Appellate Authorities

No. 3-38/05-PG
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
Department of Posts
New Delhi, the 7^th March 2006

NOTIFICATION

1. As per the provisions of Section 19 (1) and 19 (2) of the Right to Information Act. 2005 it has been decided to prescribe a set procedure for appeals with the appointment of specific appellate authority at each level to consider appeals preferred against decisions of the Central Public Information Officers concerned.
2. It is notified that the appeals against the decisions of the following nominated CPIOs would lie with Appellate Authority mentioned against them.

   Central Public Information Officer	Appellate Authority
   Secretary (PSB), Department of Posts Jt. Secy. & Fin. Advisor, Department of Posts Dy. Dir. General (PAF), Department of Posts Dy. Dir. General (IR), Department of Posts Dy. Dir. General (Vig), Department of Posts	Secretary, Department of Posts	This part has been modified and appears at Serial No. 16.3 of RTI Manual at the link www.indiapost.gov.in/RTI Manual 16 - CPIOsDir.aspx
   Dy. Dir. General (Per.), Department of Posts Dy. Dir. General (Estt.), Department of Posts Dy. Dir. General (Med.), Department of Posts Director (SR), Department of Posts Director (VP), Department of Posts	Member (Per.), Postal Services Board
   Sr. Dy. Dir. General (MM), Department of Posts Chief General Manager, PLI Directorate Dy. Dir. General (FS), Department of Posts Dy. Dir. General (Estate), Department of Posts Dy. Dir. General (PG&QA), Department of Posts Dy. Dir. General (CP), Department of Posts Chief Engineer (Civil), Department of Posts	Member (Dev.), Postal Services Board
   Sr. Dy. Dir. General (PO&I), Department of Posts Chief General Manager, BD Directorate Dy. Dir. General (MM&TS), Department of Posts Dy. Dir. General (Phil.), Department of Posts	Member (O&M), Postal Services Board
   Director Postal Services (Head Quarter)	Chief Postmaster General
   Director Postal Services	Postmaster General (Chief Postmaster General in case the post is vacant or officer is on leave or in case there is no post of PMG)
   Sr. Supdt. Of Post Offices Supdt. Of Post Offices Assistant Director Postal Services Sr. Postmaster Chief Postmaster Dy. Chief Postmaster Dy. Director	Director Postal Services (Postmaster General, in case the post is vacant or officer is on leave or CPMG in case there is no post of PMG)

3. It may be noted that as per the provision of Section 19(3), a second appeal against the decision taken by the appellate authority shall lie with the Central Information Commission.
4. It is further notified that as per the provision of Section 7 (8) of the Act, where a request has been rejected by the CPIO the following shall be communicated to the person making the request; (i) the reasons for rejection citing the specific provision of the RTI Act applied; (ii) the period within which an appeal against such rejection may be preferred (30 days); and (iii) particulars of the appellate authority as per the instant notification as applicable.
5. This is in supersession of this office notification of even number dated 27^th Sept. 05.

(Achla Bhatnagar)
Director (PG & WS)

Copy forwarded to:

1. All Heads of Circles
2. CGM (BD)/PLI
3. Director Postal Staff College, Ghaziabad.
4. Sr. DDG (PO & I)/(MM)
5. All DDGs
6. Director (SR)/ (VP)
7. All DAPs