RTI for Women — Safety, Schemes, and Rights

Part of the audience pillars alongside RTI for disability, RTI for senior citizens, and RTI for tribal citizens.

• FIR under Section 498A / 354 / 376 BNS not registered — file RTI to the police for Daily Diary and SHO's written decision.
• Protection Officer under PWDV Act not appointed / inaccessible.
• Sakhi / One Stop Centre (OSC) at district level — services, staffing, grievance log.
• Women's helpline (181) call-log and referral actions.
• Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) under POSH 2013 — constitution and disposal record.
• Beti Bachao Beti Padhao fund utilisation and convergence records.
• Ujjwala / SHG / Mahila E-Haat — scheme-specific escalation.

• FIR not registered — Daily Diary copy + SHO's written reasoning per Lalita Kumari.
• Charge-sheet / Final-report status under Section 173 BNSS — ask the CPIO, Office of the Commissioner of Police.
• Pink PCR / All-women police-station staffing — public authority record.

• PWDV Act Protection Officer — posting notifications, residential addresses (district-level), complaint log.
• Sakhi One Stop Centre — monthly Management Information System (MIS), case-status log, counsellor / police / medical / legal assistance entries.

• ICC constitution — members, external expert, employer notification.
• Annual ICC Report — mandatory under Section 21; disclosable for public-sector and substantial-financed private employers.
• Local Committee (LC) at district level — disposal log and Action Taken Report.

• PM-KISAN and PMAY for women beneficiaries.
• Ujjwala (PMUY) — connection and subsidy record.
• Beti Bachao Beti Padhao — district action plan, fund release, convergence.
• Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana — account-opening record at post office / bank.
• Janani Suraksha Yojana / Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana — maternity-benefit release.

• Scholarship not credited — NSP / state welfare department.
• Girls hostels — fee breakdown and safety records.

To,
The Public Information Officer,
Office of the District Magistrate / Office of the Commissioner of Police,
[District, State]

Subject: Information under Section 6(1) of the RTI Act, 2005, regarding my complaint under the PWDV Act, 2005.

Sir/Madam,

I, [Name], submit my complaint details (reference, date, police station) and request:

1. Certified copy of the Daily Diary entry on my complaint.
2. Name and contact of the Protection Officer assigned under PWDV Act, 2005.
3. Domestic Incident Report (Form I) filed or pending in my case.
4. Sakhi One Stop Centre referral, if any, with case number.
5. Action taken by the Magistrate under Section 23 interim orders, if sought.
6. Counselling / legal-aid referrals made.
7. If ICC is involved (for workplace-linked complaints), its constitution and minutes.
8. Grievance officer and First Appellate Authority contact.

I declare I am an Indian citizen. IPO enclosed.

Yours faithfully,
[Signature, Date, Place]

• Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Protection Officers, Service Providers, DIR.
• Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 — ICC, LC, annual report.
• Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Dowry Prohibition Officer; RTI on postings.
• Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 — Sections on women-specific offences.
• Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 — Section 173 (FIR), 175(3) (Magistrate route).

• Parallel filing to NCW / SCW (National / State Commission for Women) — faster informal escalation.
• For POSH annual report, ask the District Officer (Local Committee Chair) — most employers default; the LC record tracks it.
• Identity protection — use a lawyer's office address on the RTI if safety is a concern.
• Section 7(1) proviso — life-and-liberty cases get 48-hour response; cite it where applicable.

Q1. Can I file RTI anonymously?
No — RTI requires applicant identity, but you can use a lawyer's address and keep residence private.

Q2. Is the Sakhi One Stop Centre a public authority?
Yes — it is a government-funded body under the Ministry of Women & Child Development.

Q3. What about LGBTQ+ cases?
Same RTI framework; NALSA judgement and Navtej Singh Johar (2018) apply to public-authority services.

Q4. Private employers and POSH RTI?
RTI reaches substantially-financed employers; others are reachable via the District Local Committee's record.

• RTI for FIR not registered
• RTI for Ujjwala connection
• RTI for scholarship delay
• Pillar 1 — Daily Life
• RTI for disability
• RTI for senior citizens

• Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
• Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013
• BNS / BNSS, 2023
• Lalita Kumari v. UP (2014) 2 SCC 1

Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.