The general guide on RTI for RTE 25% school admission covers the full template, decision steps, case law and FAQs. This page focuses on the Navi Mumbai-specific bits: which municipal department to file at, what fee mode Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) accepts, the local portal (if any), and where to escalate within Maharashtra.

1. Identify the office. District Education Officer + School Principal of Navi Mumbai typically sits at Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) headquarters or the relevant zonal office.
2. Pay the fee: Rs. 10 IPO/cash; check the Maharashtra hub for any state-specific fee.
3. File: online via https://www.nmmc.gov.in/ OR by Speed Post to Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) (with acknowledgment).
4. Track: 30-day clock starts from receipt by the public authority.

1. Day 31: file First Appeal under §19(1) to the FAA (typically the Municipal Commissioner of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC)).
2. Day 75-76: file Second Appeal to the Maharashtra State Information Commission.
3. Parallel pressure: Use the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) grievance portal (if available) and CPGRAMS (pgportal.gov.in).

• For city-wide patterns (not just your case), check RTI for RTE 25% school admission in Maharashtra for the state-level template.
• If Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has multiple zones/wards, address your application to the zonal officer of your specific zone — saves time on internal routing.
• Photograph the building/road/issue with a timestamp before filing — strengthens any subsequent enforcement action.

• All RTI services for Navi Mumbai
• RTI for RTE 25% school admission across all cities
• Maharashtra state-level guide
• Master guide: RTI for RTE 25% school admission

• RTI Act 2005 §§6, 7, 19.
• RTE Act 2009 §12(1)© — 25% EWS quota in private unaided schools.
• Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) citizen-services portal.

Last reviewed: 25 April 2026.