Under the RTI Act, the prescribed application fee for

Solution

Under the Right to Information Act and the rules made thereunder, no fee is charged from persons who are below the poverty line for making a request for information. Applicants below the poverty line are exempt from paying the application fee and the fee for providing information. This exemption ensures that the cost of seeking information does not act as a barrier for the economically weaker sections of society, furthering the Act's objective of making the right to information accessible to all citizens.