If the applicant belongs to ‘below poverty line (BPL)’ category, he/she is not required to pay any fee. However. He/she should submit a proof in support of his/her claim to belong to the below poverty line. The application not accompanied by the prescribed fee of Rs. 10/- or proof of the applicant’s belonging to below poverty line, as the case may be, shall not be a valid application under the Act and, therefore, dose not entitle the applicant to get information.

It may be noted that where the SPIO decides that the information shall be provided on payment of fee in addition to the application fee, SPIO is inform the applicant:

1. the details of further fees required to be paid:
2. the calculations made to arrive at the amount of fee asked for;

Contents and Format of Application

An applicant making request for information is not required to give any reason for requesting the information or any other personal details except those that may be necessary for contacting him. Also, the Act or the Rules do not prescribe any format of application for seeking information. Therefore, the applicant should not be asked to give justification for give details application in any particular form.

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