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| | ====== How to use RTI Wiki — the complete tour ====== |
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| | {{ :social:auto:blog-how-to-use-rti-wiki.png?direct&1200 |How to use RTI Wiki — the complete tour — RTI Wiki}} |
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| | {{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(rti wiki, how to use rti wiki, rti tools, rti guides, rti courses) |
| | metatag-description=(How to use RTI Wiki: a tour of the filing guides, free drafting tools, certified courses, downloads and the RTI Playbook — where everything on this free site lives.)}} |
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| | **Quick Reply:** RTI Wiki is a citizen-built, free resource for India's Right to Information Act. Start at the **[[/:how-to-file-rti-india-pillar|how-to-file guide]]** if you have a request in mind; use the **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/ai-rti-draft-app.html|AI RTI Drafter]]** to write it; everything else on the site hangs off five hubs — **guides, tools, courses, fees and the [[/book|RTI Playbook book]]**. Nothing needs a login except course exams and downloads. |
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| | This page is the map. It says what exists, where it lives, and which piece to reach for depending on where you are in the life of a request — thinking about filing, waiting on a reply, or stuck in appeals. |
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| | ===== If you are about to file ===== |
| | * **[[:how-to-file-rti-india-pillar|How to file an RTI in India]]** — the pillar guide: deciding your questions, choosing the public authority, fee, filing and the 30-day clock. |
| | * **[[:guide:applicant:application:how-fill-rti-application-form|How to fill an RTI application form]]** — clause-by-clause, with a copy-ready format. |
| | * **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/ai-rti-draft-app.html|AI RTI Drafter]]** — describe the problem in plain language; get a numbered, section-cited application you can print or file online. |
| | * **[[:faq|The 25-question FAQ]]** — the fastest orientation on the site. |
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| | ===== If you are waiting, or the reply disappointed you ===== |
| | * **[[:faa-first-appeal-timelines|Appeal timelines]]** — the 30-day / 48-hour clocks, the deemed-refusal day, and every appeal window in one table. |
| | * **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/first-appeal-app.html|First Appeal Generator]]** — drafts the §19(1) appeal from your facts. |
| | * **[[:why-rti-gets-rejected|Why RTIs get rejected]]** and **[[:explanations:grounds-for-rejection|the §8/§9 grounds explained]]** — read the reason your reply gave, here, before appealing. |
| | * **[[:forms:start|Forms]]** — penalty petitions, second-appeal formats, checklists. |
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| | ===== The reference shelves ===== |
| | * **[[:act:start|The RTI Act, section by section]]** — every section with citizen-side notes, plus **[[:act:languages|translations]]** in Indian languages. |
| | * **[[:rti-fees-by-state|Fees in every state]]** — the ₹10/₹20 map with payment modes per state. |
| | * **[[:state-rti-portals-directory|State portal directory]]** — where to file online in each state. |
| | * **[[:helplines:start|Helplines]]** — grievance lines that are not RTI but often faster. |
| | * **[[:cases:start|Case law]]** — the judgments that shape how the Act works in practice. |
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| | ===== Courses, CPD and the Playbook ===== |
| | * **[[:courses:start|Free certified courses]]** — the Citizen Crash Course, RTI for Journalists, RTI for Activists and NGOs, and more; each ends in an exam with a verifiable certificate. |
| | * **[[:cpd:start|PIO/FAA CPD course]]** — for officers; also available in the offline lesson viewer. |
| | * **[[/book|The RTI Playbook]]** — the complete method in one book, free to read online: strategy, drafting, appeals, and what to do with the answers. |
| | * **[[:practical-guides:start|Practical Guides]]** — task-first guides (marksheets, pensions, property records…) organised by what you're trying to get. |
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| | ===== Hindi and other languages ===== |
| | A growing Hindi section mirrors the core guides: **[[:hi:start|हिंदी होम]]**, [[:hi:file-rti-online|RTI ऑनलाइन कैसे दाखिल करें]], [[:hi:faq|25 सवाल]], [[:hi:why-rti-rejected|क्यों RTI अस्वीकार होती है]]. |
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| | ===== Your first fifteen minutes, concretely ===== |
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| | **One path, start to finish.** Meera's passport application has sat for four months and the portal only says "under process". Minute 1: she reads the **[[:how-to-file-rti-india-pillar|how-to-file guide]]** and confirms the Regional Passport Office is a public authority. Minute 5: she opens the **[[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/ai-rti-draft-app.html|AI RTI Drafter]]**, types "passport pending 4 months, file number …", and gets a numbered application citing §6(1) and §7(1). Minute 10: she files it on rtionline.gov.in with the ₹10 fee. Minute 15: she bookmarks **[[:faa-first-appeal-timelines|the appeal-timelines table]]** — if day 30 passes silently, the First Appeal Generator is one click away. That is the whole machinery of this site: understand, draft, file, enforce. |
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| | ===== Explore everything ===== |
| | The full page index of the wiki, generated live: |
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| | ===== FAQs ===== |
| | ==== Do I need an account to read anything? ==== |
| | No. Reading is entirely open. Accounts exist for course exams and certificates, and for the downloads library. |
| | ==== Is any of this official? ==== |
| | The site is an independent citizen project. Statutory text, judgments and government circulars are quoted with sources; the guidance around them is ours. |
| | ==== Can I copy the templates? ==== |
| | Yes — templates and formats are meant to be copied into your applications. |
| | ==== Something is out of date — what do I do? ==== |
| | Every page carries a "last reviewed" line; the wiki is continuously re-verified and corrections are made as rules change. |
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| | //Last reviewed: 27 August 2026.// |
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