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

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

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

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

* HP has distinct rules for hill-area authorities; village forest committees (Van Panchayats) are public bodies — the full Himachal Pradesh RTI guide covers the rules, SIC and case law in depth.

• For apple-belt / horticulture queries, Department of Horticulture.
• Hindi is the preferred language.

• Name: Himachal Pradesh State Information Commission
• Address: Armsdale Building, Shimla - 171002
• Website: hpsic.nic.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.

• HPMC apple procurement records — Himachal SIC — HPMC MIS procurement records (grower-wise): §4(1)(b)(xii) proactive disclosure required.
• Forest clearance records — Himachal HC — Forest clearances + compensatory afforestation records: §4(1)(b) proactive disclosure required.

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)
• Himachal Pradesh Right to Information Rules, 2006
• Himachal Pradesh State Information Commission — annual reports
• Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 — §44(3), amending RTI §8(1)(j)

Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.