Right To Information Act
The Government of India has enacted the "Right to Information Act 2005". In order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of any Public Authority, the Act provides right to citizens to secure access to information of general nature. The Public Sector Insurance Companies are "Public Authorities" for the purpose of this Act.
Information Available Under The Act
The right to information includes an access to the information, which is held by or under the control of the 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 Information Exempted From Disclosure
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.
How To Get The Information
Any citizen can request for information by sending the application with the required fee in the prescribed manner. The application is to be submitted to our Branch / Divisional / Regional Offices, which will be forwarded to the respective Public Information Officers. The information would be made available within 30 days from the date of receipt of request, provided the information can be furnished as per the Act.
Guidelines for filing of an RTI application under the RTI Act, 2005
- The applicant has to declare that he/she is a Citizen of India and provide complete address of communication.
- The applicant should seek the information required under RTI in clear, legible hand written or printed form.
- The Subject of the RTI application should mention "˜Information sought under RTI Act, 2005."
- As per sub-section (1) of Section 6, RTI fees of Rs.10/- has to be enclosed along with the application by way of demand draft, Indian Postal Order, Bankers cheque favouring United India Insurance Co. Ltd - payable at the place where the application is to be submitted. (No fee is payable for BPL families. A copy of the attested BPL certificate has to be attached along with the application).
- As per sub-section (4) of section 4 and sub-sections (1) and (5) and Section 7 of the Act the following additional fees shall be charged for providing information -
(a) rupees two for each page in A-3 or smaller size paper (b) actual cost of price of a photocopy in large size paper, (c) actual cost of price for samples or models, (d) rupees fifty per diskette or floppy, (e) price fixed for a publication or rupees two per page of photocopy for extracts from the publication.
- No fee for inspection of records for the first hour of inspection and a fee of rupees five for each subsequent hour of fraction thereof: and so much of postal charge involved in supply of information that exceeds fifty rupees.
- The application duly signed in individual capacity has to be sent to the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) / Assistant central Public Information Officer (ACPIO) concerned. Names of the CPIO along with the address are available under the head "˜List of Information officers" in the RTI page ( http://www.uiic.co.in/rti-2005).
- To facilitate speedy disposal of applications Region wise mapping of Central Public Information Officers and First Appellate Authorities has been done. Please refer to our RTI web link - http://www.uiic.co.in/rti-2005 for the details of CPIO to whom the application has to be sent.
- The CPIO of Head office is Shri B Sada Shiva Shankar/ E-mail id is bsadashivashankar[at]uiic[dot]co[dot]in and RTI departments phone no.s are 28575459,391,355. For list of CPIOs at Regional offices please refer to para (6).
- The applicant can file a First Appeal under Sec. 19 of the RTI Act with the First Appellate Authority within 30 days from the receipt of response from the CPIO for non receipt of decision by the CPIO or is aggreived by the decision of the CPIO.
- The First Appellate Authority of Head office is Shri Pranay Kumar / E-mail id is pranaykumar[at]uiic[dot]co[dot]in For list of FAA of R.O.s please refer to para (6).
- The appellant can file a Second Appeal under Sec. 19(3) of the RTI Act with the CIC at Room No.296, II Floor, B Wing, August Kranti Bhawan, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066 within 90 days if the Appellate Authority fails to pass an order on the appeal within the prescribed period or if the appellant is not satisfied with the order of the First Appellate Authority.
- As per the provisions of the RTI Act no RTI application/appeal will be entertained through e-mail. A hard copy of the application/appeal has to be sent to the CPIO/FAA concerned for processing the same.
