Declaration under Right to Information (RTI)

Section 4(1)(b) of the RTI Act 2005 covers the statutory declaration of Vidyasagar College, Indore. Website: https://www.vidyasagarcollege.co.in

The college is managed and run by the Vidyasagar School Samiti. The college is recognized by the NCTE and affiliated to Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. The college has the College Management Committee as the Governing Body and adheres to the regulations of the Department of Higher Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh.

Statutory Declaration on RTI Act

The Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005) has been enacted by the Parliament and has come into force from 15 June 2005. This Act provides for the right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority.

According to UGC guidelines, all Universities and Colleges established by law made by Parliament or by a State Legislature, or by notification by the appropriate Government, or owned, controlled or substantially financed directly or indirectly by funds provided by the Government, shall come within the purview of a Public Authority under this Act. Hence Section 4(1)(b) of the RTI Act 2005 is applicable to Vidyasagar College, Indore. The statutory declaration is displayed on the college website.

Our college is a college of co-education, registered under the Societies Act by the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh. The College has a Governing Body which runs as per rules and regulations made by the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh from time to time.

The College has established statutory bodies and various committees and cells which come under Section 4(1)(b) of the RTI Act 2005. Applications under the RTI Act, along with a postal order / demand draft of Rs. 10/- in favour of Principal, Vidyasagar College, Bicholi Mardana, Indore, may be sent to the Public Information Officer (PIO) or handed over in his office. All the information about the college under Section 4(1)(b) of the RTI Act 2005 is available for the public and can be obtained by any citizen of India.

Right to Information Committee

Application Procedure

• The application may be typed or neatly hand-written, wherein mention atop “Application under RTI Act 2005”.
• The application may preferably be in writing, though an e-mail is accepted as a mode as per law.
• There is no prescribed proforma for the application.
• The application may be in Hindi or English.
• The application should be addressed to the “Public Information Officer” (do not mention the name).
• The application should be in simple and easy language.
• Attach the Government RTI fee in the form of IPO / DD / MO etc., wherever it is applicable, with the RTI application.
• The application should be signed by the applicant, who should keep a photocopy for future reference.
• The application should contain a declaration of Indian citizenship.

RTI Undertaking