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+====== How to File RTI in Punjab — Online & Postal Guide (2026) ======
+{{ :social:auto:file-rti-in-punjab.png?direct&1200 |How to File RTI in Punjab — Online & Postal Guide (2026) — RTI Wiki}}
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+**Quick Reply:** Step-by-step guide to filing an RTI application in Punjab — state portal, fee, SIC address, sample template and appeal path.
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+  - **Day 31 → Day 60** — **First Appeal** to the department-designated FAA.
+  - **Day 75 → Day 165** — **Second Appeal** to **Punjab State Information Commission**.
+Deadline detail: **[[:faa-first-appeal-timelines|First Appeal timelines]]** and **[[:faa-appellate-review-checklist|FAA appellate-review checklist]]**.
+===== Punjab-specific things to know =====
+**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.
+===== State Information Commission =====
+  * **Name:** Punjab State Information Commission
+  * **Address:** Red Cross Building, Sector 16, Chandigarh - 160015
+  * **Website:** ''infocommpunjab.com''
+===== 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.
+===== Notable RTI rulings from Punjab (from the case-law corpus) =====
+  * **[[:cases:sic-punjab-rti-scholarship-delay-2022|Scholarship disbursal delays — Punjab SIC]]** — Systemic scholarship delays: SIC may direct monthly publication of pending-list under §19(8)(a).
+  * **[[:cases:hc-punjab-rti-saci-records-2021|SACI / agri-subsidy records — Punjab HC]]** — Agri-subsidy records (seed, fertiliser, pesticide): §4(1)(b)(xii) proactive disclosure.
+  * **[[:cases:punjab-haryana-hc-scholarship-records-2019|Scholarship records — Punjab & Haryana HC]]** — Scholarship beneficiary lists + disbursal schedules are §4(1)(b)(xii) subsidy records — disclosable.
+Browse the **[[:cases|full case-law database — 362 curated rulings]]** and filter by court / section / keyword.
+===== 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)
+  * 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)
+----
+//Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.//
+{{tag>rti state-procedure file-rti-in-punjab daily-life}}