Right To Information Act
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ABOUT THE ACT

The Government of India has enacted “Right to Information Act 2005” to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of Public Authorities in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of any public authority. The Right to Information Act, 2005 received the President’s assent on 15th June 2005 and was notified in Official Gazette on 21st June 2005. It extends to the whole of India include the State of Jammu & Kashmir.

PUBLIC AUTHORITY

The expression “Public Authority” means :-

Any authority or Body or Institution of self-government established or constituted: (a) by or under constitution, (b) by any other Law made by Parliament, (c) by any other Law made by State Legislature, (d) by Notification issued or Order made by the appropriate Government, etc.

WHAT IS RIGHT TO INFORMATION ?

The right to information includes an access to the information which is held by or under the control of any 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 WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE

The Act provides under sections 8 & 9, certain categories of information that are exempt from disclosure to the citizens. Any person desirous of obtaining information is advised to refer to the relative sections of the Act before submitting a request for information.

WHO CAN REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ?

Any citizen can request for information by making an application in writing or through electronic means in English/Hindi/official language of the areas, in which the application is being made together with the prescribed fees.

WHOM TO APPROACH FOR THE INFORMATION AND APPEALS ?

Any public authority would designate Asst. Public Information Officer (APIO) at various levels, who will receive the requests for information from the public and necessary number of Public Information Officers (PIO) in all administrative units / office who will arrange for providing necessary information to the public as permitted under the law. The public authorities are also required to designate authority (ies) senior in rank to PIO, as Appellate Authorities, who will entertain and dispose off appeals against the decision of the PIO as required under the Act. Any person who does not receive the decision from PIO wither by way of information or rejection within the time frame, may within 30 days from the expiry of period prescribed for furnishing the information or 30 days from the date of receipt of the decisions, prefer an appeal to the Appellate Authority.

THE MAIN STRUCTURE / ROLE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS

I) Asst. Public Information Officers (APIO)

The public can submit their request / application for information to the nearest APIO (Nearest branch can be identified through Branch locator of the Corporations website). The APIO will receive the application / request for information or the appeals under the Act and forward the same immediately to the PIO or the Appellate Authority as the case may be.

II) Public Information Officers (PIO)

The PIO is required to process the request for providing the information and dispose of the same; either by providing the information or rejecting the request, within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of request.

III) Appelllate Authorities

The Appelllate Authority will entertain and dispose off appeals against the decision of the PIO as required under the Act. Public can obtain the details / addresses of APIO / PIO / AO from the captions “branch locator” / “List of branch wise AO,PIO & /APIO” in the Corporations website given below .

MODE & MEANS OF PAYMENT OF FEES AND COST

Fee and cost of information shall be as per the Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005. The fee shall be payable either by Demand Draft OR Banker’s Cheque drawn in favour of Kerala Financial Corporation. The fees, if paid in cash, should be deposited at the Branch nearest to the applicant and the receipt of payment should be enclosed to the application / request of information.

NAMES, DESIGNATION & OTHER PARTICULARS OF PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS & APPELLLATE AUTHORITIES
HEAD OFFICE,
VELLAYAMBALAM,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 033.


Sl. No.		Name & Designation of Officer(s)Designated post (APIO/ SPIO/ AA)*Mobile / E-Mail
1Sri. Adarsh R
DGM(HR & Admin)		AA9496030127
adarshr@kfc.org
2Sri. Thrilok Kumar L
Dy. Manager(Admin)		SPIO9400728628
thrilokkumarl@kfc.org
3Sri. Soloman A
Asst. Manager(HR)		APIO9037129581
solomana@kfc.org

STATE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS EMAIL ADDRESS

Sl NoName of BranchAppellate AuthorityPublic Information OfficerAsst. Public Information Officer
1ThiruvananthapuramSri. Adlen Varghese
Manager ,Chief Manager
8589890909
adlenvarghese@kfc.org		Smt. Ashitha S
Asst. Manager
8129937083
ashithas@kfc.org		Sri. Shibu.N.K
Sr. FCS (Hr. Gr.)
9446701059
shibunk@kfc.org
2KollamSmt. Sophia S
Manager, Branch Manager,
8078441715
sophias@kfc.org		Sri. Vinodkumar BB
Dy. Manager
9446702959
vinodkumarbb@kfc.org		Smt. Sainas Rasheed
Asst. Manager
8592980551
sainasrasheed@kfc.org
3AlappuzhaSmt. Saija K R
Manager, Branch Manager
8129022556
saijakr@kfc.org		Sri. Jithamithran CJ,
Manager,
9188522113
jithamithrancj@kfc.org		Smt. Juny John,
Dy. Manager,
0477 2264594,
9446039914,
junyjohn@kfc.org
4PathanamthittaSmt.Vijayasree S
Manager, Branch Manager,
0468-2222718,
9496030138
vijayasrees@kfc.org		Smt. Suresh V K
Dy. Manager,
9846610472
sureshvk@kfc.org		Smt. Veena Mohan
Asst. Manager,
9446794128
veenamohan@kfc.org
5KottayamSri. Manoj K,
AGM, Branch Head,
9446002758,
manojk@kfc.org		Sri. Rajeev R,
Dy. Manager,
9446001387,
rajeevr@kfc.org		Sri Akhil Sankar C,
Assistant,
8848651695,
akhilsankarc@kfc.org
6ErnakulamBabu Jose,
AGM, Branch Head,
0484 2401645,9207738090,
babujose@kfc.org		Smt. Rekha T,
Manager, 
8848277764  
rekhat@kfc.org		Smt. Sugavaneswari R
 Dy Manager 
9094378867
sugavaneswarir@kfc.org
7PerumbavoorSri. Vijish J
AGM, Branch Manager
9746121479
vijishj@kfc.org		Smt. Seetha M C,
Manager(L),
0484 2521969,
9847307776,
seethamc@kfc.org		Smt.Seena .P.D,
Dy. Manager,
0484-2521969,9656229879,
9400060237, seenapd@kfc.org
8KattappanaSri. Praveen Kumar V,
Manager, Branch Head,
9995394667,
praveenkumarv@kfc.org		Sri. Sidharth M B,
Manager,
9037719904
sidharthmb@kfc.org		Sri. Jaisingh Thomas,
Asst Manager,
04868-272418,
9400060239
jaisinghthomas@kfc.org
9ThodupuzhaSri. Dinesh Kumar N,
Manager, Branch Head,
04862-200870,
9446473206,
dineshkumarn@kfc.org		Sri. Rajesh Modaplasseri
Dy. Manager
9446628881
rajeshmodaplasseri@kfc.org		Sri. Aneesh C A,
Assistant,
9037718853,
aneeshca@kfc.org
10Thrissur
Smt. Praji.K,
Manager (T), Branch Head,
04872441176,
9496133500,
prajik@kfc.org		Smt. Binu K Mathew,
Manager (L),
04872441176,
9288077131,
binukmathew@kfc.org		Smt. Nimitha PM ,
Asst. Manager ,
9605917383
nimithapm@kfc.org
11PalakkadSri. Noushad TT
Manager, Branch Manager
9633666678
noushadtt@kfc.org		Sri. Ramesh K R
Dy. Manager
0491-2544641
9745156392
rameshkr@kfc.org		Smt. V.H. Ramlath
Assistant Manager
0491-2544641
9288099204
ramlathvh@kfc.org
12MalappuramSri. Nitheesh R, Manager
Branch Manager,
04832734957
9188522114
nitheeshr@kfc.org		Sri. Reghu VT,
Deputy Manager,
Ph-04832734957
9400060238
reghuvt@kfc.org		Smt. Sabitha T,
Assistant,
9995211677
sabhithat@kfc.org
13KozhikodeSmt. Prasitha P K,
AGM, Branch Manager,
9446002769
prasithapk@kfc.org		Smt. Sindhu T,
Dy. Manager,
0495-2725154
9495260872
sindhut@kfc.org		Sri. Muhammed Iqbal TV,
Jr. Executive
8593995343
muhammediqubaltv@kfc.org
14WayanadSri. Jafar K
Manager, Branch Manager,
04936-202059 ,
9446001362
jafark@kfc.org		Sri. Jayadas N,
Dy. Manager,
9446487648,
jayadasn@kfc.org		Smt. Beegum Haseena,
Assistant Manager,
9400060241,
beegumhaseenau@kfc.org
15KannurSri. Jayajith PS
Manager, Branch Manager
0497-2704194
9188127780
jayajithps@kfc.org		Sri. Sajith Kumar P
Deputy Manager,
0497-2702194
8547833612
sajithkumarp@kfc.org		Smt. Ananya K,
Assistant,
8281352916,
ananyaak@kfc.org
16KasaragodSmt. Sheena K,
Manager, Branch Manager,
04994-231531
9446001369
sheenak@kfc.org		Smt. Subitha K P,
Asst Manager ,
04994-231531 ,
 9744120195
subithakp@kfc.org		Sri. Prasanth V P,
Assistant Manager,
04994 231531,
9037718800,
prasanthvp@kfc.org
17LCB ThiruvananthapuramSmt. ANEESHA.S ,
Assistant General Manger, Branch Head,
9188528227,
aneeshas@kfc.org		Smt. Ashitha John,
Manager,
04712737709,
8547195589,
ashithajohn@kfc.org		 Smt. Rajasri S
Asst. Manager(Legal),
0471 – 2737710,
9446352021
rajasris@kfc.org
18LCB ErnakulamSri. Venu S,
AGM, Branch Manager,
0484-2400167,
9207738090
venus@kfc.org		Smt. Sincy Saji,
Manager,
04842400167,
9745468260,
sincysaji@kfc.org		Sri. Shibin Joseph K J,
Dy Manager,
04842400167,
8129604121,
shibinjoseph@kfc.org
19LCB KKDSri. SINU.P,
AGM, Branch Head,
9446002743, sinup@kfc.org		Smt. MINI.T,
Manager (L),
9496134393,
minit@kfc.org		Sri. Liyakathali A ,
Deputy Manager,
9446741096,
liyakathalia@kfc.org
20SARB TVMSmt. R Rajeswari,
AGM (L), Branch Head,
9446002743,
rrajeswari@kfc.org		Sri. Vidyanand N R
Manager
9497713741
vidyanandnr@kfc.org		Sri. Saju R, Dy. Manager
9446001393
sajur@kfc.org
21SARB KTMSri. Arun Jose Jacob,
AGM, Branch Head,
9446002745,
arunjosejacob@kfc.org		Smt. Rekha Revi,
Dy. Manager,
9961077430,
rekharevi@kfc.org		Smt. Shilpa U,
Assistant,
9188003734,
shilpau@kfc.org
22SARB EKMSmt. Sona Varughese,
AGM, Branch Head,
9446002747,
sonavarughese@kfc.org		Smt. Esme Poly, Deputy Manager,
81299779044,
esmepoly@kfc.org		Shri. Shibu A,
Junior Executive,
9895468110,
shibua@kfc.org
23SARB KKDSmt. Ajayasree KP,
AGM, Branch Head
9446002785,ajayasreekp@kfc.org		Smt. Bindu K,
Dy. Manager
9496030132,
binduk@kfc.org		Sri. Nishad E
Asst. Manager
7736476807
nishade@kfc.org
24SARB KGDSri. Kanakaraj K,
Asst. Manager, Branch Head
9496132550,kanakarajk@kfc.org		Sri. Sooraj Vijayan
Assistant
9037929847
soorajvijayan@kfc.org		Sri. Umesh NS
Assistant
8078520314
umeshns@kfc.org