How to File RTI in Haryana — Online & Postal Guide (2026)

1. Day 31 → Day 60 — First Appeal to the department-designated FAA.
2. Day 75 → Day 165 — Second Appeal to Haryana State Information Commission.

Deadline detail: First Appeal timelines and FAA appellate-review checklist.

Step-by-step guide to filing an RTI application in Haryana — state portal, fee, SIC address, sample template and appeal path. RTI Wiki citizen-first guide.

* Haryana has a Rs. 50 state fee — higher than the central rate.

• For HSVP, HUDA, and housing-board RTIs, the portal routes to the specific authority.
• Hindi is the preferred language; English is accepted.

• Name: Haryana State Information Commission
• Address: SCO-70-71, Sector 8-C, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh - 160009
• Website: cic.haryana.gov.in

• 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.

• HSVP housing records — Haryana SIC — HSVP allotment draws + possession = §4(1)(b)(xii) proactive disclosure.
• SACI / agri-subsidy records — Punjab HC — Agri-subsidy records (seed, fertiliser, pesticide): §4(1)(b)(xii) proactive disclosure.
• Scholarship records — Punjab & Haryana HC — Scholarship beneficiary lists + disbursal schedules are §4(1)(b)(xii) subsidy records — disclosable.

Browse the full case-law database — 362 curated rulings and filter by court / section / keyword.

• How to file RTI online — national guide
• Why RTI gets rejected
• Ask for records, not answers
• Grounds for RTI rejection
• First Appeal timelines
• Sample RTI applications
• RTI FAQ — 25 most-asked questions

• Right to Information Act, 2005 (as amended 2019, 2023)
• Haryana Right to Information Rules, 2009 (as amended)
• Haryana State Information Commission — annual reports
• Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 — §44(3), amending RTI §8(1)(j)

Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.