STATUTORY DECLARATION ON RTI ACT

Right to Information Act intends to set out the practical regime of Right to Information for citizens to enable them to access the information under the control of public authority in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of such authority. Section 2(h) of the Act defines "public authority" as any authority or body or institution of self-governance established or constituted by or under the constitution or by law made by the Parliament or any state legislature or by notification issued by the appropriate government. It includes body owned, controlled or substantially financed by the government. 

In accordance with the provisions contained in section 2(j) of the Act, Right to Information means right to information accessible under this Act which is held by or under control of a public authority. 

Dr. Nityagopal Mondal (Associate Professor in Chemistry)
	Public Information Officer
	Phone:	+91 9475264322
	E-mail:	ngopalmondal@yahoo.com
Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Sarangi (Principal)
	Appellate Authority
	Phone:	+91 8900284340
	E-mail:	drbibhuti70@hotmail.com