1. How to file RTI application under
RTI ACT 2005
Many people are confused about how to file
Right To Information application to
government official under Right To
Information Act 2005. Here is a simple guide

2. Be part of change, leave cynical
attitude and feel empowered…

3. Requirements
• Duration- around 15 min
• Requirements- pen, one page, Rs.10/-(if you are
Below poverty line then it is free, only attach your
BPL card photocopy), registered post/ speed post
if you want to send it through post.
• The essentials-intuitive nature and zeal to
improve administration by asking questions like
what, why, when, who, which, how ………..and
many more.

4. Requirements

5. Format of application
• This is the most frequently asked question.
• Answer is ‘there is no specific format for the
application.’
• Still, here we are providing format which is
time tested.

7. How to fill application
• Just change the official address and questions
as per your requirements.
• Sign it, write down Indian postal order
number or cheque number under enclosure.
• If you are BPL person then attach a copy of
your BPL card.
• If you are sending it through post then Attach
completely filled Indian Postal Order of
Rs.10/- or cheque.

8. Fee payments
• Fee for information can be paid through Indian
Postal Order (IPO), cheque or by cash in person
in concerned office.
• Here we are showing how to pay through IPO
method which is simple for postal applications.

9. How to get IPO and fill it.
• Go to any post office.
• Ask for the IPO of Rs. 10/- which costs Rs.11/-
( Rs.1/- is commission).
• Here it looks like.

10. Indian Postal Order(IPO)

11. • In ‘PAY TO’ column write down as ‘Account
officer’….and name of the office.
• In ‘SENDER’ column write down your name
and address.
• In ‘AT THE POST OFFICE AT’ write down name
of the town where the concerned office is
situated.
• Fill the left portion accordingly and tear it off
as it is receipt of your IPO.
• Note down the number of the IPO.
• Here is completed IPO

12. Completely filled IPO

13. Posting of an application
• Always do post by registered post/ speed
post as government officials are notorious for
their apathy towards RTI applications.
• Preserve the receipt of registered post/speed
post for the proof.

14. Response time………
• Maximum response time from the
government official is 30 days but be ready for
the total absence of information if you had
asked some uneasy questions.
• If you don’t get the response from the official
within 30 days be ready for the first appeal.
• If you are more interested you can visit
government sites for rules and regulations or
contact us (Contact info in last).

15. How to do first appeal
• Write down another letter to First Appellate
authority in following format.
• Maximum response time is 30 days from the
First Appellate but in exception circumstances
it is 45 days. But in no case more than 45 days.
• Here is an example.

16. First appeal format.

17. Easiest way to fill
• Central Government has started online filling
of the RTI through following site.
• You can pay fee through online payment and it
the easiest way to do it.
• Click on following link
http://www.rtionline.gov.in/
• If you have any problem feel free to contact….

18. Dedicated to
• This video dedicated to all those known and
unknown people who fought and died the
battle for the information.

19. Contact
• Vipul Anekant- vipul.bhartiya@gmail.com (NIT
Jaipur)
• Edited and posted by
• Mayank Chandiwal (IIT Kharagpur)
• Dr. Shreyans Chinchawade (RCSM-GMC,Kolhapur)
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