Andhra Pradesh Information Commission — contact (2026)

• Commission: Andhra Pradesh Information Commission.
• Address: 1st Floor, MGM Capital, Chinnakakani (V), Mangalagiri (M), Guntur district 522503 — near the NRI Hospital cross-roads on the NH-16 service road.
• Phone: 0863-2387345.
• Email: [email protected].
• Website: sic.ap.gov.in — the live official site, in English and Telugu. The older apsic.gov.in address no longer resolves; update bookmarks.
• Hours: 10:00 to 17:30, Monday to Friday, with a lunch break at 13:30.

With the secretariat at Amaravati, the Commission's Mangalagiri location puts it inside the capital region — appellants from Rayalaseema and North Andhra regularly seek video-conference hearings instead of travel.

1. Second appeals under §19(3) — the window is 90 days from the FAA's order, or from the FAA deadline passing without an order.
2. Complaints under §18(1) — no PIO designated, applications refused, unlawful fees, absent §4(1)(b) disclosures.
3. On finding wrongful denial: direct the information's supply, award the appellant compensation, impose §20 penalty on the PIO (Rs 250 per day of delay, up to Rs 25,000) and recommend disciplinary action.
4. Jurisdiction: AP state public authorities — secretariat departments, district collectorates, mandal and village offices, police, urban and rural local bodies, universities, boards and PSUs. Central offices in AP answer to the CIC in Delhi.

Assemble the trail so the registry can locate your matter:

• RTI application copy with fee proof (IPO number, challan or portal receipt).
• The PIO reply, or the date the 30-day silence matured.
• The first appeal and the FAA order, or the date its 45-day window closed.
• Any docket or diary number the office gave you.

A helpline notes your complaint; an RTI forces a signed reply on the record, and files typically move within a week or two of one landing:

1. Status of my appeal / complaint no. _____ dated _____ as on today.
2. Name and designation of the officer holding the file.
3. Reasons for delay beyond the statutory timeline.
4. Copy of the noting or movement of the file in the last 30 days.
5. Date before which the matter will be listed before the Commission.

Build it in the AI RTI Drafter; the whole ladder is laid out in the second-appeal guide.

• By post or in person to the Mangalagiri address: the appeal, the RTI copy with fee proof, the PIO reply or silence note, the first appeal and the FAA order — plus two extra sets where the registry's notice asks for them.
• Language: Telugu or English, either is complete.
• Structure in five parts: who you are, the four dates of the trail, what went wrong, what you want ordered, and your prayer for §20 penalty where the delay was plain.
• Prayer clause to use: supply of the information free of charge under §7(6), and penalty proceedings under §20 against the PIO for the delay of _ days. * Keep the postal receipt — it is your proof of the 90-day filing date if the registry misplaces the paper. ===== At the hearing ===== Appellants from Rayalaseema and North Andhra are routinely heard by video conference — ask for it in the appeal itself, with a working phone number. The bench reads the file before you speak; your job is to correct dates, point to the record, and decline any suggestion to settle for “the office will reply soon” without a fixed date. ===== Frequently asked questions ==== ==== Telugu or English? ==== Both are accepted — §6(1) protects the official language of your area, and the Commission works in Telugu and English. ==== Is there a fee for the second appeal? ==== No. Appeals before any Information Commission are free. ==== Can I file the second appeal by post? ==== Yes — send the appeal with all enclosures by registered post to the Mangalagiri address, and keep the receipt; personal submission at the registry is equally valid. ==== Gram panchayat refused my RTI. ==== Panchayats are public authorities. Refusal to accept is a §18(1) complaint before this Commission — and postal filing defeats the refusal. ==== Central offices in AP — this Commission or the CIC? ==== The CIC in Delhi. Ministries, central PSUs, banks and railways sit outside this Commission's jurisdiction even when their office is in Vijayawada or Visakhapatnam. ==== Can the Commission order the file moved the same week? ==== It fixes dated compliance in its orders — and a follow-up RTI asking for compliance status of “order dated _” is the standard tool when an order sits unexecuted.

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