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General Instructions for Applicants

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TypeCommercial Circular
Topicgeneral

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Information under the Right to Information Act, 2005

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General Instructions for Applicants while Seeking 
Information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 
 
1. Any Indian citizen can request for information under this Act. 
2. Under the Act, a request/application for obtaining information, in 
legible writing or through electronic medium in Hindi or English 
language, with prescribed fee can be dispatched to the Central 
Public Information Officer(CPIO), RTI Cell, Room No. 5, 
Ministry of Railways, Railway Board. 
3. The fee of Rs. 10 shall be submitted in favour of the “Pay and 
Accounts officer, Railway Board” by any of the following 
means- 
(i) 
Indian Postal Order, 
(ii) Railway Receipt through cash deposit, 
(iii) Banker’s Cheque, or 
(iv) Demand Draft. 
4. To avoid delay in getting information, the items concerning to 
single department should be asked for in one application only. 
5. The applicant should ask for a specific information giving details 
of order number and file no. if know to the applicant and send the 
back reference/copy. This is easier and faster to locate the 
concerned directorate. 
6. The number of items in an application should be minimal and the 
information sought in them should not be voluminous and untidy. 
7. The applicant shall use only civilized and restrained language in 
the application. 
8. The address of dispatcher in the application should be in legible 
writing and also contain PIN Code, E-mail ID and Mobile No. etc.

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