RTI application kaise file karun?

Simple answer

Apne sawal sarkari office ke Public Information Officer (PIO) ko likho, fees bharo (Central Government offices ke liye ₹10), aur post se, khud jaakar ya online jama karo. Koi reason dene ki zaroorat nahi. Jawab 30 din mein dena hota hai, aur kisi ki jaan ya azadi ka sawal ho toh 48 ghante mein.

Real-life examples

Gurpreet ki ration card application aath mahine se atki hai. Woh RTI daal kar apni file ki daily progress aur use handle karne wale officers ke naam poochti hai. Office ko 30 din mein jawab dena hoga.

Joseph RTI daal kar apne padosi ka income tax return maangte hain. Office mana kar deta hai, kyunki kisi aur vyakti ki personal information Section 8(1)(j) ke under exempt hai.

Ayesha ek private mobile company ko RTI bhejti hai. RTI private companies par lagu nahi hota, lekin woh government regulator se us company ke baare mein uske paas maujood information maang sakti hai.

Aapko kya karna chahiye?

1Sahi sarkari office pata karo aur application uske PIO ke naam likho. Sawal chhote aur clear rakho.
2Fees bharo — Central Government offices ke liye ₹10, postal order, DD, receipt ke saath cash ya online. BPL card walon ko fees nahi deni; card ki copy lagao.
3Central ministries aur departments ke liye rtionline.gov.in par online file karo. State offices ke liye state ka portal use karo ya post se bhejo.
4Receipt ya registration number sambhal ke rakho aur date note karo — 30 din office ko application milne se gine jaate hain.
530 din mein jawab na aaye ya jawab se khush na ho? 30 din ke andar usi office ke First Appellate Authority ke paas first appeal karo.
6Phir bhi satisfied nahi? 90 din ke andar Central ya State Information Commission mein second appeal karo.

Exceptions aur zaroori baatein

Kuch information dene se mana kiya ja sakta hai — jaise national security ke matters, cabinet papers, aur dusre logon ki personal information (Section 8).
RTI sarkari bodies aur un bodies par lagu hai jo sarkar ki owned, controlled ya substantially funded hain — poori tarah private companies par nahi.
Kai intelligence aur security agencies RTI ke bahar hain, sirf corruption ya human rights violation wali information ko chhodkar.

Official legal reference

Right to Information Act, 2005 — Sections 6, 7
Apply kaise karein — written ya electronic, reason zaroori nahi; jawab 30 din mein, life ya liberty ke case mein 48 ghante mein.
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Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 8
Woh information jo roki ja sakti hai, jaise national security matters aur personal information.
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Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 19
30 din mein senior officer ko first appeal; 90 din mein Information Commission ko second appeal.
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Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section 20
Information Commission der ya galat inkaar par PIO par ₹250 per day, maximum ₹25,000 penalty laga sakta hai.
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Right to Information Rules, 2012 — Rules 3, 4
Central Government fees: ₹10 per application aur copies ke liye ₹2 per page (A4 ya A3).
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Help kahan milegi

RTI Online

Central government offices mein RTI file karo.

rtionline.gov.in

Source aur status

Kahan lagu: State ke hisaab se alag; State government offices apne RTI rules follow karte hain, isliye fees, payment method aur copy charges alag ho sakte hain. Kai states ke apne online RTI portals hain.
Law lagu hua: 12 Oct 2005
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