RTI Application for Grievance Status: Track CPGRAMS Petition with RTI (2026)

• Your CPGRAMS or state-portal grievance is shown as pending or marked closed without satisfactory resolution
• You filed a written grievance and have an acknowledgment number
• The Citizens' Charter time-frame for grievance disposal has been crossed
• You want to know whether the grievance was forwarded internally and to which officer

• If you have not yet lodged the underlying grievance
• If the grievance is sub judice in a tribunal or court
• If you are asking the PIO to take a decision (the PIO supplies records, not orders)

To,
The Public Information Officer
[Name of Public Authority]
[Full Address, Pin Code]

Sub: Request for information under Section 6(1) of the RTI Act, 2005,
     regarding action taken on my grievance dated ____________.

Sir / Madam,

I had lodged a grievance / petition / representation dated
____________ on the subject described below. The grievance has not
been disposed of within a reasonable period. I seek the following
information under the RTI Act.

Details of grievance:
  Office where filed: ____________
  Mode of filing (in person / post / CPGRAMS / state portal): ____________
  Date of receipt: ____________
  Acknowledgment / registration number: ____________
  Subject: ____________

Information sought:

[1] Current status of my grievance dated ____________ as on the date
    of this application.

[2] Certified copy of the file noting, action-taken note and any
    correspondence, internal or external, on my grievance.

[3] Time-frame in your Citizens' Charter for disposal of such
    grievances and reasons in writing for non-disposal within that
    time-frame, if applicable.

[4] Names, designations and office addresses of officers who have
    dealt with my grievance.

[5] Whether my grievance has been forwarded to any other office.
    If yes, certified copy of the forwarding note and the date.

[6] Names and designations of officers from whom assistance is
    sought by the PIO under Section 5(4) of the RTI Act.

Application fee of Rs 10 is enclosed in the form of Indian Postal
Order. Please send the information by registered post.

Yours faithfully,
[Signature]
[Name and address]
[Phone, email]
[Date]

[Date]
To,
The First Appellate Authority
[Public Authority Name]
[Address]

Sub: First appeal under Section 19(1) of the RTI Act, 2005, against
     the order of the PIO dated [____] / against deemed refusal
     under Section 7(2), in respect of my RTI dated [____].

Sir / Madam,

1. I had filed an RTI application dated [____] seeking the
   information described in the enclosure (Annexure A).
2. The PIO has [refused / not replied / partly replied] vide letter
   dated [____]. The reply does not satisfy the requirements of
   Sections 7(8) and 8 of the RTI Act, 2005, for the reasons set
   out below.
3. Grounds of appeal:
   (a) The reply does not record reasons for refusal, contrary to
       Section 7(8) and Section 19(5).
   (b) The PIO has not applied Section 8(2) public-interest
       balancing.
   (c) Severable parts under Section 10 have not been supplied.
   (d) [add specific factual grounds].
4. Prayer: I pray that the FAA may be pleased to direct the PIO to
   supply the information sought, free of cost under Section 7(6),
   and to record findings on PIO conduct.

Yours faithfully,
[Name and signature]
[Address, phone, email]

Yes. The RTI seeks records that already exist on the file: the noting, the action-taken note, the forwarding note. You are not asking for the grievance to be decided through RTI.

A pending grievance is not by itself a Section 8 ground. The records of an open file are disclosable subject to the specific exemptions. A bare refusal can be challenged on first appeal.

Yes. Names, designations and office addresses are part of the Section 4(1)(b)(ix) directory and are routinely disclosed.

• Guide for RTI applicants
• All sample RTI applications
• AI RTI Drafter
• PIO RTI Reply Guide
• FAA guide
• PIO reply after DPDP Rules 2025
• RTI for complaint status
• Section 4 disclosure duty

1. The Right to Information Act, 2005 (Sections 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 19)
2. The Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2012
3. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, Section 44(3)
4. Central Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System, https://pgportal.gov.in
5. DARPG Citizens' Charter handbook
6. Central Information Commission orders on grievance disposal at https://cic.gov.in

Last reviewed: 9 May 2026. Sources verified: statutory references and portal links cross-checked on 9 May 2026.