Introduction:
The Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act-2005) is a landmark legislation that empowers the Indian citizens to seek information from the Government. It was enacted by Parliament to boost the objectives of making governance more transparent and accountable. The objective of RTI Act, as stated in the preamble, is to provide for setting out the practical regime of Right to Information for the citizens to secure access to Information under the control of the Public Authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every Public Authority and for the constitution of Central Information Commission and State Information Commission.
The office of CPIO/RTI Cell deals with the applications filed Under the Right to Information Act-2005. It follows the rules and regulations as prescribed under the RTI Act and rules and regulations as amended from time to time. As per the RTI Act, any citizen of India can apply for any “information” related to Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad (MANUU) and its constituent institutions spread all over the country. The RTI Cell facilitates in gathering information from various sections of the university and dispose off the applications within the time - frame stipulated under the act.
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