Right to Information Act 2005- 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.

Appellate Authority:
Director
ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research
PAU, Campus, Ludhiana-141 004
Phone No: +91 0161 2440048 (O)
Fax No:  +91 0161 2430038

Nodal Officer:
Dr. Dharam Paul Chaudhary
Principal Scientist
ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research
PAU, Campus, Ludhiana-141 004
Phone No: +91 0161 2440048 (O)
Fax No:  +91 0161 2430038
E-mail: chaudharydp@gmail.com

Transparency officer :
Dr. Sunil Neelam
Principal Scientist ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Winter Nursery Centre Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad 500030 (INDIA) Phone No: +91 4029701340 (O)
Fax No:  +91 0161 2430038
E-mail: sunilneelam9@gmail.com/neelam.sunil@icar.gov.in

CPIO:
Dr. Sumit Kumar Aggarwal
Scientist
ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research
PAU, Campus, Ludhiana-141 004
Phone No: +91 0161 2440048 (O)
Fax No:  +91 0161 2430038
E-mail:  sumit.aggarwal@icar.gov.in, sumit.aggarwal009@gmail.com

ACPIO:
Shri Prashant Garg
Assistant Administrative Officer(AAO)
ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research
PAU, Campus, Ludhiana-141 004

Important Links:

https://rti.gov.in/
https://rtionline.gov.in/

Right To Information Act, 2005 (English)
Right To Information Act, 2005 (Hindi)