Rti act aplicable to co-operative societies ?

chirag (Querist) 24 January 2013 This query is : Resolved
GUjarat co -operative societies Ac is not a "Public Authority" within the meaning of section 2 (H) of the RTI act and therefore, the provision of RTI act would not apply to it,so i understood that co operative societies can not covered in RTI act is it coorect? please clarify sir's.

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prakash vathore (Expert) 24 January 2013
yes co-operative society does not fall under rti

Hemant Agarwal (Expert) 24 January 2013
USE A VIA-DUCT:

Put an RTI application u/s 2(f) to the Registrar of Coop. for the said information.

Since he is the constitutional authority over the Society, He has to obtain the information and provide it to the RTI applicant.

Keep Smiling .... Hemant Agarwal