Right to Information Act, 2005
Procedure for obtaining information under the Right to Information Act, 2005
The SCCL is maintaining a website
www.scclmines.com. Interested people can visit this website for desired information. If the required information is not available in the website they can obtain the required information by making a request in writing or through email to the Public Information Officer as per the following procedure.Application Fee
In accordance with Andhra Pradesh Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005, the application for obtaining Information under sub-section (1) of section 6 must be accompanied by prescribed application fee drawn in favour of The Singareni Collieries Company Limited. At present the application fee is as under:-
Application fee : Rs.10/-
Mode of payment: By cash against proper receipt or by demand draft/ banker’s cheque/ Postal Order in favour of The Singareni Collieries Company Limited, payable at Kothagudem.
Additional fee
The applicant shall be informed of the additional fees required to be deposited by him/her for the information sought and information shall be furnished after the deposit of the fee by the applicant.
In accordance with the Rules mentioned above, for providing the information under section 7 of the Act an additional fee shall be charged. At present, the applicable rates, are given as under:-
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Sl. No. |
Description |
Tariff |
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i. |
Material in printed or text form (in A-4 or A-3 size paper) |
Rs.2/- per each page per copy |
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ii. |
Material in printed or text form in larger than A4 or A3 size paper. |
Actual cost thereof |
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iii. |
Maps and plans |
Actual cost thereof |
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iv. |
Information in electronic format viz., Floppy, CD or DVD |
Rs.50/- for floppy of 1.44 MB Rs.100/- for CD of 700 MB Rs.200/- for CD (DVD); |
|
v. |
Samples and models |
Actual cost thereof |
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vi. |
Inspection of records |
No fee for the first hour; and a fee of Rs.5/- for each fifteen minutes (or fraction thereof) thereafter |
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vii. |
Material to be sent by post |
The actual postal charges in addition to the charge payable as per these Rules. |
The mode of payment of above mentioned additional fees shall be the same as application fee.
Appeal
In case the Requester who does not receive a decision within the time specified in sub-section (1) or of clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 7 of the Act or is aggrieved by a decision of the Public Information Officer, may within thirty days from the expiry of such period or from the receipt of such a decision, prefer an appeal to the Appellate Authority.