Quick checklist to discover how ready are you to provide information required to be widely disseminated under Section 4 of the Right to Information Act of 2005

1. Are
you
Section
4
ready?
If you ticked: 23: Congratulations, you are ready! Get the RTI Forums to look through and certify you as the most responsive office!
20-22: Almost there, do the little left right away! 15-19: Some more work needed, set yourself the goal to finish this week; maybe
NGOs or information seekers can help you! Less than 15: Hmmm, maybe you should work with information seekers and NGOs to get
there by the end of this month?
Action
mandated
under
Section
4
1. 4(1)(a)
Maintain
catalogued
and
indexed
records
and
ensure
computerized
access
across
networks
2. 4(2)
Provide
as
much
information
suo
motu
so
that
the
public
have
minimum
resort
to
the
use
of
this
Act
to
obtain
information
3. 4(3)
Disseminate
information
widely
4. 4(4)
Make
information
easily
accessible
Check
the
records
that
are
cataloged,
indexed
and
computerized
for
access
under
4(1)(a)
1.
 Inward-­‐Outward
registers
2.
 Revenue
and
expenditure
records
3.
 Orders,
circulars
and
notifications
4.
 Advertisements
and
notices
5.
 Hearings,
minutes
of
meetings,
schedules
6.
 Staff
and
their
availability
7.
 Reports
and
other
publications
8.
 Petitions
and
court
orders
Check
the
records
under
4
(1)
(b)
that
are
widely
and
easily
accessible:
Information
on
Information
Access
in
your
office
9.
 List
of
Information,
available
to
or
held
by
your
office;
10.
 Facilities
for
obtaining
information,
including
the
hours
of
a
library
or
reading
room;
11.
 Names,
designations
and
particulars
of
the
Public
Information
Officers;
Information
on
who
are
part
of
your
office
and
what
they
do
12.
 Directory
of
all
your
officers
and
employees;
13.
 Remuneration
of
all
your
officers
and
employees;
14.
 System
of
compensation
as
provided
in
the
regulations
applicable
to
your
office;
15.
 Particulars,
powers
and
duties
of
your
officers
and
employees;
16.
 Accountability,
procedure
and
norms
of
the
decision
making
process;
Information
on
Activity
of
your
office
17.
 Budget
with
plans,
programs,
disbursements
and
proposed
expenditures;
18.
 Details
of
recipients
of
subsidies,
concessions,
permits
or
authorizations
granted
by
you;
19.
 The
manner
of
execution
of
programs
within
your
department;
Information
on
engagement
and
relevance
20.
 Particulars
of
ways
for
consultation
or
representation
by
the
public;
21.
 Rules,
regulations,
instructions,
manuals
and
records
used
by
your
offices/officers;
Check
the
records
under
4
(1)
(c)
that
are
widely
and
easily
accessible:
Information
on
actions
of
your
office
22.
 All
relevant
facts
relating
to
current
or
proposed
policies
or
decisions;
Check
the
records
under
4
(1)
(d)
that
are
widely
and
easily
accessible:
Information
on
compliance
to
purpose
of
your
office
23.
 Reasons
for
your
administrative
or
quasi-­‐judicial
decisions
available
to
all
affected;
Name:
Department: Date: