Section 28 of RTI Act : Section 28: Power To Make Rules By Competent Authority

Explanation using Example

Imagine that Mr. Sharma wants to request information regarding the environmental impact assessment of a new highway project from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He looks up the procedure and finds that under the Right to Information Act, 2005, he needs to pay a fee to submit his request.

Section 28 of the Act allows the competent authority to make rules regarding the fee structure. By checking the latest notification in the Official Gazette, Mr. Sharma discovers the exact amount he needs to pay for his application and the cost of obtaining the documents. This fee was determined by the rules formulated under the authority of Section 28.

Thanks to these rules, Mr. Sharma knows the financial requirements for his request and can proceed with the application in a well-informed manner.