 bill no 11 of 2019 the right to information (amendment) bill, 2019 byshri kunwar pushpendra singh chandel, mpa billto amend the right to information act, 2005be it enacted by parliament in the seventieth year of the republic of india as follows:—amendment of section 192 in section 19 of the right to information act, 2005, after sub-section (6), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—"(6a) the second appeal under sub-section (3) shall be disposed of within fifty days of date of filing the appeal or within such extended period not exceeding a total of one hundred days from the date of filing thereof, as the case may be, for reasons to be recorded in writing"5 statement of objects and reasonsthe right to information act, 2005 is a milestone in the journey of instilling values of democracy in india it empowers the people and creates a sense of responsibility for transparency among the citizens as well as the government it has been ensured through this act that the information is provided within the prescribed time limit but there are no clear-cut guidelines to provide information by the information officer in case there is second appeal on account of the applicant being not satisfied with the information or other reason it is a point that undermines the very objectives of this act as a result of which a large number of appeals are pending before the information commissionthrough this bill the likely slackness in the implementation of the act will be removedfor this, the information sought through the second appeal in the act can be made available within minimum fifty days and maximum hundred days so that any obstacle coming in the way of instilling high degree of transparency could be removedhence this billnew delhi;kunwar pushpendra singh chandeljanuary 18, 2019 annexure extract from the right to information act, 2005 (22 of 2005)     19 (1)     appeal (6) an appeal under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be disposed of within thirty days of the receipt of the appeal or within such extended period not exceeding a total of forty-five days from the date of filing thereof, as the case may be, for reasons to be recorded in writing     ———— a billto amend the right to information act, 2005————(shri kunwar pushpendra singh chandel, mp)mgipmrnd—3298ls(s3)—30-01-2019