Part of How to file RTI online in India — this page covers the Lakshadweep (UT) UT procedure.

• Portal: https://lakshadweep.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).

• Address: Public Information Officer, [Name of Public Authority], [Full address], Lakshadweep (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.

• 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.

To,
The Public Information Officer,
[Name of Public Authority],
[Full address, Lakshadweep (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:    __________________

For topic-specific templates, see the sample RTI library.

1. Day 0 — PIO receives your RTI.
2. Day 0–5 — Possible §6(3) transfer to the correct authority.
3. Day 10–25 — Most routine requests are answered.
4. Day 30 — Statutory reply deadline; silence = deemed refusal (§7(2)).
5. Day 31 → Day 60 — First Appeal to the department-designated FAA.
6. Day 75 → Day 165 — Second Appeal to Central Information Commission (CIC).

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

• Lakshadweep is a UT — Central RTI Act applies; Second Appeals go to CIC, New Delhi.
• Island connectivity means postal RTIs take longer — allow 10-14 days for Speed Post to/from Kavaratti.
• Most residents are Scheduled Tribes; the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands (Protection of Scheduled Tribes) Regulation applies to certain records.
• For land, fisheries, and coastal-zone queries, route via the relevant UT department.

• Name: Central Information Commission (CIC)
• Address: CIC, Club Building, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi - 110067
• Website: cic.gov.in

• 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 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.

• 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
• RTI Application Generator

• 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: 21 April 2026.