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State RTI portal vs central RTI portal — which to use

⚠️ DPDP Rules, 2025 (14 Nov 2025) amended Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act — public-interest override now under Section 8(2). Read the note →

· 2026/04/19 05:02

TL;DR. Use rtionline.gov.in ONLY for Central ministries (MEA, MoRTH, MoF, Defence, Railways HQ etc.). For state-government information (police, land, revenue, education, health), use the state portal or postal route.

Quick decision tree

  1. Is the information held by a Central ministry, PSU or autonomous body? → rtionline.gov.in
  2. Is it held by your state government, police, municipality, or state PSU? → state portal (see directory)
  3. Is it held by a constitutional body (ECI, CIC, CAG)? → that body's own RTI cell
  4. Is it held by a court / judiciary? → court's Registrar (Administrative side)

Why this matters

Filing on the wrong portal wastes 30 days. The PIO at the wrong office will reject under §6(3) at best, or just sit on it. Confirm jurisdiction first.

State portal status (April 2026)

Working well Working basic Postal-only
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Telangana, Gujarat, MP UP, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, WB, Odisha, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, HP, Tripura, J&K Goa, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Puducherry, A&N, DNH, Lakshadweep, Ladakh, Arunachal

Full list with current status: State portals directory.

Last reviewed: 25 April 2026.

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