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Taluk Services - Right to Information
The Tahsildar and Additional Tahsildar are the State Public Information Officers related to the Taluk Office. As the State Public Information Officer, the Tahsildar and Additional Tahsildar shall provide the information required for the persons under the provisions contained in the Right to Information Act, 2005.Those who are aggrieved by the order of the State Public Information Officer can approach the District Collector who is the Appellate Authority under Right to Information Act, 2005.
A person, who desires to obtain any information under this Act, shall make request in writing or through electronic means accompanying the fee prescribed, to the State Public Information Officer. ‘Right to Information’ means the right to information accessible under this Act which is held by or under the control of any public authority and includes the right to -
(i) inspection of work, documents, records;
(ii) taking notes, extracts or certified copies of documents or records;
(iii) taking certified samples of material;
(iv) obtaining information in the form of diskettes, floppies, tapes, video cassettes or in other electronic mode or through printouts where such information is stored in a computer or in a computer or in any other device.
The State Public Information Officer shall provide the information within forty-eight hours of the receipt of the request where the information sought for concerns the life or liberty of a person and in other cases as expeditiously as possible, and in any case within thirty days of the receipt of the same.
Any person who does not receive a decision within the time specified or aggrieved by a decision of the State Public Information Officer can prefer an appeal to such Officer who is senior in rank to the State Public Information Officer within thirty days from the expiry of such period. An appeal filed as such shall be disposed of within thirty days of the receipt of the appeal or within such extended period not exceeding a total of forty-five days from the date of filing. A second appeal against the decision of the first appeal may be preferred to the State Information Commission. | 
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