QUENTIONNAIRE: One source-section of society frame whom you can collect information.

Sinhgad Institute of Management Date:

Declaration: The data collected through this survey will be purely used for academic purpose and no alteration or manipulation that may harm the respondent directly or indirectly will be done. Questionnaire for Citizens Kindly fill the following Personal Details:

BACKGROUND
1.) Please indicate the type of settlement where you reside (a) Village (b) Town having population below one lakh (c) Town having population between one and ten lakh (d) City having population above ten lakhs (e) Four metros 2.) Please indicate your occupation (a) Farming (b) Agricultural labourer (c) Craftsman (d) Private business (e) Industrial labourer (f) Government. Servant (g) Salaried employee in private sector (h) Professional

SEEKING INFORMATION FROM GOVERNMENT

3.) Have you ever desired to seek information from any Ministry/department/agency of the Central/State (or UT) Government before the RTI Act coming into force? Yes No

4. If yes, then did it pertain to:(a) Status of any application made by you (b) Reasons of rejection of any application made by you (c) Inadequate delay in processing of any application (d) Faulty processing of any application (e) Issue pertaining to any public/community interest 5. Did you actually write to the officials concerned for the relevant information? Yes No

6. If yes, then did you receive any information from the official concerned? Yes No

7. If yes, then were you satisfied with the information provided to you? Yes No

THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT

8. Are you aware that the Indian Parliament has passed the RTI Act in 2005, providing every citizen with the Right to Information? Yes No

9. Are you aware of the provisions of the RTI Act? Yes No

10. Are you aware that you are not required to disclose any reason for asking the desired information under the RTI Act? Yes No

11. Are you aware about the fees which are to be charged for the disclosure of information under the RTI Act? Yes No

12. Are you aware that there are no fees for citizens who are below the poverty line? Yes No

13. Are you aware that all Ministries/Departments/agencies of the Central/State (or UT) Government are statutorily required to provide the requisite information within 30 days of making the application, which cannot exceed 40 days in any case? Yes No

EXPERIENCE
14. Have you made any application under the RTI Act to any Government official? Yes No

15. If yes, then have you received the information within 30 days of making the application? Yes No

16. Are you satisfied with the quality of information disclosed to you? Yes No

17. Do you think the information which has been disclosed to you was quite vague, incomplete or evasive in nature? Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Strongly Agree Agree

18. Has the information been provided in the format you had sought? Yes No

19. Whether the official has used standardized computer generated format for providing the information which was sought for? Yes No

20. Have the concerned authorities denied you the information which you had sought? Yes No

21. If yes, has the reason for the same been communicated to you? Yes No

22. Are you satisfied with the reasons so communicated? Yes No

23. If no, have you preferred an appeal against the said order? Yes No

Thank you for your kind co-operation