RTI Official Portal FAQs — Citizen Guide 2026

Every year, hundreds of thousands of citizens run into the same wall: a confusing official portal, a blocked appeal button, a deducted payment with no registration number. The official FAQs exist but are written for procedures, not for people. These guides rewrite them for you.

See full index: All 26 RTI Online Portal FAQs

Most-needed guides:

• RTI payment deducted but no registration number received
• Can I file RTI for state government online?
• Selected wrong public authority — what happens?
• Portal blocking first appeal — why and fix
• Filed RTI manually — can I appeal online?
• Multiple registration numbers from one RTI filing
• RTI not showing in my account history

See full index: All 47 CIC FAQs

Most-needed guides:

• Complaint vs second appeal — which one to file at CIC
• 90-day limit for second appeal and delay condonation
• No fee for RTI second appeal or CIC complaint
• CIC penalty on CPIO — how it works
• Which public authorities does CIC cover?
• Can CIC review its own orders?
• Who must prove RTI denial is justified?
• Third-party confidential information under RTI

• AI RTI Drafter — draft your application in minutes
• First Appeal Builder — auto-generate first appeal
• AwaazRTI — voice-based RTI filing
• PIO Reply Checker — assess your CPIO's response