RTI fee in Chhattisgarh — the verified 2026 schedule

Chhattisgarh works on the fee schedule framed with its state RTI rules, and the clearest official statement of it is the page the Accountant General (Audit), Chhattisgarh publishes for applicants — reproduced below. The State Information Commission sits at siccg.gov.in, and the state runs its own online filing portal.

• Application fee: ₹10 — cash against a proper receipt, demand draft, banker's cheque from a nationalised or scheduled bank, or Indian Postal Order
• Photocopies: ₹2 for each page in A-4 or A-3 size
• Larger paper: actual charge or cost price of the copy
• Samples or models: actual cost or price
• Inspection of records: no fee for the first hour, then ₹5 for each subsequent hour or fraction thereof
• Diskette or floppy: ₹50
• Priced publications: the fixed price, or ₹2 per photocopied page for extracts
• Appeals: the first appeal to the department needs no further fee; the second appeal goes to the State Information Commission
• Reply window: 30 days — the same clock the RTI Act sets everywhere

The High Court of Chhattisgarh's RTI page prescribes ₹12 per application, with BPL applicants exempt. If your request concerns the High Court's own administration, budget the ₹12; everything else in the state runs on the ₹10 schedule.

Section 7(5) of the RTI Act bars any fee from a below-poverty-line applicant — the High Court's own page repeats the exemption for its ₹12. Attach the certificate copy, cite §7(5), and refuse nothing further.

• Online: rtionline.cg.gov.in — the state portal for online RTI applications with gateway payment
• By post: to the PIO with a ₹10 Indian Postal Order or demand draft
• In person: cash against a receipt
• The Commission: siccg.gov.in — orders, proforma and PIO listings
• Second appeal: to the State Information Commission after the FAA stage

Real example. Dr. Shrawan Kumar Pathak asked a Raipur development authority for a layout file and was quoted ₹15 a page. The office could show no rule. He refiled through the state portal at ₹10, cited the ₹2 page rate, and the reply arrived in three weeks at ₹2 a page — the same file, one-fifteenth of the quote.

Handling fees, search charges and per-question rates are not in the schedule. Demand the figure and its rule in writing, keep the receipt, and file a first appeal within 30 days. A wrongful fee demand is itself an appeal ground.

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₹10 for almost every public authority. Only the High Court of Chhattisgarh charges ₹12.

No. The first appeal to the department carries no further fee; the second appeal to the Commission is likewise fee-free.

Yes — rtionline.cg.gov.in is the state's online RTI portal, with online payment.

The first hour is free; after that it is ₹5 per hour or part.

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• Accountant General (Audit) Chhattisgarh — RTI fee schedule
• High Court of Chhattisgarh — online RTI, ₹12 application fee
• Chhattisgarh State Information Commission

Last reviewed: 26 August 2026. Figures verified against the Accountant General (Audit) Chhattisgarh fee page and the High Court's RTI page.