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

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

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

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

* Punjab shares its capital Chandigarh with Haryana; both states have separate SICs.

• For Gurudwara / religious trust data, verify the public-authority test under Thalappalam before filing.
• Punjabi (Gurmukhi) and Hindi are accepted; English is common.

• Name: Punjab State Information Commission
• Address: Red Cross Building, Sector 16, Chandigarh - 160015
• Website: infocommpunjab.com

• 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.

• RTI case-law database
• 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)
• Punjab Right to Information Rules, 2007
• Punjab State Information Commission — annual reports
• Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 — §44(3), amending RTI §8(1)(j)