Srinagar, Mar 4: Jammu and Kashmir RTI Movement hailed the judgment of the High Court  wherein the State Government has been directed to reduce the application and photocopying fees from Rs 50 to Rs 10 (for RTI application) and Rs 10 to Rs 2 (for Photostat charges A3 , A4 paper) respectively.
 In a statement Convener of J&K RTI Movement Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat hailed the decision of the Division Bench of the High Court. “This was a long pending demand of the RTI activists and common citizen of the State who had to pay five times more fees than what is being charged under Central RTI Act 2005,” Bhat said.
 Dr Sheikh Ghulam Rasool, a senior RTI activist and co-founder of J&K RTI Movement. He hoped that the Government will implement the order in letter and spirit. “The Government is bound to create  awareness programmes under section 23 of J&K RTI Act. The Government should also make voluntarily disclosure enshrined under section 4 (1) (b) of J&K RTI Act wherein all the public authorities have to voluntarily and pro-actively display the details about its activities , funds utilization , works undertaken,” the statement said.

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