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. This law was passed by the Parliament on 15th of June 2005 and came into force on 12th October 2005.
Under the provisions of the Act, any citizen of India may request for information from a Public authority which is required to reply within 30 days.
Surajmal Saha Mahavidyalaya is having a RTI Cell functioning since 2006.

Procedure for Obtaining Information

In terms of Sub-Section (1) of section 6, a person desirous to obtain information admissible under the Act, should make a written request in Form- A to the Public Information Officer (PIO) of Surajmal Saha Mahavidyalaya,Puri accompanied by a Bank Draft/IPO of Rs 10/- (Rupees Ten 0nly) in favour of the Principal,Surajmal Saha Mahavidyalaya,Puri payable at Puri or enclose the copy of the receipt for Rs 10/- (Rupees Ten 0nly), by depositing the same in the college Accounts section towards the application fee, specifying the particulars of information sought for by the applicant.

Further, for providing the information under Sub-Section (1) of section 7, the fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper receipt at the following rates.
Rupees Two for each page (A-4 size paper) created or copied.
Actual charge or cost price of a copy in larger size paper.