RTI Fee Calculator

Free RTI Fee Calculator — select your authority (Central / State / local body), pick the State, enter pages and inspection hours, and see the exact fee payable. Handles BPL full-exemption. Covers all 28 States + 8 Union Territories with current rates. No login, no tracking.

• Application fee for a single RTI request
• Copy fees when you request copies of documents
• Inspection fees when you go in person to inspect records under §2(j)
• Full BPL exemption across all three categories

• Appeal fees — most States have no statutory fee for First Appeal (§19(1)); a few charge Rs 20-50. Check your State Rules.
• Writ / court fees — not RTI-specific; governed by court rules.
• Priced publications — some departments sell priced reports; those fees are outside the RTI Act scheme.

• RTI Timeline Calculator
• Section 8 Classifier
• RTI Application Generator
• First Appeal Builder

• RTI fees by State — complete reference
• File RTI online — pan-India guide

Last reviewed: 22 April 2026.