{"id":2426,"date":"2023-11-26T01:48:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T20:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10034\/?page_id=2426"},"modified":"2026-06-02T13:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T08:15:35","slug":"right-to-information-act","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/healthmin.nc.gov.lk\/ta\/right-to-information-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to Information Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2426\" class=\"elementor elementor-2426\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-797fa6c1 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"797fa6c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4a83b2 elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b4a83b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/healthmin.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/treasury.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Right-to-Information-RTI-Act-En.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Right to Information Act, No. 12 of 2016<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/treasury.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/regulations-20170203-2004-66-en.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Regulations promulgated on 03.02.2017<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c17d8d8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c17d8d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9cc1dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9cc1dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor 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Submission of this application is not mandatory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00868f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00868f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa640f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fa640f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information Officer:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f760f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46f760f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1899f2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1899f2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8afc5da elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"8afc5da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d3fda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46d3fda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9341608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9341608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20width=&#39;1024&#39;%20height=&#39;1024&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%201024%201024&#39;%2F%3E\" data-czlz data-src=\"https:\/\/healthmin.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ao-miss-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5876\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/healthmin.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ao-miss-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/healthmin.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ao-miss-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/healthmin.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ao-miss-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/healthmin.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ao-miss-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/healthmin.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ao-miss-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/healthmin.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ao-miss-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/healthmin.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ao-miss.jpg 1045w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b8c834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b8c834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; background-color: #2cab22; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6a2f0b;\">Mrs L.K.C. Samarawickrama<\/span><\/h5><p style=\"font-family: Poppins; background-color: #2cab22; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 15px;\">Administrative Officer<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d264e9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d264e9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a88d65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a88d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>01. Submit a written RTI 01 application or letter or oral request to the Information Officer for information and obtain a letter stating that it has been received.<\/p><p>02. You will be informed as soon as possible, however within 14 days, whether the information related to your request can be provided.<\/p><p>03. If it is decided to give you the requested information and if a fee is payable for this, you will be notified. Information prescribed will be given to you within 14 days form your request and after the payment of the fee, if it is required.<\/p><p>04. If it is difficult to provide the information within 14 days after payment of the fee, the Information Officer will give you the requested information within an additional period of not more than 21 days stating the reasons for extending the period.<\/p><p>05. Request for Information In case of a citizen&#8217;s life and personal liberty, the request will be answered within 48 hours of receipt of the request.<\/p><p>06. In connection with a request made for information,<\/p><ul><li>Refusal to accept any request for information.<\/li><li>Refusal to grant access to any information due to information exempt from granting under Section 5 of the Act.<\/li><li>Failure to comply with the time limits specified by the Act.<\/li><li>Granting incomplete, misleading or inaccurate information.<\/li><li>Charging additional fees.<\/li><li>Refusal of the Information Officer to provide the information in the requested format.<\/li><li>The citizen requesting the information must have reasonable grounds that the information has been distorted, destroyed or misplaced to prevent the citizen from accessing the information.<\/li><\/ul><p>If you are dissatisfied, please submit an appeal to the following designated officer within 14 days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e26e03d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" 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PUSHPAKUMARI<\/strong><\/h5><p>Provincial Health Secretary<\/p><p><em>Designation: &#8211;<\/em><br \/><em>Address: -Ministry Of Health<\/em><br \/><em>Provincial Council Administration Building<\/em><br \/><em>3rd Floor\u00a0<\/em><br \/><em>North Central Province,<\/em><br \/><em>Anuradhapura.<\/em><br \/><em>Contact telephone numbers: &#8211; 025 2222008<\/em><br \/><em>Email: &#8211; healthmin.ncp@gmail.com<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf2b323 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf2b323\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Right to Information Act Sri Lanka\u2019s Right to Information (RTI) Act &#8230; 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