How to file RTI in Chhattisgarh — online and postal (2026)

• Online: rtionline.cg.gov.in — the state's own RTI portal, listed by DoPT among official channels; register, pick the department and office, type the questions, pay the Rs 10 fee. The same portal carries the Commission's contact and helpdesk details.
• Postal: plain paper addressed to the PIO of the office holding the record, Rs 10 by Indian Postal Order or demand draft, or cash against a proper receipt when filing in person.
• Central offices in Chhattisgarh (SECR railways, income tax, coal-sector PSUs under central ownership, SBI): file at rtionline.gov.in.

1. Identify the exact office: the district collectorate, tehsil, nagar palika, police station's parent office, or the department in Raipur that holds the record.
2. Draft one subject, numbered questions, records not opinions — the records-not-answers method.
3. File online or by post; keep the registration number or the speed-post receipt.
4. No reply in 30 days is a deemed refusal — the first appeal window is already running. Timeline detail: first appeal timelines and the FAA review checklist.
5. FAA silent for 45 days or against you — second appeal, free, to the Commission.

• Website: siccg.gov.in — the live official site (the older cgsic.gov.in address no longer resolves; update bookmarks).
• Address: Chhattisgarh Information Commission, Sector-19, North Block, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, Raipur 492002. The Commission has moved from its earlier Indravati Bhawan quarters — post your appeals to the Nava Raipur address.
• Phone: 0771-2512107. WhatsApp: 9425502363 (as published by the Commission). Email: [email protected].
• Second appeal window: 90 days from the FAA order or deadline — §19(3).

• Hindi first — the state's working language; applications in Hindi are the norm and English is accepted.
• Scheduled Areas — a large part of the state falls under PESA; questions about gram sabha consent records, land acquisition in Scheduled Areas and FRA claims should name the specific register or proceeding, and follow the Ministry of Tribal Affairs framework where cited.
• Mining and forest records — mineral concession files, royalty returns and forest-clearance correspondence are frequently queried; they are disclosable subject to §8 exemptions, and the state's own commissions have pushed §4(1)(b) proactive disclosure here. See the rulings linked below.
• Naxal-affected districts — some records attract §8(1)(a) reasoning; the PIO must still record the justification, which itself is reviewable.

• Tribal welfare fund records — Chhattisgarh SIC — tribal sub-plan fund utilisation demanded under §4(1)(b)(xii) proactive disclosure.
• Mineral concession records — Chhattisgarh HC — mineral-concession and royalty records within §4(1)(b) disclosure duties.

Browse the full case-law database and filter by court, section or keyword.

• PDS and ration card: “Provide the register entries of my ration card no. _ for the last 12 months, showing stock drawn and issued against my card, certified.” * Land and revenue: “Provide the status and last noting on my mutation/correction application no. _ dated _, and the name of the officer holding the file.” * Scholarship and school: “Provide the list of beneficiaries of [scheme] sanctioned at [school/block] for 2025-26, with the amount credited to each and the date of credit.” * Mining-affected area: “Provide the DMF funds received, spent and works sanctioned for [district] in 2025-26, with the sanction orders.” Each names a register, a number and a date — the three things a PIO needs to answer instead of objecting. ===== Common mistakes ===== * Filing at a grievance portal instead of the PIO — it does not start the RTI clock. * Asking “why” instead of asking for the noting, register or order. * Omitting the fee on the online route — the application stays incomplete. * Missing the file identifier the PIO needs to locate the record. ===== If stuck — five questions ===== <code> 1. Status of my RTI/application no. _ dated ___ as on today.

2. Name and designation of the officer now holding the file. 3. Reasons for delay beyond the statutory timeline. 4. Copy of the noting or movement of the file in the last 30 days. 5. The date by which the reply or disposal will issue. </code>

The AI RTI Drafter fills the PIO block; why RTI gets rejected covers the classic refusals.

Yes. File in Hindi or English; §6(1) protects the official language of the area, and the portal accepts both.

Plain paper with the Rs 10 fee is valid in law; the portal's own fields build the official format online.

The state portal carries Commission contact and helpdesk services; where the online second-appeal module is unavailable, the postal route to Nava Raipur with all enclosures is always valid — keep the receipt.

• How to file RTI online — national guide
• Grounds for RTI rejection
• Sample RTI applications
• RTI — 25 most-asked questions
• The RTI Playbook

Last reviewed: 27 August 2026.