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Abhijeet S
The Act defines 'right to information' to mean the right to information accessible under this Act which is held by or under the control of any public authority and includes the right to
i. Inspection of work, documents, records
ii. Taking notes, extracts, or certified copies of documents or records
iii. Taking certified samples of material
iv. Obtaining information in the form of diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes or in any other electronic mode or through printouts where such information is stored in a computer or in any other device.
The definition is vast enough to cover inspecting the work, obtaining the certified copies, samples, and also the digital copies. The terms, 'information' and 'record' have also been suitably defined.
The Act casts an obligation on Public Authorities to maintain all its records duly catalogued and indexed in a manner and 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. (S. 4(1)(a).
i. Inspection of work, documents, records
ii. Taking notes, extracts, or certified copies of documents or records
iii. Taking certified samples of material
iv. Obtaining information in the form of diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes or in any other electronic mode or through printouts where such information is stored in a computer or in any other device.
The definition is vast enough to cover inspecting the work, obtaining the certified copies, samples, and also the digital copies. The terms, 'information' and 'record' have also been suitably defined.
The Act casts an obligation on Public Authorities to maintain all its records duly catalogued and indexed in a manner and 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. (S. 4(1)(a).