How to Apply for Information     
 

An application in writing for seeking information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 shall be forwarded to the Public Information Officer of Cochin Shipyard Limited. The application shall contain the following:

At present the application fee is Rs. 10 (Rupees Ten only), which is subject to change from time to time. Court fee stamps, Revenue stamps, Treasury Payments, Bond Papers, Payments at Post offices etc. are not acceptable towards RTI application fees. Persons who belong to BPL category are not required to pay any fee provided necessary documents are produced in support of their claim. If it is decided to provide the information, the applicant shall be informed of the additional fees, if any, (as per Section 7(3) of RTI Act, 2005) required to be deposited and information shall be furnished after the receipt of the fee by CSL, as per the Act. At present, the applicable additional fees, which are subject to change from time to time, are given as under:-

a
For each page (in A-4 or A-3 size paper)
Rs. 2/- per page
b
For a copy in larger size paper
Actual charge or cost price
c
For samples or models
Actual cost or price
d
For information provided in diskette or floppy
Rs. 50/- per diskette or floppy
e
Information in the form of publication
price fixed for a publication or rupees two per page of photocopy for extracts from the publication;
f
For inspection of records
No fee for the first hour; and a fee of Rs. 5/- for each hour (or fraction thereof) thereafter
The mode of payment of above mentioned additional fees shall be the same as application fee.