The Government of India, in order to ensure greater and more effective access to the information to the citizens has enacted 'Right to Information Act, 2005' [hereinafter called RTI Act]. The subject Act got the assent of the President of India on 15-06-2005, and the Act shall come into force from 12-10-2005.

The main object of the Act is to provide right to information and to secure access to information under the control of the Public Authorities to the citizens in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of Public Authority.

The right to information includes an access to the information which is held by or under the control of any public authority and includes the right to inspect the work, document, records, taking notes, extracts or certified copies of documents / records and certified samples of the materials and obtaining information which is also stored in electronic form.

The Act provides under Sections 8 and 9, certain categories of information that are exempt from disclosure to the citizens. The public may also refer to the relative sections of the Act before submitting a request for information.

A request for obtaining information under Section 6(1) of the Act needs to be accompanied by an application fee of Rs.10 by way of cash against proper receipt or by DD or bankers' cheque.

Any citizen can request for information by making an application in writing or through electronic means in English / Hindi / official language of the areas, in which the application is being made together with the prescribed fees.

Any public authority would designate Public Information Officer (PIO) who will receive the requests for information from the public and arrange for providing necessary information to the public as permitted under the law. The public authorities are also required to designate authority (ies) senior in rank to PIO, as Appellate Authorities, who will entertain and dispose off appeals against the decision of the PIO as required under the Act. Any person who does not receive the decision from PIO either by way of information or rejection within the time frame, may within 30 days from the expiry of period prescribed for furnishing the information or 30 days from the date of receipt of the decisions, prefer an appeal to the Appellate Authority.

The PIO will receive the application / request for information under the Act and process the request for providing the information and dispose of the same; either by providing the information or rejecting the request, within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of request.

THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
CANBANK VENTURE CAPITAL FUND LTD
6TH FLOOR, NAVEEN COMPLEX
NO.14, M.G. ROAD
BANGALORE 560 001
PH. NO. 080-25596508 (D)
080-25586503/504/506/507 (Gen)
FAX: 080-25583909
Website : www.canbank.vc

CVCFL will, within 30 days of receipt of the application for information along with the fee of Rs.10/-, communicate to the requestor whether it can or cannot provide the information.

If CVCFL has the information and can provide it to you it will, within 30 days of its receiving the application along with the fee of Rs.10/-, communicate to you the cost of providing the information as prescribed under Section 7(1) of Right to Information Act.

You will get the information, once CVCFL receives the payment towards providing the information.

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