====== How to File RTI in Haryana — Online & Postal Guide (2026).).
- Day 31 → Day 60 — First Appeal to the department-designated FAA.
- Day 75 → Day 165 — Second Appeal to Haryana State Information Commission.
Deadline detail: First Appeal timelines and FAA appellate-review checklist.
Haryana-specific things to know
- 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.
State Information Commission
- Name: Haryana State Information Commission
- Address: SCO-70-71, Sector 8-C, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh - 160009
- Website:
cic.haryana.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 Haryana (from the case-law corpus)
- 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.
Related reading
Sources
- 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.