====== How to File RTI in Punjab — Online & Postal Guide (2026).).
- Day 31 → Day 60 — First Appeal to the department-designated FAA.
- Day 75 → Day 165 — Second Appeal to Punjab State Information Commission.
Deadline detail: First Appeal timelines and FAA appellate-review checklist.
Punjab-specific things to know
- 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 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)
- Scholarship disbursal delays — Punjab SIC — Systemic scholarship delays: SIC may direct monthly publication of pending-list under §19(8)(a).
- SACI / agri-subsidy records — Punjab HC — Agri-subsidy records (seed, fertiliser, pesticide): §4(1)(b)(xii) proactive disclosure.
- Scholarship records — Punjab & Haryana HC — Scholarship beneficiary lists + disbursal schedules are §4(1)(b)(xii) subsidy records — disclosable.
Browse the full case-law database — 362 curated rulings and filter by court / section / keyword.
Related reading
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.