RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 OBLIGATIONS OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES   MANUAL OF AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATION DEPARTMENT (PUBLISHED IN TERMS OF SECTIONS 4(1)(b) OF R.T.I. ACT, 2005)   AGRI. & COOP. DEPARTMENT A.P.SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH Chapter-I INTRODUCTION The Right to Information Act '2005 is an Act 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 every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.             Subject to the provisions of the Act, all citizens shall have the right to information and Sec.4(1)(b) of the Act casts an obligation on each public authority to publish a manual on the functioning of each department. This manual gives  a comprehensive idea about the particulars, functions of the A&C dept  and also the powers and duties of the employees including the channels of supervision and accountability. This manual contains 15 chapters in all  which gives  information about the functioning of the A&C department in a nut shell. For more Information Click on link to download the RTI ACT RTI ACT - 30-08-2011