Recommendations of The State Level Consultation on the
Draft Bill on Orissa Right To Information Act 2002
at Basundhara, Cuttack on 13thJuly,2002

1.   Forwarding Letter
2.   Need For A Structural Overhaul Of The Draft Bill On Orissa RTI Act 2002
3. Conditions Necessary For Implementation Of The Proposed Right To Information Law In Orissa
4. Statement of Objects and Reasons of Act
5. A new Provision to be added for a Wide Outreach of the Act in place of mere Gazette Notification:
6. On Competent Authorities ( Clause 2 a ):
7. The need for improving the existing definitions and for inserting some new definitions.
8. Right to Inspection ( Clause 3)
9. Procedure for Supply of Information ( Clause 4):
10. FEES ( Clasue 4 a )
11. Restrictions on Right to Information ( Clause 5 )
12. Procedure for Disposal of Requests for Information ( Clause- 6)
13. APPEAL ( Clause 7)
14. Obligations on Public Authorities( Clause 8):
15. PENALTY ( Clause 9 )
16. COMPENSATION ( A new Clause to be added)
17. State Council for Right to Information ( Clause 10):
18.   Additional Provisions to be incorporated into the Orissa RTI Draft Bill
19. Overriding effect of the Act


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