RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT (ACT NO. 22/2005)

1. ABOUT THE ACT
   
   The Parliament has enacted the The Right to Information Act, 2005 which has received the President’s assent on 15th June 2005 and was notified in Official Gazette on 21st June 2005. It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu & Kashmir. The provisions of sub-section (1) of section 4, sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 5, Sections 12, 13, 15, 16, 24, 27 and 28 shall come into force at once, and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on the one hundred and twentieth day of its enactment.
   
   
   
2. PUBLIC AUTHORITY
   
   The expression "Public Authority" means :-
   Any authority or Body or Institution of self-government established or constituted:
   (a) by or under constitution, (b) by any other Law made by Parliament, (c) by any other Law made by State Legislature, (d) by Notification issued or Order made by the appropriate Government, etc.
   
   
   
3. WHAT IS RIGHT TO INFORMATION
   
   The right to information includes an access to the information which is held by or under the control of any public authority and includes the right to inspect the work, document, records, taking notes, extracts or certified copies of documents/records and certified samples of the materials and obtaining information which is also stored in electronic form.
   
   
   
4. THE INFORMATION WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE
   
   The Act provides under sections 8 & 9, certain categories of information that are exempt from disclosure to the citizens. Any person desirous of obtaining information is advised to refer to the relative sections of the Act before submitting a request for information.
   
   
   
5. WHO CAN REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
   
   Any citizen can request for information by making an application in writing or through electronic means in English/Hindi/official language of the areas, in which the application is being made together with the prescribed fees. The application has to be sent to the concerned Regional Head i.e. the Public Information Officer of the Region to which the matter/information pertains to, who shall dispose of the request within 30 days of the receipt of the request.
   
   
   
6. WHOM TO APPROACH FOR THE INFORMATION AND APPEALS
   
   Our Bank has designated the Regional Heads of the respective Regions for the Branches under their control to dispose of the request for information received from any person, as Public Information Officers. The Zonal Heads at each Zonal Offices of the Bank along with the General Manager (Operations & Services) at Head Office, Mandvi, Baroda have been designated/nominated as Appellate Authority with nomenclature of Principal Public Information Officers to dispose off the appeals preferred against the decision of the concerned Public Information Officer as required under the Act. It is hereby informed that any person, who does not receive a decision within the time specified under the Act or is aggrieved by a decision of the Public Information Officer, may within -30- days from the expiry of such period or from receipt of such a decision prefer an appeal to the concerned Appellate Authority/Principal Public Information Officer. The details of said personnel are listed hereunder on the Bank's website.
   
   
   
7. HOW TO ACCESS TO THE BANK'S INFORMATION
   
   The particulars of Organisational Structure, Bank's branch /office network, products and services etc. are provided on Bank’s website under relevant heads. Public can access to the Bank’s website for the details.
   
   
8. MODE & MEANS OF PAYMENT OF FEES AND COST
   
   Fee and cost of information shall be as per the Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005. The fee shall be payable either by Demand Draft OR Banker's Cheque drawn in favour of Bank of Baroda. The fees, if paid in cash, should be deposited at the Branch nearest to the applicant and the receipt of payment should be enclosed to the application / request of information.