Gujarat SIC contact 2026 — phone, fee, appeal

Last reviewed: 26 August 2026. Every number below was checked against the commission's own contact page, which was last updated by the commission on 30 July 2026.

Older guides — including our own earlier version — carried 079-23253116 and the email [email protected]. Neither appears anywhere on the commission's current contact list, so treat those as not working as of August 2026 and use the numbers in the table instead.

The commission's phone lines help with listing dates, appeal numbers, registry requirements and hearing modes. They will not chase your pending PIO reply — that is what the appeal process is for. Before calling, keep two things ready: your appeal or application number, and the name of the public authority concerned.

Gujarat's RTI application fee is ₹20, fixed by the Gujarat Right to Information Rules 2010 — the commission's own FAQ states the amount against every application to a Gujarat public authority. Everywhere else the norm is ₹10, and Maharashtra now charges appeal fees too. In Gujarat:

1. Application fee: ₹20
2. Photocopies: ₹2 per page
3. BPL applicants: no fee with certificate copy — §7(5) applies fully
4. First and second appeals: no fee

The most common Gujarat appellants' mistake is skipping a step:

1. **Application** to the PIO — ₹20.
2. **First appeal** to the officer senior in the same public authority — **free**, within 30 days of the reply or the silence. Roughly half of stuck files end here, because the appellate officer can order supply without a hearing cycle.
3. **Second appeal or complaint** to the commission — within 90 days of the first-appeal order, or of the date it should have come.

Jumping from a bad PIO reply straight to Gandhinagar gets the appeal returned for defect — the first-appeal order, or proof it was never decided, is part of the commission's checklist. So run the ladder in order, and keep dated copies of each rung.

1. Online: the commission's site runs an e-appeal and complaint facility — look for “e-BG appeal / complaint” on gic.gujarat.gov.in, then track status under “e-status”.
2. Offline: appeal on plain paper to the commission at Karmayogi Bhavan, with copies of the application, the PIO's reply or its absence, and the first-appeal decision.
3. Time limits: first appeal within 30 days of the PIO's reply or deemed refusal; second appeal within 90 days of the first-appeal order.
4. Hearings: mostly at Gandhinagar; video-conference participation is available — ask the registry when your matter is listed.
5. Languages: Gujarati, Hindi and English are all accepted.

The commission publishes its daily board and disposal figures on its site — check them before assuming inaction. If your listed matter keeps lapsing, you can file an RTI to the commission's own PIO — details in the table above — asking for the registration date, listing date and reasons for adjournment of your second appeal. A commission is a public authority under the Act it administers.

Real example. Kashvi Pathak of Vadodara filed a second appeal and heard nothing for four months. One RTI to the commission's PIO — ₹20, the same fee everyone pays — asking for her file's movement got a listing date within three weeks, and the hearing notice the same fortnight.

₹20 per application under the Gujarat RTI Rules 2010 — double the ₹10 most states charge. BPL applicants are exempt.

079-23257314 — PRO, or 079-23252827 — commission PIO. The old 079-23253116 number is not on the commission's current list.

Yes — the commission's e-appeal facility on gic.gujarat.gov.in, with e-status tracking.

Karmayogi Bhavan Block 1, Gandhinagar. The older “Block 8, 4th floor” address is outdated.

Yes. Gujarati, Hindi and English are all accepted.

• GSIC contact list — phones and emails, updated 30 July 2026
• GSIC FAQ — ₹20 fee under the Gujarat RTI Rules 2010
• RTI Act 2005, §19

• State-wise RTI fees — see how ₹20 compares
• All state RTI portals in one list
• All helplines and grievance routes
• AI RTI Drafter — auto-fills PIO details
• The RTI Playbook