====== How to File RTI in Andhra Pradesh — Online & Postal.).
- Day 31 → Day 60 — First Appeal to the department-designated FAA.
- Day 75 → Day 165 — Second Appeal to Andhra Pradesh State Information Commission.
Deadline detail: First Appeal timelines and FAA appellate-review checklist.
Andhra Pradesh-specific things to know
Step-by-step guide to filing an RTI application in Andhra Pradesh — state portal, fee (Rs.)}}
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* AP reorganisation in 2014 shifted the state capital functions; the SIC is based in Vijayawada.
* For secretariat matters, address the PIO at the concerned Department in Amaravati / Vijayawada.
* Telugu is the preferred language; English is accepted.
===== State Information Commission =====
* Name: Andhra Pradesh State Information Commission
* Address: D.No. 5-57, Plot No. 125, Chuttugunta Centre, Governor Peta, Vijayawada - 520002
* Website: apsic.gov.in
===== Common mistakes =====
* Filing at the wrong PIO — route via the concerned department, not a generic grievance portal.
* Asking “why” questions. Ask for records, not answers — see the records-not-answers drafting guide.
* Missing the fee payment on the online route.
* Skipping the application-identifier that lets the PIO locate your file.
===== Notable RTI rulings from Andhra Pradesh (from the case-law corpus) =====
* Land-acquisition records — Andhra Pradesh SIC — Land-acquisition notifications + compensation records disclosable to affected land-losers under RTI.
* YSR welfare pension records — Andhra Pradesh HC — State welfare pensions (YSR, Old Age, Widow, Disability): §4(1)(b)(xii) proactive disclosure.
Browse the full case-law database — 362 curated rulings** and filter by court / section / keyword.
Related reading
Sources
- Right to Information Act, 2005 (as amended 2019, 2023)
- Andhra Pradesh Right to Information Rules, 2005 (as amended)
- Andhra Pradesh State Information Commission — annual reports
- Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 — §44(3), amending RTI §8(1)(j)
Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.