File RTI in Delhi — 2026 guide

Delhi has a unique RTI landscape — Central Government RTIs use rtionline.gov.in (Rs 10), Delhi Government RTIs can be filed via the NIC-built Delhi RTI portal (rtionline.delhi.gov.in, Rs 10), MCD/NDMC/DDA have separate procedures (Rs 10-50), and Delhi Police is §24-exempt (accessible only via the corruption / human-rights proviso). The Central Information Commission is itself at Delhi (Bhikaji Cama Place), and the Delhi State Information Commission handles NCT of Delhi government matters. Average response 25-35 days.

• Delhi RTI Online — https://rtionline.delhi.gov.in (unified for Delhi Government departments)
• DDA RTI — delhi-specific, via DDA website (offline preferred)
• MCD RTI — decentralised at each zone office
• Delhi SIC — https://dic.delhi.gov.in (Bhagwan Das Road, ITO)

• Location: Bhagwan Das Road, near ITO, New Delhi
• Website: https://dic.delhi.gov.in
• Second Appeal: within 90 days of FAA decision
• Avg disposal: 6-10 months (relatively quicker than many SICs)

The CIC itself is in Delhi, at August Kranti Bhavan, Bhikaji Cama Place. It hears Second Appeals against Central-Government FAA decisions — including those from Central departments located anywhere in India.

• Website: https://cic.gov.in
• File a Second Appeal online: https://cicappeal.nic.in

• Delhi Government / rtionline.delhi.gov.in: Rs 10 (online UPI/card/netbanking), Rs 10 court-fee stamp on paper
• MCD / NDMC / DDA: Rs 10-50 depending on body and type
• Central RTIs: Rs 10 on rtionline.gov.in
• Copy fees: Rs 2/A4 page (Central Rules); check local-body specifics
• Inspection: first hour free; Rs 5 per 15 min thereafter
• BPL exemption: full fee waiver

Delhi Police is notified in the Second Schedule of the RTI Act under §24 — broadly exempt from RTI.

Exceptions that still work:

• Allegations of corruption or human-rights violations — survive via §24 proviso, accessible with CIC approval
• Your own FIR or complaint's status — Delhi HC has held that a complainant has a right to know the status of their own case
• Charge-sheet once filed — becomes a court document, accessible through CPC certified-copies procedure (not RTI)

Template 1 — DDA housing-scheme allotment

Kindly provide the following information under the RTI Act, 2005:

1. Copy of the allotment file for [scheme name], draw held on [date],
   DDA, including my application form and acknowledgement.
2. Copies of all notings and approvals in the file.
3. Current status of possession / demand-cum-allotment letter / sale deed.
4. Copies of any representations filed.

Template 2 — MCD building-plan sanction

Kindly provide the following information under the RTI Act, 2005:

1. Complete copy of the building-plan sanction file for Plot No.
   [plot no.], Block [block], [colony / locality], MCD zone [zone].
2. Copies of technical scrutiny notings and departmental objections.
3. The final sanction / rejection order with reasons.
4. NOCs obtained from Fire / Environment / ASI (if applicable).

Template 3 — Delhi Government service records (your own)

Kindly provide the following information under the RTI Act, 2005:

1. Copy of my APAR / ACR for the assessment periods [years].
2. Copy of my transfer-posting orders from [date] to [date].
3. Copy of any vigilance / disciplinary notings in my service file.
4. Current pay-fixation order (if revised).

• “Information under §24 — Delhi Police” — check if allegations are of corruption or human rights. If yes, file via CIC with §24 proviso invocation.
• “§8(1)(j) personal information” — post-DPDP 2025, the framework is stricter. But information about public-authority action (DDA allotment, MCD sanction, transfer orders by name) is NOT personal.
• “Records with concerned Ministry/Department” — §6(3) transfer within 5 days.
• “Part of pending court matter” — §8(1)(b) applies only to information whose disclosure is expressly forbidden by a court order or would constitute contempt — not all matters in litigation.

• Bhagat Singh v. CIC — §8(1)(h) investigation standard
• Full Bench: CJI's office a public authority — 2009 (SC affirmed 2019)
• Arvind Kejriwal v. CPIO — compilation burden not a §8 ground
• CBI § 24 and proviso
• DDA housing records — Delhi HC 2019
• DL / vehicle records — §8(1)(j)

1. First Appeal to the FAA (one rank above PIO) within 30 days.
2. Second Appeal to the Delhi SIC (NCT Delhi matters) OR CIC (Central matters) within 90 days.
3. Writ petition to the Delhi High Court under Article 226 (HC at Sher Shah Road).

Q1: What's the Delhi Government RTI portal? https://rtionline.delhi.gov.in — unified for Delhi Government departments.

Q2: Can I file RTI online for DDA? DDA has its own portal (dda.gov.in); offline filing preferred for older-scheme records.

Q3: Is the CIC in Delhi the same as the Delhi SIC? No. CIC is the Central Information Commission (federal, all-India Central-Government appeals). Delhi SIC handles appeals against Delhi Government (NCT) PIOs.

Q4: Delhi Police is hard to RTI — why? §24 notification; RTI survives only for corruption / human-rights allegations via the proviso.

Q5: Is RTI fee in Delhi Rs 10 or Rs 50? Rs 10 for Delhi Government. Rs 10 for Central. Rs 10-50 for local bodies (MCD, NDMC) — check the specific body's rules.

Q6: What's the typical response time? 25-35 days for Delhi Government; 30-40 for Central; 40+ for MCD/DDA.

• DPDP 2025 effect on §8(1)(j) — Delhi HC guidance (landmark) — Post-DPDP 2025: §8(1)(j) exempts personal info absolutely; override by §8(2), not the old proviso.
• Arvind Kejriwal v. CPIO (landmark) — Compilation burden is not a §8 ground; PIO must provide information held in records.
• Secretary General, Supreme Court of India v. Subhash Chandra Agarwal (landmark) — CJI's office is a public authority; judges' assets accessible subject to §8(1)(j) balancing.
• Bhagat Singh v. CIC (landmark) — §8(1)(h) is not a blanket bar for police files; requires demonstrable prejudice to actual ongoing investigation.
• Electoral roll revisions — Delhi HC 2025 — Electoral-roll governance is transparent; voter privacy is protected.
• PhD Theses Public under RTI — Delhi HC (2024) — PhD theses are public records under RTI; fiduciary argument fails.
• Faceless assessment records — Delhi HC 2024 — System-level tax-assessment transparency is compatible with officer anonymity.
• DGCA pilot licence investigations — Delhi HC 2024 — Aviation safety investigations are §8(1)(h) during pendency, but §11 process is non-negotiable.

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• Delhi RTI Online: https://rtionline.delhi.gov.in
• Delhi SIC: https://dic.delhi.gov.in
• CIC: https://cic.gov.in
• CIC Second Appeal online: https://cicappeal.nic.in

Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.