Appointment of First Appellate Authority /Public Information Officer under Right to Information Act, 2005 – modification reg

1. Appointment of Public Information Officers and Appellate Authorities

The Competent Authority has appointed officers as Assistant Public Information Officers, Public Information Officers, and Appellate Authorities for technical and non-technical branches of the Directorate General of Shipping, Mumbai.

• Name, Designation, and Office Address: List of appointed officers with their respective designations and office addresses can be found here.

2. RTI Application and Reply Process

All RTI applications received in the concerned branches will be examined, and replies will be issued directly to the applicant by the Public Information Officer appointed for the concerned branch.

• RTI-MIS Registration: All appointed officers should register themselves on the 'RTI Request & Appeal Management Information System' portal at https://rtionline.gov.in/RTIMIS/login/index.php.
• Reply Submission: Replies should be sent online by uploading the same on the said portal within the prescribed time limit. The reply can be sent by post as well, wherever required.

3. RTI Applications Related to Multiple Branches

In cases where RTI applications pertain to information related to more than one branch, the branch to which the first question relates should give the reply. The consolidated reply should be sent to the applicant after taking inputs from the other related branches.