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+====== How to File RTI in Meghalaya — Online & Postal Guide (2026) ======
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+**In one line.** File your RTI either **online** at **https://msic.meghalaya.gov.in** or by **Speed Post** to the Public Information Officer of the concerned public authority in Meghalaya. Fee **Rs. 10**. Statutory reply in **30 days**. If refused or silent, file a **First Appeal under §19(1) within 30 days**, then a **Second Appeal** to **Meghalaya State Information Commission** at Shillong.
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+Part of **[[:file-rti-online-india|How to file RTI online in India]]** — this page covers the Meghalaya state procedure.
+===== Where to file =====
+==== Online ====
+  * **Portal:** ''https://msic.meghalaya.gov.in''
+  * Covers state departments, public undertakings, and (in many cases) urban local bodies.
+  * Fee is paid through the portal's payment gateway.
+==== By post ====
+  * Address: **Public Information Officer, [Name of Public Authority], [Full address]**.
+  * Send by **Speed Post with Acknowledgement Due**. Keep the receipt.
+  * Fee modes: IPO / DD in favour of "Accounts Officer, [Department]"; court-fee stamp; bank challan where prescribed.
+===== Fees =====
+  * **Application fee:** **Rs. 10** (BPL: free on proof).
+  * **Per-page copy cost:** Rs. 2 for A4; Rs. 50 for a CD.
+  * **Rules:** //Meghalaya Right to Information Rules, 2006//.
+===== Sample RTI — Meghalaya format =====
+<code>
+To,
+The Public Information Officer,
+[Name of Public Authority],
+[Full address, Meghalaya]
+[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:
+. [Specific record, file number, or data — name the document]
+. [Date / period — anchor the timeframe]
+. [Identifier — application number, account number, or similar]
+. 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:    __________________
+</code>
+Need a topic-specific template? See the **[[:guide:applicant:application:sample:start|sample RTI library]]**.
+===== The 30-day clock =====
+  - **Day 0** — PIO receives your RTI.
+  - **Day 0–5** — Possible §6(3) transfer to the correct authority.
+  - **Day 10–25** — Most routine requests are answered.
+  - **Day 30** — Statutory reply deadline; silence = deemed refusal (§7(2)).
+  - **Day 31 → Day 60** — **First Appeal** to the department-designated FAA.
+  - **Day 75 → Day 165** — **Second Appeal** to **Meghalaya State Information Commission**.
+Deadline detail: **[[:faa-first-appeal-timelines|First Appeal timelines]]** and **[[:faa-appellate-review-checklist|FAA appellate-review checklist]]**.
+===== Meghalaya-specific things to know =====
+  * Meghalaya operates under the Sixth Schedule; Autonomous District Councils (Khasi, Jaintia, Garo) have their own subject PIOs.
+  * For land-tenure queries, the ADCs are primary custodians.
+  * English is the official language; Khasi and Garo also widely used.
+===== State Information Commission =====
+  * **Name:** Meghalaya State Information Commission
+  * **Address:** Lower Lachumiere, Shillong - 793001
+  * **Website:** ''msic.meghalaya.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 [[:blog:how-to-write-rti-application|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.
+===== Related reading =====
+  * [[:file-rti-online-india|How to file RTI online — national guide]]
+  * [[:why-rti-gets-rejected|Why RTI gets rejected]]
+  * [[:blog:how-to-write-rti-application|Ask for records, not answers]]
+  * [[:explanations:grounds-for-rejection|Grounds for RTI rejection]]
+  * [[:faa-first-appeal-timelines|First Appeal timelines]]
+  * [[:guide:applicant:application:sample:start|Sample RTI applications]]
+  * [[:faq|RTI FAQ — 25 most-asked questions]]
+===== Sources =====
+  * Right to Information Act, 2005 (as amended 2019, 2023)
+  * Meghalaya Right to Information Rules, 2006
+  * Meghalaya State Information Commission — annual reports
+  * Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 — §44(3), amending RTI §8(1)(j)
+----
+//Last reviewed: 21 April 2026.//
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