Any citizen of India who desires to obtain any information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 may make a request preferably in the application format in writing or through electronic means to the Public Information Officer/Assistant Public Information Officer.

2. Application Fee

Application fee	: Rs. 10/- (Rupees ten only)
Mode of payment	: By cash against proper receipt or by demand draft/banker's cheque/Indian Postal Order.

In accordance to directives given in the above mentioned Gazette notification dated 16/09/2005 , for providing the information under sub-section  (1) of Section 7, an additional fee shall be charged. At present, the applicable rates, which are subject to change from time to time, are given as under,:-

a.	For each page (in A-4 or A-3 size paper) created or copied	Rs. 2/- per page
b.	For a copy in larger size paper	Actual charge or cost price
c.	For samples or models	Actual cost or price
d.	For inspection of records	No fee for the first hour; and a fee of Rupees five for each fifteen minutes (or fraction thereof) thereafter

Further, for providing the information under sub-section (5) of Section 7, the fee shall be charged at the following rates:-

a.	For information provided in diskette or floppy	Rs. 50/-(Rupees fifty only) per diskette or floppy
b.	For information provided in printed form	At the price fixed for such publication or Rs.2/- per page of photocopy for extracts from the publication

The mode of payment of above mentioned additional fees shall be the same as application fee

In case the  Requester  who does not receive a decision within the time specified in sub-section (1) or clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 7, or is aggrieved by a decision of the PIO, as the case may be, may within thirty days from the expiry of such period from the receipt of such a decision, prefer an appeal to  the Departmental Appellate Authority for redressal of the grievance.