Bringing Information to the Citizens

Right to Information Act 2005 mandates timely response to citizen requests for Government information. It is an initiative taken by Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions to provide a - RTI Portal Gateway to the citizens for quick search of information on the details of first Appellate Authorities, PIOs etc. amongst others, besides access to RTI related information/disclosures published on the web by various Public Authorities under the government of India as well as the State Governments.

Objective of the Right to Information Act

The basic object of the Right to Information Act is to empower the citizens, promote transparency and accountability in the working of the Government, contain corruption, and make our democracy work for the people in real sense. It goes without saying that an informed citizen is better equipped to keep necessary vigil on the instruments of governance and make the government more accountable to the governed. The Act is a big step towards making the citizens informed about the activities of the Government.

Format of RTI Application Form

Name:
Gender:
Language of Request:
Address:
State:
Country:
Phone No.
Mobile No.
E-mail:
Status (Rural/Urban):
Education Status:
Is the Applicant is Below Poverty Line (BPL)?
Citizenship Status:
Amount Paid:
Mode of Payment: DD / RTGS (Tick any)
In case of DD, please mention the DD No. ____________________ dated __________.
In case of RTGS (i.e. online), please mention the UTR (Unique Transaction Reference) Number ____________________ and date of payment __________.
[Online, payment are to be made in favour of “GCM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION” at State Bank of India, New Barrackpore Branch, Kolkata.
Account No.
IFS Code:
MICR Code:
Question(s):

Signature of the Applicant

For RTI related queries write to:
The Public Information Officer
G. C. M. College of Education,
New Barrackpore,
Kolkata-700131
West Bengal, India

A directory of its officers and employees under section 4.(1).b(ix) of the RTI ACT, 2005 (Updated April, 2021)

Sl. No.	Name of the Employee	Designation	Contact No.
1.	Dr. Shreyashi Paltasingh	Principal	+91 8777016551
2.	Dr. Paramita Bandyopadhy (Das)	Associate Professor	+91 9051944172
3.	Dr. Arun Kumar Barai	Assistant Professor	+91 9875555429
4.	Dr. Sairindhree Sen	Assistant Professor	+91 9836180133
5.	Mr. Samaresh Adak	Assistant Professor	+91 9830204662
6.	Mr. Sisir Kumar Sarkar	Assistant Professor	+91 9609106189
7.	Mr. Kausik Mandal	Assistant Professor	+91 8906848205
8.	Mr. Bapan Singh	Assistant Professor	+91 7031821994
9.	Mr. Prasanta Kumar Mandal	Librarian	+91 9836179349
10.	Mr. Asim Roy	Multi-tasking Staff	+91 8420667789

The powers and duties of its officers and employees under section 4.(1).b(ii) of the RTI ACT, 2005 (Updated April, 2021)

Sl. No.	Name of the Post	Power & Duties
1.	Principal	a. Principal is the Head of all Academic and Administrative activities of the institution. b. She/he has powers necessary for the exercise of general supervision and control of the work of the institution and for power and efficient management of the institution. c. All employees of the Institute and other employees working at the Institute including those employed on minor research project or schemes financed by other agencies, whether receiving salaries from the Institute or direct from such agencies, shall be under the general directions and control of the Principal. d. The Principal reports to the DPI, Department of Higher Education.
2.	Associate Professor	a. Teaching, minor research project and extension works including conduct of workshops, seminars and other academic programmes. b. Planning and implementation of future development of the department. c. Any other duties that may be assigned by the authorities from time to time.
3.	Assistant Professor	a. Teaching, minor research project and extension works including conduct of workshops, seminars and other academic programmes. b. Any other duties that may be assigned by the authorities from time to time.
4.	Administrative Officer	a. Looks after the overall administrative functions and activities of the institution. He/she is assisted by the other staff. b. Any other duties that may be assigned by the authorities from time to time.
5.	Co-ordinator	a. He/she is the in-charge of the Academic section which involves duties pertaining to the NAAC, RUSA and also students affairs. b. He/she is assisted by the other staff. c. Any other duties that may be assigned by the authorities from time to time.
6.	Librarian	a. He/she is a professional employee of the Institution. He/she is entrusted with the responsibility of overall management of the library of the Institution. b. Any other duties that may be assigned by the authorities from time to time.
7.	Semi-Professional Assistant	a. He/she provides necessary support and assistance to the librarian to look after the works in the Library. b. Any other duties that may be assigned by the authorities from time to time.
8.	Upper Division Clerk	a. He/she assists in executing the works in different sections of the Institute including notice, drafting and computer related works. b. Any other duties that may be assigned by the authorities from time to time.
9.	Lower Division Clerk	a. Lower Division Clerk assists in executing the works in different sections of the Institute including notice, drafting and computer typing works. b. Any other duties that may be assigned by the authorities from time to time.
10.	Multi-tasking Staff	a. Multi-tasking Staff are attached to the different sections to performing multi-purpose works as assigned by the authorities as per requirements from time to time.

RTI Cell:

Sl. No.	Name	Designation	Member
1.	Dr. Shreyashi Paltasingh	Principal	Chairperson
2.	Dr. P. Bandyopadhy (Das)	Associate Professor	Appellate Authority
3.	Mr. P. K. Mondal	Librarian	SPIO
3.	Mr. N. K. Bose	Government Nominee	GB Member
4.	Dr. S. Sen	Assistant Professor	Member
5.	Mr. A. Roy	NTS	Member
6.	-	Student Representative	Member

Central Government Act

Section 4 in the Right To Information Act, 2005

Obligations of public authorities -

(1) Every public authority shall -

(a) maintain all its records duly catalogued and indexed in a manner and the form which facilitates the right to information under this Act and ensure that all records that are appropriate to be computerised are, within a reasonable time and subject to availability of resources, computerised and connected through a network all over the country on different systems so that access to such records is facilitated;

(b) publish within one hundred and twenty days from the enactment of this Act, -

(i) the particulars of its organisation, functions and duties;
(ii) the powers and duties of its officers and employees;
(iii) the procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability;
(iv) the norms set by it for the discharge of its functions;
(v) the rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions;
(vi) a statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control;
(vii) the particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by, the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof;
(viii) a statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public;
(ix) a directory of its officers and employees;
(x) the monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations;
(xi) the budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made;
(xii) the manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes;
(xiii) particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorisations granted by it;
(xiv) details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form;
(xv) the particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use;
(xvi) the names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers;
(xvii) such other information as may be prescribed, and thereafter update these publications every year;

(c) publish all relevant facts while formulating important policies or announcing the decisions which affect public;

(d) provide reasons for its administrative or quasi judicial decisions to affected persons.

(2) It shall be a constant endeavour of every public authority to take steps in accordance with the requirements of clause (b) of sub section (1) to provide as much information suo motu to the public at regular intervals through various means of communications, including internet, so that the public have minimum resort to the use of this Act to obtain information.

(3) For the purpose of sub section (1), every information shall be disseminated widely and in such form and manner which is easily accessible to the public.

(4) All materials shall be disseminated taking into consideration the cost effectiveness, local language and the most effective method of communication in that local area and the information should be easily accessible, to the extent possible in electronic format with the Central Public Information Officer or State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, available free or at such cost of the medium or the print cost price as may be prescribed. Explanation.-For the purposes of sub sections (3) and (4), “disseminated” means making known or communicated the information to the public through notice boards, newspapers, public announcements, media broadcasts, the internet or any other means, including inspection of offices of any public authority.

Central Government Act

Section 8 in The Right To Information Act, 2005

Exemption from disclosure of information -

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, there shall be no obligation to give any citizen,-

(a) information, disclosure of which would prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the State, relation with foreign State or lead to incitement of an offence;
(b) information which has been expressly forbidden to be published by any court of law or tribunal or the disclosure of which may constitute contempt of court;
(c) information, the disclosure of which would cause a breach of privilege of Parliament or the State Legislature;
(d) information including commercial confidence, trade secrets or intellectual property, the disclosure of which would harm the competitive position of a third party, unless the competent authority is satisfied that larger public interest warrants the disclosure of such information;
(e) information available to a person in his fiduciary relationship, unless the competent authority is satisfied that the larger public interest warrants the disclosure of such information;
(f) information received in confidence from foreign government;
(g) information, the disclosure of which would endanger the life or physical safety of any person or identify the source of information or assistance given in confidence for law enforcement or security purposes;
(h) information which would impede the process of investigation or apprehension or prosecution of offenders;
(i) cabinet papers including records of deliberations of the Council of Ministers, Secretaries and other officers: Provided that the decisions of Council of Ministers, the reasons thereof, and the material on the basis of which the decisions were taken shall be made public after the decision has been taken, and the matter is complete, or over: Provided further that those matters which come under the exemptions specified in this section shall not be disclosed;
(j) information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has not relationship to any public activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual unless the Central Public Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer or the appellate authority, as the case may be, is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information: Provided that the information, which cannot be denied to the Parliament or a State Legislature shall not be denied to any person.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923) nor any of the exemptions permissible in accordance with sub section (1), a public authority may allow access to information, if public interest in disclosure outweighs the harm to the protected interests.

(3) Subject to the provisions of clauses (a), (c) and (i) of sub section (1), any information relating to any occurrence, event or matter which has taken place, occurred or happened twenty years before the date on which any request is made under section 6 shall be provided to any person making a request under that section: Provided that where any question arises as to the date from which the said period of twenty years has to be computed, the decision of the Central Government shall be final, subject to the usual appeals provided for in this Act.