PIN CODE - 403513

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF COOP.SOCIETIES CENTRAL ZONE, PANAJI

TO
THE PIO
O/O THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF COOP.SOCIETIES CENTRAL ZONE,
SAHAKAR BHAVAN, PANAJI- GOA PIN CODE – 403001

DIRECTORATE OF SMALL SAVINGS & LOTTERIES GOA

TO
THE PIO
JOINT DIRECTOR (ACCOUNTS)
DIRECTORATE OF SMALL SAVINGS & LOTTERIES
SERRA BUILDING, NEAR. ALL INDIA RADIO (AIR)
ALTINHO, PANAJI, GOA. PIN: 403001

MAMLATDAR OFFICE QUEPEM

TO
THE PIO
O/O THE MAMLATDAR QUEPEM
DISTT.SOUTH GOA, GOA PIN CODE - 403705

MAMLATDAR OFFICE SALCETE

TO
THE PIO
O/O THE MAMLATDAR, SALCETE
SOUTH GOA DISTRICT
GOA PIN CODE – 403708

PONDA MUNCIPALITY COUNCIL

TO
THE PIO
O/O THE CHIEF OFFICER
PONDA MUNCIPALITY COUNCIL
MDR 32, FRIENDS COLONY, KHADPABANDH,
PONDA, GOA PIN CODE – 403401

SUB REGISTER OF BARDEZ - MAPUSA

To
The PIO
O/O The Civil Registrar-cum-Sub Registrar, Bardez
Esar Trade Centre, 2nd Floor, Marod, Mapusa, Bardez-403507

S.D. IV,WORK DIVISION III, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, DAAG

TO
THE PIO
O/O THE JUNIOR ENGINEER,
S.D. IV,WORK DIVISION III,
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,
DAAG,PONDA,GOA PIN CODE – 403401

SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ECONOMIC OFFENCES CELL, PANAJI GOA

TO
THE PIO
O/O THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,
ECONOMIC OFFENCES CELL,
PANAJI GOA PIN CODE -403001

MAMLATDAR OFFICE MAPUSA

TO
THE PIO
O/O THE MAMLATDAR,MAPUSA
MAPUSA, GOA PIN CODE- 403507

Labour Department GOA

TO
THE PIO
O/O THE COMMISSIONER
Labour Department,
Secretariat,Porvorim,Goa- 403521

Directorate of Social Welfare, GOA

TO
THE PIO
Dy. Director of Social Welfare, GOA
18th June Rd, Ozari Panaji, Goa 403001

GOA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

TO
THE General Manager & PIO
GOA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Plot no. 13A-2,EDC Complex,
Patto Plaza, Panaji-Goa - 403001

Goa Public Service Commission

to
the pio
o/o the Secretary
Goa Public Service Commission
EDC HOUSE, BLOCK - C, 1st FLOOR,
DADA VAIDYA ROAD,PANAJI GOA PIN- 403001

Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration ,GOA

TO
THE PIO
Deputy Director
Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration ,GOA
Dhanwantari,Opposite Shrine of the Holy cross,
Bambolim - Goa PIN CODE-403108

PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE SIOLIM

TO
THE PIO
O/O THE HEALTH OFFICER
PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE SIOLIM
BARDEZ NORTH- GOA PIN CODE-403517

Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour, Bambolim Goa

to
the Dy. Director (Admn.) – Administrative office
Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour,
Bambolim Goa. Pin code:-403202

Central Bank Of India PANAJI

To
The CPIO
Central Bank Of India PANAJI
1st Floor Nizari Bhavan,Menezes Braganza Road,Panaji
403001

Mamlatdar Office Salcete, South Goa District

to
the pio
o/o the Mamlatdar Salcete
South Goa District,
Matanhy Saldanha Administrative Complex,
Margao, Goa pin code - 403601

Registration Department-Government of Goa

To
The PIO
The joint Civil Registrar-cum-Sub Registrar, Salcete-II
Registration Department-Government of Goa
Mathany Saldhana Administrative Complex, II Floor, Room No. 209, Margao – Goa pin code - 403601

DIRECTORATE OF ARCHIVES & ARCHAEOLOGY, GOA

TO
THE PIO & ARCHIVIST (MANAGEMENT)
DIRECTORATE OF ARCHIVES & ARCHAEOLOGY
OUREM ROAD, PANAJI GOA - 403001

Deputy Collector (Revenue), Panaji, Goa

To
The SPIO
O/O The Deputy Collector (Revenue)
Collectorate Building, Opp. Municipal Garden,
Panaji, Goa - 403001

Goa Medical College and Hospital

To
The PIO
O/O The Medical Superintendent
Goa Medical College and Hospital
Bambolim, Goa Pin Code - 403202