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 +====== How to File RTI in Chandigarh (UT) — Online & Postal Guide (2026) ======
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 +**Need help drafting this RTI?** Use our free **[[:tools:rti-assistant|RTI Assistant]]** — describe your problem, get a ready-to-file Section 6(1) application with your name and address pre-filled. Also handles First Appeal and Second Appeal to the CIC/SIC.
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 +**In one line.** File your RTI either through the UT portal at **https://chandigarh.gov.in** or by **Speed Post** to the Public Information Officer of the concerned public authority in Chandigarh (UT). Fee **Rs. 10**. Statutory reply in **30 days**. If refused or silent, file a **First Appeal under §19(1) within 30 days**, then a **Second Appeal** to **Central Information Commission (CIC)**.
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 +Part of **[[:file-rti-online-india|How to file RTI online in India]]** — this page covers the Chandigarh (UT) UT procedure.
 +
 +===== Where to file =====
 +
 +==== Online ====
 +
 +  * **Portal:** ''https://chandigarh.gov.in'' — UT administration portal (where the department has an online RTI module).
 +  * For central-government departments operating in the UT (railways, post office, banks), use **rtionline.gov.in** (Central portal).
 +
 +==== By post ====
 +
 +  * Address: **Public Information Officer, [Name of Public Authority], [Full address]**, Chandigarh (UT).
 +  * Send by **Speed Post with Acknowledgement Due**. Keep the receipt — it is your filing evidence.
 +  * Fee modes: IPO / DD in favour of "Accounts Officer, [Department]"; court-fee stamp; bank challan where prescribed.
 +
 +===== Fees =====
 +
 +  * **Application fee:** **Rs. 10** (BPL applicants: free on proof).
 +  * **Per-page copy cost:** Rs. 2 for A4; Rs. 50 for a CD (as per Central Rules).
 +  * **Rules:** //Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2012 — Central//.
 +
 +===== Sample RTI — Chandigarh (UT) format =====
 +
 +<code>
 +To,
 +The Public Information Officer,
 +[Name of Public Authority],
 +[Full address, Chandigarh (UT)]
 +[PIN Code]
 +
 +Subject: Request for information under Section 6(1) of the Right to
 +Information Act, 2005.
 +
 +Sir / Madam,
 +
 +I, [Full Name], resident of [Complete Address with PIN], a citizen of
 +India, request the following information / records:
 +
 +1. [Specific record, file number, or data — name the document]
 +2. [Date / period — anchor the timeframe]
 +3. [Identifier — application number, account number, or similar]
 +4. Name and contact of the First Appellate Authority.
 +
 +I enclose Rs. 10 by [IPO No. / DD No. / payment reference].
 +
 +Please send the information by Registered Post.
 +
 +Yours faithfully,
 +[Signature]
 +Name:    __________________
 +Address: __________________
 +PIN:     __________________
 +Date:    __________________
 +</code>
 +
 +For topic-specific templates, see the **[[:guide:applicant:application:sample:start|sample RTI library]]**.
 +
 +===== The 30-day clock =====
 +
 +  - **Day 0** — PIO receives your RTI.
 +  - **Day 0–5** — Possible §6(3) transfer to the correct authority.
 +  - **Day 10–25** — Most routine requests are answered.
 +  - **Day 30** — Statutory reply deadline; silence = deemed refusal (§7(2)).
 +  - **Day 31 → Day 60** — **First Appeal** to the department-designated FAA.
 +  - **Day 75 → Day 165** — **Second Appeal** to **Central Information Commission (CIC)**.
 +
 +Deadline detail: **[[:faa-first-appeal-timelines|First Appeal timelines]]** and **[[:faa-appellate-review-checklist|FAA appellate-review checklist]]**.
 +
 +===== Chandigarh (UT)-specific things to know =====
 +
 +  * Chandigarh is a UT — Central RTI Act applies; the Central Information Commission handles Second Appeals.
 +  * Chandigarh Administration departments, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh, and the Chandigarh Housing Board are common PIO destinations.
 +  * For Capital Complex heritage matters, file to the Department of Urban Planning.
 +  * Note: Punjab and Haryana share Chandigarh as a joint capital but have their own state-level SICs; for PB/HR state matters, use state RTI procedures.
 +
 +===== Information Commission =====
 +
 +  * **Name:** Central Information Commission (CIC)
 +  * **Address:** CIC, Club Building, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi - 110067
 +  * **Website:** ''cic.gov.in''
 +
 +===== Common mistakes =====
 +
 +  * Filing at the wrong PIO — UT departments operate differently from central-government departments running in the UT.
 +  * Asking "why" questions. **Ask for records, not answers** — see [[:blog:how-to-write-rti-application|the records-not-answers drafting guide]].
 +  * Missing the fee payment on the online route.
 +  * For islands and remote areas, allowing insufficient postal time for Speed Post turnaround.
 +
 +===== Notable RTI rulings from Chandigarh (from the case-law corpus) =====
 +
 +  * **[[:cases:hc-punjab-rti-saci-records-2021|SACI / agri-subsidy records — Punjab HC]]** — Agri-subsidy records (seed, fertiliser, pesticide): §4(1)(b)(xii) proactive disclosure.
 +  * **[[:cases:punjab-haryana-hc-scholarship-records-2019|Scholarship records — Punjab & Haryana HC]]** — Scholarship beneficiary lists + disbursal schedules are §4(1)(b)(xii) subsidy records — disclosable.
 +
 +Browse the **[[:cases|full case-law database — 362 curated rulings]]** and filter by court / section / keyword.
 +===== Related reading =====
 +
 +  * [[:file-rti-online-india|How to file RTI online — national guide]]
 +  * [[:why-rti-gets-rejected|Why RTI gets rejected]]
 +  * [[:blog:how-to-write-rti-application|Ask for records, not answers]]
 +  * [[:explanations:grounds-for-rejection|Grounds for RTI rejection]]
 +  * [[:faa-first-appeal-timelines|First Appeal timelines]]
 +  * [[:guide:applicant:application:sample:start|Sample RTI applications]]
 +  * [[:faq|RTI FAQ — 25 most-asked questions]]
 +  * [[:tools:generator|RTI Application Generator]]
 +
 +===== Sources =====
 +
 +  * Right to Information Act, 2005 (as amended 2019, 2023)
 +  * Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2012 — Central
 +  * Central Information Commission (CIC) — annual reports
 +  * Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 — §44(3), amending RTI §8(1)(j)
 +
 +----
 +
 +//Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.//
 +
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