RTI Act

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.

 

Any citizen of India can request for information by making an application in writing or through electronic means (in web based RTI portal: https://rtionline.gov.in  in English / Hindi / official language of the areas, in which the application is being made together with the prescribed fees, to the concerned Public Information Officer.

 

Keeping in view provisions of the RTI Act, we hereby provide the information’s as per terms of Sec. 4[1] of the RTI Act

DISPLAY OF INFORMATION AS PER THE REQUIREMENT OF SECTION 4(1) (B) OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 IS FURNISHED HEREUNDER

SECTION NO. PROVISION REQUIREMENT INFORMATION
4 .1.b.i Particulars of its Organization, functions and duties HEFA has its corporate office at Bangalore. HEFA is a joint venture government company of MHRD,GOI and Canara Bank. It is established with the objective of financing the creation of capital assets in India’s higher education institutions like IIT’s , NIT’s etc . For details visit our website www.hefa.co.in
4.1.b.ii The powers and duties of its officers and employees The powers and duties of officers and employees are decided by the Board of Directors and in terms of Service Regulations and policies of the company from time to time.
4.1.b.iii The procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability Different powers have been delegated by the Board of Directors to the officers at various levels for smooth functioning. In order to exercise supervision and fix financial, accountability/ responsibility of various control measures have been put in place. For specific details contact the HEFA office Bangalore.
4.1.b.iv The norms set by it for the discharge of its functions Directions received from Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD), Government of India, Reserve Bank of India and /or approved by the Board of HEFA and HEFA administration committee are the guiding principles for discharging various functions.
4.1.b.v The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions Best Practice Code on all our activities is made available to all employees for discharging various functions.
4.1.b.vi A statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control. Documents, as required under law, rules and regulations, such as institutions details, record of the staff, license obtained from RBI / other competent authorities are held by HEFA.
4.1.b.vii A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those Boards of Directors are constituted through the Company Act. Various committees as per the requirement of the Bank are formed as per the approval of Board or by the top management, as per the powers delegated by the Board.
Publics are not entitled to participate on the meetings of the Board / Committees and minutes are not accessible to Public.
boards, councils, committees and other bodies
4.1.b.ix A directory of its officers and employees Made available in this link.
4.1.b.x The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations Remuneration of its officials either come from Canara Bank if they are on deputation in HEFA and any other permanent employee is hired as per industry standards.
4.1.b.xi The budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursement made NA
4.1.b.xii The manner of execution of subsidy programs, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programs. NA
4.1.b.xiii Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it: NA
4.1.b.xiv Details in respect of the information available to or held by it reduced in an electronic form Details are made available on our website: www.hefa.co.in
4.1.b.xv The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use Citizens can submit their requests through the website and contact forms. Our customers are informed from time to time about the developments at HEFA.
4.1.b.xvi The names, designations and other Particulars of the Public Information Officers List of the officers is made available in the folder below.

SL NO NAME OF THE OFFICE & ADDRESS NAME OF THE OFFICER
1 HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCING AGENCY,6th Floor, Naveen Complex,
No 14 MG Road,Bengaluru 		D.K. Srinivasa Murthy
Senior Vice-President
E-mail id: dkmurthy@hefa.co.in
080-25129471
2 HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCING AGENCY,6th Floor, Naveen Complex,
No 14 MG Road,Bengaluru 		Anand Kumar
Executive-Vice President
E-mail id : anand@hefa.co.in
080 -25594720

Address of Section/Wing


RTI APPLICATIONS
HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCING AGENCY
6th Floor, NO 14, NAVEEN COMPLEX,
MG ROAD,
BANGALORE 560001

THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION (REGULATION OF FEE AND COST) RULES, 2005

What is the effective date for the Right To Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005?

The Rules shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Whether any amount is to be given along with the application for information U/S 6 (1) of the RTI Act?

Yes, the request for information under Section 6 (1) of the RTI Act, shall be accompanied by an application fee of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only)

What is the rate of application fee to be accompanied along with the request for information U/S 7 (1) of the RTI Act?
  • The information under Section 7 (1) of the RTI Act, shall be charged in the following rates:
  • Rs. 2/- (Rupees two only) for each page (in A-4 or A-3 size paper) created or copied;
  • Actual charge or cost price of a copy in larger size paper;
  • Actual cost or price for samples or models; and
  • For inspection of records, no fee for the first hour; and a fee of Rs. 5/- (Rupees Five only) for each fifteen minutes (or fraction thereof) thereafter.
What is the rate of application fee to be accompanied along with the request for information U/S 7 (5) of the RTI Act?
  • The information under Section 7 (5) of the RTI Act, shall be charged in the following rates:
  • Rs. 50/- (Rupees Fifty only) per diskette or floppy if the information is provided in diskette or floppy;
  • If information is provided in printed form at the price fixed for such publication or Rs. 2/- (Rupees Two only) per page of photocopy for extracts from the publication.
Whether any fee can be collected from the persons categorized as below poverty line?

No. In case the request for information is given by a person belongs the category below poverty line, then in such case the information shall be given free of cost.

How the application fee can be paid by the person seeking information?

The application fee may be remitted by way of cash against proper receipt or by way of DD or Bankers Cheque.

INSTRUCTION TO APPLICANTS:

An application under RTI Act, 2005 should contain the following:

 

1. Name and address of the applicant for communication.
2. Nature of request should be specific.
3. Application fee can be remitted by way of DD/PO/IPO, made payable to the Public Information Officer, Higher Education Financing Agency at Bangalore. Application fee can also be remitted by way of cash against receipt at the concerned branches along with their RTI application.
4. Persons living below poverty line are exempted from payment of application fee of Rs. 10/-, if they produce BPL Certificate issued by the Competent Authority.
5. Applicants should submit their RTI application to the concerned Public Information Officer.