1.1	Background of this hand-book	Right to Information Act. 2005 (RTI Act)
1.2	Objective / purpose of this hand-book	To provide information about the Institute and sources of information
1.3	Users of this hand-book	Students and staff of the Institute, general public, etc.
1.4	Organization of the information in this hand-book	As per guidelines of MHRD.
1.5	Definitions	Institute: Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Act: Right to Information Act 2005 Statutes: Acts and Statutes of the Institute.
1.6	Contact Person	Dr. Anathbandhu Patra Assistant Registrar & Public Information Officer(PIO)
1.7	For additional information	1. Refer various rules and regulation books of the Institute 2. Contact the appropriate officer as per list in this book or the Institute website.