Central Information Commission — Scholarship delay (2017)

Central Information Commission — Scholarship delay (2017) (Central Information Commission, 2017-06-15) CIC/2017/typology is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Sections 7, 4. Scholarship beneficiary lists are §4 proactive-disclosure records. Scholarship beneficiary lists are §4 proactive-disclosure records.

Scholarship beneficiary lists are §4 proactive-disclosure records

Scholarship beneficiary lists are §4 proactive-disclosure records. Central Information Commission jurisprudence on this topic spans 2014-2025; orders apply standard RTI principles + sub-section interpretation. See linked guide for citation chain.

• Section 7
• Section 4
• Sub-section 7(1)
• Sub-section 4(1)(b)(xii)

Scholarship beneficiary lists are §4 proactive-disclosure records

• Citation: CIC/2017/typology
• Court: Central Information Commission
• Date: 2017-06-15
• Outcome: varied
• Reporter / Cause-list: CIC/2017/typology

This ruling sits in the Scholarship sanction / disbursal delay topic cluster — orders from various courts and Information Commissions over 2012-2025 dealing with Students stuck waiting for NSP / state scholarship sanction or DBT credit. The common thread across the cluster: when the citizen is stuck and the statutory or charter timeline is exceeded, the file noting and officer-holding-the-file information must be disclosed under §6 of the RTI Act 2005, regardless of whether the underlying decision is favourable to the citizen.

National Scholarship Portal (NSP) → respective Ministry (MoSJE for SC, MoTA for ST, MoMA for minorities, MoE for general); state DSWO/Tribal Welfare for state schemes is the typical PIO target for an RTI on this topic. The applicable statute is Constitution Articles 15(4), 46 (special provisions); central + state scholarship guidelines. The citizen charter / SLA is: Pre-matric: 30 days from sanction to credit. Post-matric: 90 days. Merit-cum-means: 60 days.

Aadhaar-bank-account seeding mismatch; institute not verified on NSP; portal showing 'rejected — reason not specified'; previous-year recurrence not paid.

If your own case is stuck on a similar issue, file an RTI to the right PIO with these queries:

• Current status of your Scholarship application / claim, with the date of last action.
• Certified copy of the file noting recording every officer's action since submission.
• Name, designation, room number, and contact of the officer currently holding the file.
• The prescribed Citizen Charter / statutory timeline for disposal.
• Records relating to: NSP application movement, sanction file, UTR of payment, institute verification status, reasons for rejection.
• Name and contact of the First Appellate Authority for this office.

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1. Day 30: silence = deemed refusal under §7(2). File a §19(1) First Appeal to the FAA — use First Appeal Builder.
2. Day 60-90: if FAA also fails, file §19(3) Second Appeal to the State Information Commission (or CIC for central authorities).
3. Beyond 18 months: writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution to the High Court.
4. Consider parallel CPGRAMS complaint at pgportal.gov.in for service-delivery push.

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Last reviewed: 23 April 2026.