The lead. India's RTI Act is Central law, but information often lives at the state level. Each state has its own Information Commission, fee, portal, and Public Information Officer designations. This pillar links to all 36 state hubs and the 900 scheme-specific guides we have built.
A passport file is held by a Central authority (RPO/MEA). A land record is held by your state revenue department. Filing the wrong one wastes 30 days. Use this hub to find the right state guide before drafting.
Full directory with current URLs and fees: All 36 state portals.
North: UP · Bihar · Rajasthan · Punjab · Haryana · HP · Uttarakhand · Delhi · J&K
South: Tamil Nadu · Karnataka · Kerala · Andhra Pradesh · Telangana · Puducherry
West: Maharashtra · Gujarat · Goa · DNH & Daman & Diu
Central: MP · Chhattisgarh
East: West Bengal · Odisha · Jharkhand · Assam
Northeast: Arunachal · Manipur · Meghalaya · Mizoram · Nagaland · Sikkim · Tripura
UTs: Chandigarh · A&N · Lakshadweep · Ladakh
Welfare: PMAY · PM-KISAN · MGNREGA · Ration card · PDS · Scholarship · Ayushman
Documents: Passport · Aadhaar · PAN · Voter ID · Driving licence · Birth · Death · Caste · Income · Domicile · Marriage
Civic & police: FIR · Police verification · Property mutation · Property tax · Electricity · Water · RTE admission · Pension
Each state has its own SIC for second appeals. See when to file at SIC vs CIC. Backlogs vary widely — see 2026 vacancies crisis.